Sweden's Armand Duplantis, who holds the world record for the men's pole vault on land and won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, said about Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels, "He who pulls off what people think is impossible. I love him and have been supporting him for a long time. "

The 21-year-old Duplantis won his first gold medal in the men's pole vault final on land on the 3rd, jumping 6 meters and 2 centimeters, which is more than 6 meters.



Duplantis is a big fan of the IOC interview video about Otani of the Angels, "I love him to do what people think is impossible. When he challenged the big league, Many thought he couldn't do what he was doing in Japan, but he's performing better than ever. It's really great, "he said, praising his unconventional dual-sword.



Duplantis, who grew up in the United States and likes baseball, said, "I bought Otani's uniform three years ago and I've been supporting him for a long time. I'm going to take MVP this season."



Sergey Bubka, who was called the "birdman", had a long world record for the men's pole vault, but Duplantis set a world record of 6 meters 18 last year.



Even in the final on the 3rd, the new "Birdman" who continues to challenge unprecedented, such as challenging 6 meters 19 cm, which is 1 cm higher than his own world record after deciding the gold medal, is in a big league although the stage is different. He sympathized with Otani, who continues to take on the challenge of dual wielding.