Armand Duplantis won the World Indoor Championship after drama

As expected, Armand Duplantis won the World Indoor Championship in Glasgow in the pole vault. No one thought anything else. He entered on 5.65 and passed easilly. Then he was over 5.75 and everyone thought he would fly over 5.85. But with too soft pole, he couldn't get the jumping to work out. He made two failed attempts and created a nerve in the competition that no one had expected. The biggest competitor, Sam Kendricks, USA, meanwhile managed flawlessly over 5.50-5.65-5.75-5.85, which put Mondo under heavy pressure. Mondo switched to a stiffer pole on the third attempt and flew, as he usually does, high above that height. Everything seemed normal again and he passed on 5.90 where the American Kendricks passed in the first attempt. Thus, the American was still in the lead when the bar was raised to 5.95. There, Kendricks failed two attempts while Mondo passed in the second attempt and thus took over the lead in the competition. Kendricks saved his last jump for 6.00 but stopped there. Mondo passed jumping on 6.00 but then continued as clear world champion in 6.05 which he managed to pass. He then requested to raise the bar at the world record height of 6.24, which he made two decent and one less successful attempt at without passing. Mondo Duplantis remains the world's best pole vaulter and the one who jumped the highest during the 2024 indoor season. Second best was Christofer Nielsen, USA, 6.00, who finished fourth in the World Championship final.