Mondo Duplantis stuns Karsten Warholm in Scandinavian sprint showdown
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis is rarely beaten and he outsprinted 400m hurdler Karsten Warholm in the hotly-anticipated 100 metres exhibition race in Zurich on Wednesday, which brought the two world record holders together in a neutral event. Karsten Warholm took on Mondo Duplantis in a clash of world record holders in Zurich They shook hands before shedding their robes and making their way to the starting blocks, and it was Duplantis who got away fastest with Warholm unable to catch the Swede. He was out really sharp.” For a change from when Duplantis competes in his own event, the world record of 9.58 set by Usain Bolt in 2009 was never under threat, but they did both run faster than the women’s record of 10.49 seconds set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988. Duplantis has broken the pole vault record 10 times to date, including at Paris last month when he retained his Olympic title, and set his latest record 10 days ago with a vault of 6.26 at the Silesian Diamond League.