In Düsseldorf a few days ago, Armand Duplanti set the Swedish record with 6.00. He also tried on a world record of 6.17 - but failed. Today he polished the Swedish record by one centimeter. But the big jump came a while later.
In his second attempt at 6.17 he managed to come over and see that the bar was left. Thus, he was a new world record holder in the pole vault.
- I'm not at all surprised that he set a world record. It has been seen for a long time that he has a very nice and high potential, says Alhaji Jeng, pole vault expert at SVT Sport.
- You see on the world record that it is not a max jump, it is what is the sick.
"Can almost jump any high"What can this end?
- He is not finished on long roads. He still has much left to develop physically. When it comes to the feeling of hope he is perfect, but then you get better all the time. As a stick hopper you have your “peak” when you are between 25 and 28 years.
- 6.25 is maybe a little on the bottom, he can almost jump as high as possible.
According to Alhaji Jeng, Duplantis is in a class alone in pole vault. He compares the 20-year-old to the sprinter Usain Bolt, who dominated for many years.
- Here we have a new era. We see some dominants that come from time to time. You can equate Armand Duplantis with Usain Bolt - it is individuals who have pushed athletics and specific branches forward. Armand is such a person and right now I don't see anyone who can match him spelling-wise. There are light years between 6.05 and 6.17.
"Will make video game results"- It is a struggle for Armand himself, he is competing against himself. As long as he stays healthy, and the motivation is up, I think he will make video game results.
Jeng thinks that if Duplantis only grinds on the technology, he will set the world record a few centimeters.
- It will be a maximum jump because it is the highest he has jumped. But you can see in the hope that it is not perfect, there are technical details he can develop and there are a few more centimeters.