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With 36 five-meter jumps in 30 minutes, young star Armand Duplantis and old master Renaud Lavillenie shared the title in a three-way show. The two world-class pole vaulters delivered an exciting duel at the last second in the event, which was held as a long-range battle due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Double world champion Sam Kendricks of the USA USA He had to settle for third place with 26 five-meter jumps without fail. Athletes competed on their jumping systems in their own gardens: Frenchman Lavillenie at his home in Clermont-Ferrand, American Kendricks in Oxford / Mississippi, Swedish world record holder for interior “Mondo” Duplantis was there at his home in Lafayette / Louisiana.
With the “Ultimate Garden Clash”, the three aces wanted to set an example in the crown crisis and the sport paralyzed by him around the world. “I give him a share of the gold medal: I am the first winner and Mondo is the second winner,” Lavillenie said with a laugh. France’s 33-year-old Olympic champion finished his 36th successful attempt a few seconds before 13-year-old Duplantis, who set the indoor world record at 6.18 meters in February.
(APA / dpa)
