Mondo Duplantis, the new star of the pole vault, was a sensation at the Pre presser. Mondo’s parents were both athletes, his mom was a Swedish heptathlete and his dad, Greg Duplantis, won the Pre Classic PV in 1992.
Mondo Duplantis is a revelation. This young man is the whole package. He lives, breathes and enjoys the pole vault. He has a healthy ego. He is a student of the event. As a keen observer of this event, I believe Mondo Duplantis has the talent, and the ego to be a world champion. With his 5.90 meter WL , Mondo will be in the thick of things tomorrow at the Pre Classic. Here is his interview.
Ryan Crouser, Delilah Mohamed, Devon Allen, Mondo Duplantis, photo by PhotoRun.net
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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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