Mondo Duplantis 5.94m, takes world lead

Mondo Duplantis, photo by Getty Images / British Athletics

Mondo Duplantis cleared 5.94m today, and made three attempts at 6 meters. How high will he go this season? Check out the video noted below. Mondo had a dearth of fans today, but they made a lot of noise.

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Duplantis 5.94m

JUST NOW: Mondo Duplantis just jumped 5.94m (19-6) in Gothenburg! ðŸ˜³ðŸ‘
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— Jumpers World (@jumpersworld_) July 4, 2020

GOTHENBURG (SWE, July 4): World pole vault record-holder Mondo Duplantis set a world lead of 5.94m at the Bauhaus Jump Challenge. After sealing victory over runner-up Pal Haugen Lillefosse (5.60m) and Ben Broeders with Melkes Svard-Jacobsson 550 and Piotr Lisek 535, his third-attempt clearance was followed by three failures at 6.00m. Michaela Meijer won the women’s event with 4.60m. Angelica Bengtsson no-heighted at 445. Thobias Montler won the long jump with a wind-assisted 8.13 (+2.5) and also had a legal 8.07 (+1.5). Khaddi Sagnia won the women’s event with 6.64 (0.0).

Mondo Duplantis, photo by Getty Images / British Athletics

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