Now there was no Ernest John Obiena, who won in Brussels, to take revenge on because the flippant jumper did not qualify for the competition.
When Duplantis took 5.96 in the first attempt, he took command of the competition and put on a bit of a show on the mat.
Despite only seven jumpers, including a Swiss jumper who managed only 5.42, the competition was drawn out.
Surprisingly, the Norwegian Sondre Guttormsen was second in tangent national record 5.86.
He alone had 15 jumps and contributed to the drawn out contest.