Here is Sean Ingle’s verdict on an exceptional day at the Japan National Stadium.
The Swede’s first attempt failed by the tiniest of margins. The second was even closer. As he prepared for the final attempt, the Greek athlete Emmanouil Karalis, who had taken silver with a six metre clearance, blew a fan in his face.
It was time. And Duplantis was armed with a second weapon – a stiffer pole to help him get higher. The crowd roared and then gasped. Duplantis was over. And soon he was charging around the track and punching the sky, with half-a-dozen TV cameramen trying to chase him down.
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US appeal over Hocker's 1500m disqualification rejected
The Olympic 1500m champion Cole Hocker was disqualified from the event at the world championships after he barged his way through a crowd on the home straight of his semi-final to earn a qualifying slot.
Hocker was boxed in on the inside with nowhere to go, just as he had been in the Olympic final a year ago. He saw a sliver of a gap open and charged through between two rivals, even turning slightly sideways to go through shoulder-first, and then broke clear to finish second.
“It was tight, I was looking for any kind of gap I could find,” Hocker said after the race. “I tried my best to get through there as cleanly as possible, but I knew everybody was going to be coming from behind really fast.
“I got a little bit trapped in there. I have been in that position a few times before and I just tried to stay calm. I trust my instincts and just try to move through as well as I can.”
The US team’s appeal was rejected. Reuters
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