Two world records were smashed at the Diamond League meeting in Silesia, Poland on Sunday.
In the men’s 3,000 meters, Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway obliterated a record that has lasted 28 years by more than three seconds.
The Norwegian looked in disbelief as he crossed the finish line in 7 minutes, 17.55 seconds, breaking the previous record of 7 minutea, 20.67 set by Daniel Komen of Kenya in 1996.
Komen’s time had been the longest-standing men’s athletics world record in an individual track event.
Earlier this week, Ingebrigtsen had exacted a measure of revenge over American Cole Hocker by winning the 1,500 meters at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The Norwegian lost his Olympic title over the distance to Hocker at Paris 2024 but won the 5,000 meters gold.
The 23-year-old carried that form into Sunday’s meet in Poland, although admitted he did not expect his world record time.In the men’s pole vault, Duplantis again broke his own world record by clearing 6.26 meters, which is one centimetre higher than the height he set as he won the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics earlier this month.
His second-attempt clearance on Sunday was the third time the 24-year-old has broken the world record this season, and his 10th overall.
Duplantis was joined by American Sam Kendricks and Emmanouil Karalis of Greece who won Olympic silver and bronze in jumping 6 meters.
Reacting afterwards, Duplantis said this year, he just focused on the Olympics and the world record just came naturally because he was in good shape.
