Now the Swedish world record holder has three days to recharge before the final on Tuesday.
In front of a gaping empty stadium, Armand Duplantis got off to a shaky start. He tore in the first attempt at 5.50 and went straight to his coach, dad Greg and mom Helena in the stands.
In the second attempt at the same height, things went better, “Mondo” slipped over by a large margin. The next height, 5.65 meters, took Duplantis, who now seemed to have control of the Olympic nerves, directly.
Also 5.75, the height at which the qualifier stopped, he jumped over with a lot of air between the body and the bar.
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