Swedish pole vault superstar Armand "Mondo" Duplantis electrified the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, in Jiangsu Province on the Chinese mainland, clinching his seventh senior-level global title. Clearing an impressive 6.15 meters, he outmatched his rivals amid a fiercely contested final.
Greece's Emmanouil Karalis matched Duplantis at 6.05 meters before the bar was raised to 6.10 meters, where the Swede quickly asserted his superiority. Sam Kendricks of the USA rounded out the podium with a mark of 5.90 meters.
In the 60-meter hurdles, American Grant Holloway extended his remarkable winning streak by clocking 7.42 seconds to secure his third consecutive title. He edged past France's Wilhem Belocian, while China's Liu Junxi earned bronze in a nail-biting finish at 7.55 seconds.
The women’s 60 meters delivered its own drama as Swiss sprinter Mujinga Kambundji clinched gold in 7.04 seconds, narrowly outpacing Italy's Zaynab Dosso by just 0.02 seconds. Luxembourg’s Patrizia van der Weken made history by capturing her nation's first-ever world indoor medal.
American athletes dominated the men's 400 meters, with Chris Bailey leading a clean podium sweep, followed by Brian Faust and Jacory Patterson in a race marked by razor-thin margins.
Britain's Amber Anning found redemption in the women's 400 meters, powering to a gold-medal finish in 50.60 seconds after a challenging start at the European Indoor Championships. Her effort edged out USA's Alexis Holmes by a mere 0.03 seconds, with European indoor champion Henriette Jaeger rounding out the medals.
Technical prowess was on display in the women’s triple jump as Cuba's Leyanis Perez Hernandez vaulted to gold with a world-leading 14.93-meter jump, while her compatriot and Spain's Ana Peleteiro-Compaore completed the podium.
In the distance events, Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen clinched his first world indoor title in the men’s 3,000 meters with a final time of 7:46.09, narrowly overcoming challenges from Ethiopia's Berihu Aregawi and Australia's Ky Robinson. Meanwhile, Ethiopia’s Freweyni Hailu captured her second title in the women’s 3,000 meters, finishing in 8:37.21.
The championships wrapped up with France's Marie-Julie Bonnin setting a national record in the women’s pole vault by clearing 4.75 meters, outclassing rivals from Slovenia and Switzerland. This indoor athletics extravaganza in Nanjing delivered a thrilling mix of record-breaking feats and inspirational performances, resonating with a global audience and highlighting the future of track and field.
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Duplantis wins pole vault gold at World Athletics Indoor Championships
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