Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis is head and shoulders above the rest of the pole vaulting world. Yesterday, he finally broke his own world record.
20-year-old pole vaulter Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis is the most exciting thing to happen to track and field since the great Jamaican hung up his boots.
I know this headline seems a little odd, but if you ask Hiroki Ogita what cost him in Rio he’d be forced to agree.
Such fun! The perks of being an ath-o-lete – if you’re seriously good at something that’s incredibly dangerous, it’s easier to take the piss out of it. Like this montage of bored pole vaulters. They’ve obviously got this sport down to a tee, allowing them to take their frustration out with what most probably started […]