Swedish Armand Duplantis continued his dominance in the men’s pole vault, when on Wednesday 27th August in the final of Diamond League in Zurich won victory in discipline.
Duplantis cleaned up His opening four attempts with a remarkable ease, sailing around 5.50 m, 5.80 m, 5.90 mA after 6.00 m. His offer to break the 6.08 m record because he was unable to complete his last effort. Yet his consistency was enough to comfortably secure the title.
The competition was far from unilateral, while Greece Emmanouil Karalis provided a strong challenge. The Olympic bronze medalist in Paris 2024 corresponded to most of the evening, but eventually settled in second place. The American Sam Kendricks, who claimed silver at the Paris Olympics, rounded the stage in third place. Kendricks cleaned 5.80 m, but fought for higher bars and bowed after the previous 5.90 mA 6.00 m.
For DuplantisZurich adds to his career sum of the fifth trophy of Diamond League and places it at a touch distance from history. Only the French pole vault Great Renaud Lavillesel and the American triple jumper Christian Taylor, with seven titles, holds more.
Only two weeks ago in Budapest, Duplantis raised a 6.29 m bar to improve its own world record and strengthen its place as standard sports wearers. Although he did not catch such a heroism in Zurich, he accepted this opportunity and acknowledged that not every trip could end in a record fashion.
“I am a human being, I do not interrupt world records every day, there are days when I feel decent and more when I feel bad,” Duplantis said. “Today I felt somewhere among. Street event as today, I love it. I have five diamond trophies now, Renaud Lavillen has seven, so I’m getting close.”
With another name secured, duplantis edges closer to connection to legends in the history of Diamond League, while reminding of the athletic world that even on an average day it remains a scale.
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Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
28th August 2025
