Chorzów, Poland, Aug 23, 2026 (AFP) - Duplantis labours to 'super difficult' pole vault win at Silesia Diamond League

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2026-08-23

Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis had a tilt at a new world record, but it wasn't to be, after he'd tied up another victory in the pole vault at the Diamond League meet in Silesia on Sunday. It was not all plain sailing for the 26-year-old, however, the US-born Swede describing the competition as "super difficult". "I was really sloppy at the beginning," he said. "But I was trying to survive, to give myself a new life. I always tell myself every time you......

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