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Duplantis, Warholm ready & set for 100m sprint

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<p>Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and hurdler Karsten Warholm will compete in a 100-meter sprint on Wednesday (September 4) in a race Duplantis said was “the perfect combo” between friendship and competition.</p><p>Duplantis, who succeeded in defending his Olympic pole vault title with a then-world record attempt in Paris last month, will race Warholm, the world record holder in the 400m hurdles and 2024 Games silver medallist, in Zurich.</p><p>Sweden&#x27;s Duplantis and Norway&#x27;s Warholm, who share a friendly rivalry, planned the sprint last year and had been waiting for the right time to compete, ensuring the schedule allowed them to race without the risk of injury.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/6/record-breaker-duplantis-retains-olympic-pole-vault-title-1236">READ: Record-breaker Duplantis retains Olympic pole vault title</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/22/pole-vault-king-duplantis-continues-winning-ways-post-olympics-1357">READ: Pole vault king Duplantis continues winning ways post-Olympics</a></div><p>The Scandinavian face-off will be held at the Letzigrund Stadium on Sept. 4, ahead of the Zurich Diamond League meeting.</p><p>Warholm&#x27;s personal best is 10.49 seconds, achieved in 2017, while Duplantis clocked a 10.57 with a +2.1 wind in 2018 when he was in high school.</p><div><em>(Production: Cecile Mantovani)      </em></div>

<p>Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and hurdler Karsten Warholm will compete in a 100-meter sprint on Wednesday (September 4) in a race Duplantis said was “the perfect combo” between friendship and competition.</p>

Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and hurdler Karsten Warholm will compete in a 100-meter sprint on Wednesday (September 4) in a race Duplantis said was “the perfect combo” between friendship and competition.