Mondo Duplantis names the 'insane' pole vaulter who could break his world record
Swedish superstar Mondo Duplantis has named the pole vaulter who could break his world record.
On Wednesday evening, Duplantis, 25, won his fifth consecutive Diamond League title as he took victory in Zurich, Switzerland.
The Swedish pole vaulter finished above Greece's Emmanouil Karalis and Team USA star Sam Kendricks.
Meanwhile, the likes of Kurtis Marschall and Menno Vloon finished well behind the top three.
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Over the last few years, Duplantis has been breaking his own world records almost at will; his best effort currently stands at 6.29m.
Speaking recently, Duplantis refused to rule out Karalis breaking his world record, stating his rival has been jumping 'insane'.
He said: "Honestly, this dude is jumping insane so I think that anything could happen. I just try to maximise my days as much as I can and if I feel like I have the possibilty to break the world record, I'll try to go after it.
"It would be amazing to do it here or even in Tokyo, I'm excited to be back there."
In a separate interview, Duplantis spoke a little more about Karalis.
As per Athletics Weekly, the 25-year-old said: "He's very talented and we've both been jumping since we were like 14 years old or so against each other.
"We're pretty big on-track rivals competitively but we've also got a good friendship on the side too, so we've got a lot of respect for each other. He's an amazing pole vaulter with so much talent and I think everything's come to life this year for him. He's really blossomed into the athlete he can be this season."
He added: "He's had a lot of six-metre plus jumps this year and I think that's only a good thing for me because it pushes me on. Seeing his close attempts at 6.11m in Budapest gave me a lot of energy and motivation. It's for sure put some fire under me and I think everybody loves that because it's always good when people are pushing each other. That's the beautiful thing about sport."
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