Duplantis on Rooth’s Injury: “A Risky Branch”
It was during training last Sunday that Markus Rooth landed outside the jumping bed and injured his knee and elbow. The Norwegian, who was one of the favorites at the Tokyo World Cup, will be sidelined for six months.
At a press conference ahead of the Diamond League finals in Zurich, Armand Duplantis commented on Rooth’s accident and talked about safety in pole vaulting.
– It is an exotic and dangerous branch we are doing. I think that when you are developing your technique you have to no when to cancel a jump. Making safe attempts is as important as jumping well and I think it is something that many miss, especially when chasing results and using “bigger” poles than you are used to, Duplantis said, pointing out that he did not know exactly what happened when the experienced jumper Rooth injured himself.
For the newspaper Verden’s Gang,Rooth says that he has estimated between 3,000 and 5,000 pole jumps in his career.In the failed attempt, the rod never bent and he flew back towards the approach. In the landing from high altitude, the knee bent in the wrong direction.- It’s really boring. He is an amazing athlete and I hope he will be back soon,Duplantis said.
Torget Sechseläutenplatz I Zurich is the stage for the Mondo World Cup genre on Wednesday evening.With just over two weeks to the championship in Tokyo,were the world’s most superior athlete is chasing his third straight World Cup gold,he will jump for his fifth Diamond League title in the season finale.
The pole vault is one of six branches that have been broken out of the Welt class gala program and is implemented in the central parts of the city. On Thursday, it competes in the remaining branches on classic Letzigrund.
duplantis comes to the competition with 34 straight wins. The latest came in Finnkampen, where he cleared 6.03 and then passed at 5.80, the season’s lowest winning result. Just once earlier in 2025 he has missed six meters. It was at the Diamond League g
Duplantis Thrives Under Pressure as Diamond League Final Approaches
Armand Duplantis, the world-renowned pole vaulter, welcomes the scrutiny and high expectations that come with competition, stating that the press attention actually motivates him to perform better. “High expectations are better than none at all,” Duplantis said, as he prepares to compete for a victory premium of nearly half a million swedish kronor at the Diamond League final in Zurich.
Duplantis isn’t the only Swedish athlete looking forward to Wednesday’s competition at Sechseläutenplatz. Fanny Roos, who recently set a new Swedish record of 19.66 meters, will also be competing.
Diamond League Final: A Look at the Competition
Duplantis enters the final with a notable advantage over his competitors, having jumped 21 centimeters higher than greek athlete Emmanouil Karalis this season. No other competitor in the final has cleared six meters. Notably, American Chris Nilsen, who achieved a 6.01-meter jump but did not qualify for the World Championships,will not be participating.Here’s a look at the starting field,ranked by their best jump of the year:
armand duplantis (Sweden): 6.29 meters
emmanouil Karalis (Greece): 6.08 meters
Kurtis Marschall (Australia): 5.93 meters
Menno Vloon (netherlands): 5.92 meters
Sam Kendricks (USA): 5.82 meters
Renaud Lavillenie (France): 5.82 meters
Recent Concerns:
Duplantis recently expressed concerns about potential injury at the Finnkampen, but still competed.
Sources:
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https://www.worldathletics.org/ (Used to verify athlete information and competition details – note: Specific results from Zurich will be updated post-event).
https://www.european-athletics.com/ (Used to verify athlete information and competition details – Note: Specific results from Zurich will be updated post-event*).