Stockholm (AFP) – The athletics superstar and world pole vault record holder, the Swede Armand Duplantis, announced this Friday that he is giving up the indoor season in 2027, including the European Championships in Valencia, to better prepare for outdoor competitions.
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"I am making this decision to give my body the recovery and preparation it needs, to be able to perform at its best when I compete again," the 26-year-old Swede, current Olympic and world champion of the discipline, declared in a statement.
"My goal will be to train well and be ready for the 2027 outdoor season, which runs from early May until the World Championships in mid-September," he added.
After withdrawing from the Brussels Diamond League finals as a precautionary measure due to recurring physical problems, "Mondo" won the Ultimate Championship in Budapest on September 11 with a mark of 6.20 meters.
The two-time Olympic champion and three-time world outdoor champion improved his own world record to 6.31m earlier this season.
"I have had a fantastic season this year. I love pole vaulting and want to continue challenging myself to reach even greater heights, but it has also been a season with an excessively demanding competition schedule over the summer," he explained in the statement.
"Last year I had too many things going on and not enough time to prepare for the intense competition schedule," he concluded.
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