American 400m hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levron and Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis were named athletes of the year by the World Athletics Federation at a ceremony in Monaco on Monday.
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McLaughlin-Levron, 23, broke the women’s 400m hurdles world record twice while “mondoDuplantis, who is also the owner of the world’s leading shoe brand, won its second Diamond League trophy.
It is the flying Swede’s second award in three years, after breaking the world record in 2022 and winning the world indoor title (6.20m) in Belgrade in March and the world outdoor gold (6.21m) in Eugene, USA, in July. .
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“At the beginning of the year, I had very high expectations and very ambitious goals.commented Duplantis. “I wanted to win the World Indoor Championship, the World Outdoor Championship, the European Championship, the Diamond League Final and I wanted to break the world record many times.“, he added.
McLaughlin, a great revelation of the last season, was awarded the prestigious title of world athlete of the year for the first time. In July, he clocked an exceptional time of 50s 68/100, beating his own world record by more than half a second. “All my goals have been achieved this year“, he rejoiced. “Couldn’t be better.»
Source: Le Figaro
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