Sam Kendricks of the United States clinched his second consecutive world title o...
Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Sam Kendricks of the U.S. celebrates winning gold REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Kendricks stayed alive by clearing 5.87 and 5.97 metres in his third and final attempts but it was his first-time clearance at 5.92 that put him above Duplantis and earned him gold when neither man could clear 6.02. Sweden’s Duplantis knocked down the bar on this first attempt to clear 5.87 but comfortably cleared the height on his second attempt, pounding his fist on his chest as he stood up from the pit.
“He’s not just 19. He’s 19 with 10 years of pole vault experience,” Kendricks, 27, said of his Swedish rival. “It’s going to be harder every time, for him and for me, to go for that victory.”
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