Armand Duplantis’s season-ending meets in doubt: ‘The situation is very worrying’

Armand Duplantis’s appearance at the season’s final major competition is uncertain after the Swedish pole-vault star withdrew from the Diamond League final at the last moment.

Duplantis had been due to compete in the final on Friday, Sept. 4, but pulled out because of a groin injury. He is scheduled to take part in the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest on Sept. 11, leaving only a week between the two events.

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The situation is very worrying. It is not a serious injury, but the question is whether a week is enough for recovery. He has to be completely fit.

Swedish athletics expert Miro Zalar said the situation was concerning, even though the injury was not considered serious. “The situation is very worrying. It is not a serious injury, but the question is whether a week is enough for recovery. He has to be completely fit,” Zalar said on Swedish radio.

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We do not have more detailed information about his situation at the moment. I can say that he is receiving appropriate treatment from his medical teams.

Duplantis’s agent, Daniel Wessfeldt, said the athlete traveled directly to his home in Monaco after withdrawing. “We do not have more detailed information about his situation at the moment. I can say that he is receiving appropriate treatment from his medical teams,” Wessfeldt told Expressen.

Wessfeldt added, “I can say that we are optimistic. We will travel to Budapest anyway, and then we will see” what happens. Duplantis will make the final decision on whether to compete. Injuries have also affected him earlier this season. He withdrew from the July 18 Diamond League meeting in London with a thigh injury, but recovered in time to win European championship gold in Birmingham.

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I can say that we are optimistic. We will travel to Budapest anyway, and then we will see