Having skipped at 5.75m, Duplantis returned to the fray after a period of almost 20 minutes and he seemed to have lost his focus as failing twice to clear at 5.85.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He found the way to progress, however. A first failure at 5.95m created another pressure point for him to negotiate \u2013 but he responded like the champion in his second effort, marking the clearance with a surge of energy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Duplantis then raised the bar to 6.05m, which he cleared in the third attempt to rapturous applause.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Swede's old nemesis Sam Kendricks of the United States, the 2017 and 2019 world champion, Sam Kendricks took a silver, one place ahead of Greece\u2019s Emmanouil Karalis, third on 5.85m and claiming his first major medal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Duplantis had come into these championships atop the world rankings, although with a relatively conservative height of 6.02m, in contrast to the 6.10m with which he kicked off last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I had my back against the wall quite a few times today and I'm glad I was able to pull it out on the third attempts. I was never negative about the fouls. It is always pressure on the last attempt because you are on the line but I always look at it positively. If I have one attempt left then I have a chance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I try not to overthink it and learn from the mistake I made on the first two and put it all together. I was able to pull it out of the bag today. I gave my mom too many scares tonight than she would have liked,\" said Duplantis in his post-competition interview.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/world-athletics-indoor-cships-duplantis-retains-pole-vault-title-in-glasgow.jpg", "alt_img": "World Athletics Indoor C'ships: Duplantis retains pole vault title in Glasgow", "alt_title": "World Athletics Indoor C'ships: Duplantis retains pole vault title in Glasgow", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "World Athletics Indoor C'ships: Duplantis Retains Pole Vault Title In Glasgow On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "World Athletics Indoor C'ships: Duplantis Retains Pole Vault Title In Glasgow, World Athletics Indoor Championships: Olympic and world champion Armand Duplantis made a successful defence of his pole vault title at.", "seo_keywords": "World Athletics Indoor, Armand Duplantis, World Athletics Indoor Championships, The Swede, Sam Kendricks, United States, Emmanouil Karalis", "tag": "", "tagging": "World Athletics Indoor, Armand Duplantis, World Athletics Indoor Championships, The Swede, Sam Kendricks, United States, Emmanouil Karalis", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "world-athletics-indoor-cships-duplantis-retains-pole-vault-title-in-glasgow", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "516", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2024-03-04 11:48:03", "updated": "2024-03-04 11:48:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "World Athletics Indoor, Armand Duplantis, World Athletics Indoor Championships, The Swede, Sam Kendricks, United States, Emmanouil Karalis", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-03-04 11:48:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "athletics", "cnmid": "874330", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/world-athletics-indoor-cships-duplantis-retains-pole-vault-title-in-glasgow-13731" }