by Alfonz Juck
Piotr Lisek, photo by Getty Images / Diamond League
Renaud Lavillenie, photo by Getty Images / Diamond League
As Jeff Hartwig said so well, “It’s the best pole vault competition of the year. ” Jeff Hartwig has an outdoor PB of 6.03m (19’9.25″) and indoor of 6.02m (19’9″), number 5 all time. Now the manager of Sam Kendricks, Jeff has seen some amazing pv competitions. As he noted, the Athletissima should be exciting!
Sam Kendricks, photo by Getty Images / Diamond League
Mondo Duplantis, photo by Chris Cooper / Bauhaus Galan
LAUSANNE (SUI): US pole vaulter with 595 PB Chris Nilsen is the last minute entry for the special Athletissima DL Pole vault on Wednesday on the shores of Lake Geneva. “Mondo Duplantis will be the favourite, I give him a 70% chance of winning. My compatriots (Nilsen, Cole Walsh) and I are also there to put on a show,” said Sam Kendricks before the competition. Kendricks’ manager, former champion Jeff Hartwig: “It’s the best pole vault competition of the year. With Lavillenie and Lisek again, all the best will be there. During these times of the pandemic, it is important to show that athletics lives on. I pay tribute to the creativity of Jacky Delapierre”.
