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THE SHOW GOES ON: Duplantis retains dominance, rules Diamond League
Olympic champion Armand Duplantis continued his dominance in the men's pole vault at the Lausanne Diamond League meet, just days after his Paris Olympics performance.
He successfully defended his Olympic gold medal in Paris, breaking his own world record with a vault of 6.25 meters.
In Lausanne, Duplantis competed in a special City Event by Lake Geneva, winning with a best vault of 6.15 meters.
He expressed happiness with his performance and enjoyment of the unique, scenic event, noting that it's always a "question mark" mentally after the Olympics.
The Lausanne meeting is the first Diamond League event since the conclusion of the Paris Games.
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Armand Duplantis of Sweden set a new pole vault world record of 6.26 meters at the Silesia Diamond League in Chorzow, Poland.
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Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena secured a joint third-place finish at the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland with a clearance of 5.82 meters.
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Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena secured a fifth-place finish at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland, clearing 5.82m.
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