Sweden\u2019s world pole vault record-holder Mondo\u00a0Duplantis\u00a0cleared a world lead of 6.06m on his season opener at the All Star Perche athletics meet in\u00a0Clermont-Ferrand, France yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite suffering sickness in the days leading up to the event, the 26-year-old multiple world and Olympic champion still managed the highest clearance in the world so far this year and went on to have three attempts at a world record height of 6.31m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia\u2019s two-time world bronze medallist Kurtis Marschall became the latest member of the six-metre club as he cleared 6.00m on his first attempt to finish second and then had three attempts at 6.06m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World silver medallist Emmanouil Karalis of Greece placed third on 5.90m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis competition is very important to me,\u201d Duplantis said on the live broadcast. \u201cThe day before yesterday, I had a bad night with some throwing up. I’m glad that I could take some jumps and be able to win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Duplantis entered the competition at 5.70m and managed that and 5.90m on his first attempts. His 6.06m clearance came from his third vault of the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His most recent world record was the 6.30m he achieved in September in Tokyo, where he claimed his third consecutive World Championships title and his eighth major senior international title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He will return to the global stage next month to seek a fourth successive World Indoor Championships title in Kujawy Pomorze, Poland, before an outdoor season that will feature the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before that, he will compete at the Mondo Classic, another World Indoor Tour Silver meeting, in Uppsala on 12 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asked about his targets, he said: \u201cHopefully the 6.31m bar. I would like to get a world record in early. I’m getting married this year, so it would be nice to get a world record bonus to pay for the wedding. I’m joking, but only half joking! But to get a world record \u2013 try to get a 6.31m \u2013 that would be great. I feel really good and I think I’m going to have some really good jumps the next couple of competitions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Four women cleared 4.76m in the women\u2019s contest, which was topped by Czechia\u2019s Am\u00e1lie \u0160v\u00e1b\u00edkov\u00e1 on countback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The world fourth-place finisher cleared that season\u2019s best height on her first attempt and won ahead of Tina \u0160utej, Imogen Ayris and Marie-Julie Bonnin, the mark being a PB for Ayris and a French record for Bonnin that adds one centimetre to the height she cleared to win the world indoor title in Nanjing last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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