In the absence of live sport, almost any alternative becomes great entertainment these days of confinement. And the original ideas are accepted, beyond the virtual competitions of cycling, tennis or Formula 1. Few like the one carried out this Sunday by Armand Duplantis, Renaud Lavillenie and Sam Kendricks , the three best current pertigistas, each one from the garden of his house.
Jump as many times as possible with the bar located five meters -an affordable height for them- in half an hour. That was the competition, marathon format, which was exhausting the three participants as the two rounds of a quarter of an hour progressed, with a five-minute break. "A physical and technical test , " predicted Kendricks, who promptly was clearly off the hook.
The heads-up between the two Europeans was gaining excitement, as if it were the final of a World Cup. Despite the explosiveness and ambition of Duplantis, the youngest, one of the sensations of world athletics, the experience and calm of the Olympic champion in London 2012 was very valuable to him. The world record holder, who always had an advantage, was penalized in the outcome by a concentration failure: he broke the bar , with the loss of time that this entails. It had happened to Lavillenie in the first round, too.
The Ultimate Garden Clash , which was named after the event sponsored by the International Federation, which broadcast it live on their social networks, was a show as unusual as it was entertaining. Another incentive is that none of the pertiguistas, three of the best in history, undoubtedly the three best today, knew the result of their rivals live.
From Lafayette (Louisiana), the aggressiveness of the Swedish Duplantis was seen early, who took the initiative. He led the first round with 18 jumps in 15 minutes, less than a minute of rest between each attempt. Very closely (17) he followed him from the garden of his home in Clermont-Ferrand (France), Lavillenie. And something more relaxed was taken from Oxford (Mississippi), Perkins.
After the final comeback of Lavillenie, pure competitiveness at 36, who managed to equal 36 jumps, and within the excellent environment that surrounded the test, the three rivals and friends decided that the gold should be shared. "I'm done," the Frenchman summed up visibly tired, despite the jokes of Duplantis, who wanted a resolution in an extra time of three minutes.
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