World and Olympic pole Vault champion Mundo Duplantis beat Olympic 400-metres hurdles silver medallist Karsten Warholm in a 100-metres exhibition race on today’s first day of the 2-day Zurich Diamond League meet.
The pole Vault Record holder won in 10.37 seconds, with Warholm completing the race in 10.47 seconds.
With one 400-metres hurdler world record holder already taken down Duplantis is ready to take on the next one
Mundo Duplantis.
Warholm says he’s open to a rematch.
Karsten Warholm.
Meanwhile 14 Jamaicans are down to for action at the Diamond League in Zurich tomorrow.
Roshawn Clarke in the men’s 400m Hurdles, Roshell Clayton, Shian Salmon, Andrennett Knight and Janeive Russell in the women’s equivalent.
Tajay Gayle, Wayne Pinnock and Carey McLeod in the Men’s Long Jump, Tia Clayton in the women’s 100m where six of the 8 women who ran in the Paris Olympic final are back for this race.
While Rasheed Broadbell and Hansle Parchment run in the 110m Hurdles with Danielle Williams go in the women’s equivalent.
Rajindra Campbell in the Shot Put and Lamara Distin in the women’s long jump.