...

Athlétisme - Mondiaux Budapest

 

...

Seul au monde

Arrivé en tant que seul et unique favori, le recordman du monde, champion olympique et champion du monde en titre, a survolé ce concours en passant avec une facilité déconcertante toutes ses barres.

Un saut à 6.10m lui suffira très largement pour s'offrir son second titre consécutif devant le surprenant Philippin Ernest Obiena et son superbe bond à 6m.

Deux athlètes se partagent la médaille de bronze avec 5.95m. On souligne bien entendu la très belle 5e place de Thibaut Collet avec 5.90m, 8cm de mieux que son précédent record.

 

 

...

Le podium

1 Armand DUPLANTIS SUE 6.10m

2 Ernest John OBIENA PHI 6.00m

3 Christopher NIELSEN USA 5.95m

3 Kurtis MARSCHALL AUS 5.95m

Le classement complet ICI

 

...

La réaction du vainqueur

"I'm really happy about all these consecutive golds. I don't know where this one ranks but I'm happy to keep winning. This was maybe the craziest atmosphere I've ever competed in so it meant a lot to be able to turn on a pole vault show for them.

It almost felt like I was in the Stockholm stadium. There were so many Swedish supporters here. It's heart warming and gets you fired up. It makes me want to represent them and come away with the gold.

I was glad that I was able to do that. I felt a bit of pressure as defending champion but I'm glad to come through it. It feels pretty good to be on top again.

I try not to set limits and barriers on myself and once I started to realise a world record was possible I tried not to see it as a record just as another height I can achieve. But today never really felt like a world record competition.

It was more a pure competition and that's how it can be. It was great fun. I'd spent a lot of energy by the time it got up to 6.23m. But sometimes you've just got to compete.

I'll be ready for Paris and the Olympics but right now I want to live in the moment and enjoy these world championships and this title. I'll celebrate this then think about Paris."

 

...