debil@lemmy.world to Olympics@sh.itjust.works · edit-24 months agoMondo Duplantis soars to Paris 2024 pole vault gold and breaks own world recordlemmy.worldimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up127arrow-down1imageMondo Duplantis soars to Paris 2024 pole vault gold and breaks own world recordlemmy.worlddebil@lemmy.world to Olympics@sh.itjust.works · edit-24 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAtomic@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoHow the fuck do you compete against a 24 year old that has 21 years of experience in the sport. All you can do is take notes, watch and learn.
minus-squareCoelacanth@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoIt’s also genetic lottery: his mother was a heptathlete and his father a pole vaulter. It’ll be a long while until we’ll see somebody else reach his level, I think. The only thing in his way are the absolute outer physical limits of the sport.
How the fuck do you compete against a 24 year old that has 21 years of experience in the sport.
All you can do is take notes, watch and learn.
It’s also genetic lottery: his mother was a heptathlete and his father a pole vaulter. It’ll be a long while until we’ll see somebody else reach his level, I think. The only thing in his way are the absolute outer physical limits of the sport.