first defeat in 2022 for Duplantis in the pole vault in Brussels
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The pole vaulting phenomenon Armand Duplantis had his first defeat in 2022, also the first for a year, at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels on Friday, failing three times at 5.91 m.
Duplantis (22) had had a perfect year so far, with 17 victories in as many competitions, including 14 above six meters, three world records, plus world and European gold. The beautiful Swedish mechanics suddenly stopped on Friday evening and “Mondo” peaked at 5.81 m, when the Filipino Ernest John Obiena crossed 5.91 m on his third and last try. Enough to relegate the Scandinavian pole vaulter to an unusual second place. This is his first defeat for a little over a year, after winning twenty competitions in a row. The latest dated back to August 26, 2021 in Lausanne (Switzerland).
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