Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis has beaten good friend Karsten Warholm in an exhibition 100-meter sprint, crossing the line in 10.37 seconds at Letzigrund Stadium. Duplantis is a Louisiana-born Swede widely known as “Mondo.
Armand Duplantis, right, of Sweden, crosses the finish line front of Karsten Warholm , of Norway, during a 100 meters sprint at the IAAF Diamond League Athletics meet, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland. Armand Duplantis, left, of Sweden, and Karsten Warholm of Norway pose after the men’s 100 meters sprint at the IAAF Diamond League Athletics meet, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Duplantis, a Louisiana-born Swede widely known as “Mondo,” lined up against Norway’s Warholm, the 400-meter hurdles world record holder, in a duel on the eve of the city’s Diamond League meet.“I’ve got to give it to Mondo. He beat me today fair and square,” Warholm said. “It was a great race. He was out of the blocks fast.”
The pair come up with the idea of an exhibition earlier in the season when they were debating who would be quicker over the sprint. Their times aren’t fast enough to qualify to compete in the men’s 100 at the Olympics, but are good beat all but the most elite male sprinters. Duplantis, the pole vault world record holder, handed his friend a Sweden running vest that Warholm is set to wear in his hurdles race Thursday.
At a Diamond League meet in Poland on Aug. 25, Duplantis broke the world record in the pole vault for the third time this year, this time clearing 6.26 meters.
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