Cheptegei fails in record bid, Duplantis launches outdoor season with win
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the pole vault men final at the Diamond League track and field meeting at Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, on May 27, 2022.
Photo credit: Matthew Quine | Diamond League | AFP
The US-born Swede - known as "Mondo" -had victory in hand when he made three failed attempts at 6.07 and said that left a sour taste in his mouth.
He won at the Diamond League in Doha earlier this month, but that competition was moved indoors because of high winds, making Friday his first outdoor competition in a season where the World Championships will be held at the same venue in Eugene in July.
Eugene, United States
World record-holder Armand Duplantis made a smooth if unspectacular start to his outdoor season on Friday, winning the men's pole vault at the Eugene Diamond League with a vault of 5.91m.
