Armand "Mondo" Duplantis won, as expected, the pole vault at the team-SM, at home in Uppsala.
The world star usually uses 20 steps in the approach, but for the day he had shortened to a paltry twelve steps.
- Yes, it's kind of like that, like a workout.
- But it's always fun to jump pole, says Duplantis to SVT Sport.
He won the competition at a modest 6.61.
Second place William Asker managed a maximum of 4.96.
The form holds the world record
Next Thursday is the Bauhaus gala at Stockholm Stadium - which SVT Sport broadcasts - and the form is good.
- I feel in any good shape, I can not remember when I have felt better, we will see how high I jump soon, he says.
Are you going to set a world record?
- I want to jump as high as I can, to jump a world record I need good weather and wind and everything must be perfect.
If all goes well, it can happen, I know I'm in good shape and can jump high.
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Both physically and technically, is the form at world record level?
- Yes, it is, soon it will be the World Cup so I have to be in my best shape and I feel that way.
So I think it can be good.