‘Mondo’ Duplantis runs the 100 in 10.37 to beat Warholm in an exhibition
![Armand Duplantis, right, of Sweden, crosses the finish line front of Karsten Warholm, of Norway, during a 100 meters sprint at the IAAF Diamond League Athletics meet, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)](https://kstp.com/wp-content/uploads/apimg/2024/09/Switzerland_Diamond_League_Athletics_82827.jpg)
Armand Duplantis, right, of Sweden, crosses the finish line front of Karsten Warholm, of Norway, during a 100 meters sprint at the IAAF Diamond League Athletics meet, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Michael Buholzer]
ZURICH (AP) — Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis has beaten good friend Karsten Warholm in an exhibition 100-meter sprint, crossing the line in 10.37 seconds at Letzigrund Stadium. Duplantis is a Louisiana-born Swede widely known as “Mondo.” He lined up against Norway’s Warholm, the 400-meter hurdles world record holder, in a duel on the eve of the city’s Diamond League meet. Warholm ran a 10.47. Duplantis is the pole vault world record holder.
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