Big things are always expected when Mondo Duplantis hits the runway in the men’s pole vault, and more often than not, the Swedish star tends to deliver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Duplantis broke the world record three times last season – twice in the Wanda Diamond League – and ahead of the two opening meetings of the season in Xiamen and Keqiao, there was already talk of him making history again with the next height of 6.28m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As it turned out, Duplantis’ victory in Xiamen was modest by his standards, with the Olympic champion “only” clearing 5.92m in tricky conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was back to his best a week later in Keqiao however, taking advantage of a warm, still evening to soar over six metres once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having cleared 6.01m with just his third jump, Duplantis then soared over 6.11m to secure victory, the Shanghai\/Keqiao meeting record and the OMEGA Moment of the Meeting<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “It felt good. A lot less sloppy than Xiamen for sure. It’s early in the season, just trying to get everything figured out,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ever the dreamer, Duplantis then made one attempt at the world record height of 6.28m. Despite not clearing that bar, he came away in a bullish mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I really liked my last attempt at 6.28m, especially given where I felt my legs were at. It didn’t feel amazing the jump or the run, but I still felt quite close to it. So that’s nice.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch the Shanghai\/Keqiao OMEGA Moment of the Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n