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Karalis wins his first Diamond League title after Duplantis injury withdrawal

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis won the Diamond League pole-vault final in Brussels with a 6.12-meter clearance.
  • Favorite Armand Duplantis withdrew during the warm-up because of leg discomfort and did not attempt a jump.
  • Norway’s Sondre Guttormsen finished second at 5.82 meters, the same height as Australia’s Kurtis Marschall.

Emmanouil Karalis finally claimed his first Diamond League title after Armand Duplantis withdrew from the pole-vault final in Brussels because of a leg problem.

The Greek vaulter cleared 6.12 meters on his third attempt at King Baudouin Stadium. The mark set a meeting record and gave him a dominant victory. Sondre Guttormsen of Norway placed second at 5.82 meters, with Australia’s Kurtis Marschall matching that height.

Duplantis, the two-time Olympic champion and seven-time world champion, pulled out during the warm-up without attempting his opening jump. His withdrawal ended his chance to win a sixth Diamond League title.

“The problem in my leg started in London. Then I felt fine, but the pain returned in Zurich. I carried on and perhaps pushed myself too hard. Today I said that if I felt the discomfort during the warm-up, I would not jump. That is why I made the difficult decision not to compete, which is the worst thing that can happen to you. The fans wanted to see a good show, and I wish I could have given them one, but right now I cannot do it. My head is in a thousand places. It is very difficult, but that is life. I am trying to stay calm and positive,” Duplantis said.

Karalis had spent years collecting runner-up finishes and silver medals while competing in Duplantis’s shadow. Before Friday, he had won only two Diamond League meetings, in Lausanne in 2025 and Doha earlier this year. His victory in Brussels delivered his first Diamond League title.

The problem in my leg started in London. Then I felt fine, but the pain returned in Zurich. I carried on and perhaps pushed myself too hard. Today I said that if I felt the discomfort during the warm-up, I would not jump. That is why I made the difficult decision not to compete, which is the worst thing that can happen to you. The fans wanted to see a good show, and I wish I could have given them one, but right now I cannot do it. My head is in a thousand places. It is very difficult, but that is life. I am trying to stay calm and positive

· Armand DuplantisDuplantis explained why he withdrew from the Diamond League pole-vault final during the warm-up.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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