Duplantis Wins in Shanghai, Fails to Beat Record as Warholm Stunned
- On Saturday, Armand Duplantis cruised to pole vault victory at the Shanghai Diamond League, clearing 6.12m to set a new meeting record despite failing in three attempts to improve his 6.32m world record.
- Kenya's Faith Kipyegon won the 5,000m with the year's best time, while Jessica Schilder threw 21.09m to capture the shot put and Mark English secured the 800m in a scrambled finish.
- Gift Leotlela edged Ferdinand Omanyala and Kenny Bednarek in a photo finish to win the 100m, while American Olympic champion Masai Russell won the 100m hurdles and Jamaica's Shericka Jackson triumphed in the 200.
- Unexpected results marked the hurdles, as Karsten Warholm suffered an upset defeat in the 300m race and world champion Cordell Tinch lost to fellow American Jamal Britt in the 110m.
- Reflecting on his victory, 28-year-old Leotlela said he "kept my composure," while Duplantis assessed his failed world record attempts as "okay" but requiring adjustments to his approach and speed.
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Mondo Duplantis and Shericka Jackson claim wins in Diamond League opener in Shanghai
The Swedish superstar fell just short of a 17th world record, with wins in Shanghai for Gift Leotlela in the men’s 100m and Jamaica's Shericka Jackson came out on top in the women’s 100m with Great Britain’s Amy Hunt down in fifth
The winner was Monto Duplantis with a jump of 6.12m.
"Mondo" Duplantis crossed the 6.12 meter bar this Friday during the Diamond League meeting in Shanghai. The 26-year-old Swedish failed to beat his world record, set at 6.31 meters.
Athletics-Leotlela wins maiden Diamond League 100m, Duplantis fails in world record bid - Regional Media News
SHAOXING, China, May 16 (Reuters) - South Africa's Gift Leotlela edged Ferdinand Omanyala and Kenny Bednarek to win the Shanghai Diamond League 100 meters on Saturday, as Mondo Duplantis fell short in his attempt to improve his pole vault world record yet again. Leotlela surged late to victory in a photo finish with Kenya's Omanyala and American Bednarek, twice an Olympic 200m medallist. The South African finished in 9.97 seconds to clinch his f…
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