Kurtis Marschall defeats pole vault world record holder Armand “Mondo” Duplantis at the Stockholm Diamond League meet, ending Duplantis’s winning streak of more than 1,000 days. Multiple reports say the result is a major upset, with Marschall beating the pole vault king in a competition held in Duplantis’s home country and in front of his Swedish fans.
The Guardian also reports that Duplantis’s long run of unbeaten performances stretches to almost three years and that the athlete’s streak ends at the Diamond League event. Other Australian pole vaulters, including Cameron Myers and Matthew Denny, also finish on the podium in the same meeting, according to The Guardian.
ABC Australia frames the outcome as Duplantis’s first loss in more than 1,000 days, while The Guardian highlights the scale of the upset and Marschall’s background as an Australian who competes among the sport’s top athletes. The reports agree on the central result: Marschall’s victory over Duplantis at Stockholm.
