World record near-misses for Mondo, whilst Jackson takes half-lap

Swedish star, Mondo Duplantis narrowly failed on three attempts at a 6.25m world record but the Olympic and double world champion still managed to please his home crowd with a 6.00m pole vault victory. 

The 24-year-old world record holder - who leapt 6.24m at the inaugural Diamond League in Xiamen in April - held off a spirited challenge from the USA’s Sam Kendricks, who jumped 5.90m for the runner-up spot. 

Two-time world outdoor champion Kendricks is relishing a return to form of late, following second-place finishes in Xiamen and Suzhou recently for the 2009 Stockholm winner. 

On the track meanwhile, world 200m champion, Sherika Jackson sped to a 22.69 season’s best to claim the half-lap honours.

The 29-year-old Jamaican suffered her first defeat in two years in Oslo earlier in the week so the Olympic 100m bronze medalist was happy to add to her 2021 Stockholm victory. 

Jackson said afterwards: “Sometimes you have to have a mishap to sort out where you are. Oslo was a bit hurtful but it was also a lesson for me and today I ran a seasons best and that was good. I have always had confidence as I feel in good shape but this is good for me now. I was not ever going to beat myself up as I know I am training well and things will come together and this has shown today. 

“After such a good season last year, you would think it would be easy to be motivated but, for me, I think I lost who I was as a person and I was going to training and just going through the motions. I think therefore Oslo was a blessing for me. It gave me that realization that I do still want to be winning. Sometimes I struggle a bit mentally and at Oslo I lost a bit of who I am but now I am back and this was important for me.”

In second place, Sweden’s Julia Henriksson delighted the crowd with a fine 22.89 personal best to improve her 23.12 previous best time set in May.  

Nicola Sutton for the BAUHAUS-galan media team.