He flies through the air.
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Sweden’s Armand “Mondo” Duplantis competes in a men’s pole vault event. This competition was in Brussels, Belgium. (AP/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) -
Mondo Duplantis pushes off his pole to launch into the air. (AP/David J. Phillip) -
Mondo Duplantis sails over the crossbar. (AP/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) -
Other pole vaulters carry Mondo Duplantis. He set a new world record at the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet in Eugene, Oregon. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP)
Puff, puff. Mr. D. runs fast with a long pole. He plants the pole on the ground. He lifts his body over a bar.
Mr. D. went more than 20 feet up in the air!
Pray: Thank God for the skill He gives athletes. We can run and jump because He made our bodies strong.
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Stack a basketball goal on top of another. That’s 20 feet. Add 5 1/4 inches. That is how high Sweden’s Armand “Mondo” Duplantis pole vaulted over a bar. The almost-24-year-old set a new world record in September in Eugene, Oregon. He brushed the bar with his body when he sailed over. Pole vaulters earn a foul if the bar falls. Mr. Duplantis had many family members at the competition. He says, “Those are the people I want to make the most proud.”
“By my God I can leap over a wall.” (Psalm 18:29)
