Olympic gold medalist Mondo Duplantis won the men’s pole vault competition in the 2021 Diamond League event in Paris that took place on August 28. Digital Journal has the recap.
Duplantis finished in first place with a clearance of 6.01 meters, which he cleared on his first attempt. He also gave 6.19 meters three additional tries for a new world record with no further success.
EJ Obiena claimed second place with a jump over 5.91 meters, which was not only a personal best but a national record for the Philippines.
Olympic silver medalist Chris Nilsen came in third place with a clearance of 5.81 meters. Earlier this month, Digital Journal’s Markos Papadatos chatted with Nilsen about his experience at the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games.
American pole vaulters Sam Kendricks and KC Lightfoot finished in fourth and fifth place respectively with a jump of 5.73 meters (countback rule worked in Kendricks’ favor).
