"My focus will be on training well and getting ready for the 2027 outdoor season, which runs from the beginning of May until the World Championships in mid-September," he added. Sweden’s Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole vault final during the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, on March 22, 2025. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)World and Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis said on Friday he would skip the indoor athletics season, including the 2027 European Championships in Valencia, to rest and prepare for the outdoor season."I'm making this decision to give my body the recovery and preparation it needs, so that I can perform at my best when I return to competition," the 26-year-old US-born Swede said in a statement."My focus will be on training well and getting ready for the 2027 outdoor season, which runs from the beginning of May until the World Championships in mid-September," he added.After withdrawing from the Brussels Diamond League finals as a precaution due to recurring tightness in his leg, Mondo won the Ultimate Championship in Budapest on September 11 with a mark of 6.20 metres.The two-time Olympic and three-time outdoor world champion improved his own world record earlier this season to 6.31m."I've had a fantastic season this year," he said."I love pole vaulting and want to keep challenging myself to...
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