Mondo Duplantis will be looking to pick up yet another Wanda Diamond League victory on the Road to the Final when he hits the runway in Paris on August 28th. After back-to-back wins in Oslo and Stockholm the Swedish pole vault sensation will be the headline act at the 10th meeting of the 2021 season in a month’s time.
Duplantis is already familiar with the Paris Diamond League, having cleared 5.90m to take a second-place finish there at the age of 18 three years ago. He has since broken the world record in Glasgow and posted the highest outdoor jump in history at the Rome Diamond League last year. This summer, he will be out to pick up his first global championship gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
In Paris, he will take on his childhood hero and former world record holder Renaud Lavillenie, who will be one of several French athletes competing on home soil, including Mélina Robert-Michon in the discus and Pascal Martinot-Lagarde in the 110m hurdles.
Also in the blocks for the sprint hurdles will be world champion Grant Holloway, who posted the second-fastest time in history at the US Olympic trials in Eugene last month. The US star will be out to pick up his first career Diamond League win in the French capital.