Just before 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning, SVT attempted to reach Armand Duplantis for the first time for a comment.

Then, the message from mom Helena was that he was asleep - no wonder considering how stumbling near Duplantis was to set the world record in the second attempt of 6.17 in the season debut.

At 13 o'clock another attempt was made. But even then, it became known that the 20-year-old stave-hopper was in the world of sleep. "He is tired," Helena Duplantis wrote, followed by a sleeping emoji.

Important with sleep

But to the great delight of a journalist, Mondo finally woke up and answered the phone at 17 o'clock.

- I'm fine (laughter). I'm tired. I'm getting tired after a race, says Armand Duplantis.

Do you use to sleep long after a competition?

- It usually does, yes. You get shark-ridden on adrenaline during a competition, so you stay awake and sleep for a long time. Sleep is important, I try to sleep as much as possible.

For the 20-year-old, who remains in Germany after yesterday's competition in Düsseldorf, the next stop is competition in Poland this weekend.

Thanks for the interview, should you continue to sleep now?

- Hehe no, now I have probably slept clearly you should just continue to sleep tonight.