2024-08-06 14:53:04
Background. Humans can jump 6.25 meters high, and AI measurements have calculated that Olympic champion Armand Duplantis could jump 6.51 meters. For magic, meaning, drunkenness – a visit.
It was the most magical moment of these Summer Games. As expected, pole vaulter Armand Duplantis already had gold in his pocket and raised the bar by four and a half meters to a world record height of 6.25 meters – just as is reserved for great athletics champions at the end of the event. The 24-year-old Swede (with a US passport, born in Lafayette, Louisiana) took the runway 45 meters long under his feet, every step corresponding to the millimeter. He flew effortlessly through the Stade de France and over the crossbar. Then the silence broke and it got really loud. The crowd shouted his name, King of Sweden, Carl XVI. Gustav, was euphoric. The Olympic Games were won by pole vaulting.
The following day, sponsor Omega asked selected journalists to meet Sweden. He was croaking, hoarse, very hungry, and told the “press” that he was partying until the early hours of the morning with “friends I haven’t seen since high school.” However, he struggled to keep his composure, laughed, drank a lot of espressos and was ready for one of the most entertaining conversations for the Olympic champion in quite some time.
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