Pole Vault Star Armand Duplantis Shouts at TV Cameras: 'Who the Hell Do You Think I Am?'

Swedish pole vault sensation Armand Duplantis, also known as "Mondo," displayed a defiant and exuberant celebration after winning the Zurich Diamond League event on Thursday evening. After clearing a height of 6.25 meters on his first attempt to secure the victory, Duplantis passionately struck his chest and shouted directly at the television cameras, "Who the hell do you think I am?"

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Who the hell do you think I am?

The victory did not come easily, as Duplantis faced stiff competition from Greece's Emmanouil Karalis. Karalis delivered a flawless performance, clearing 6.20 meters, which not only won him second place but also set a new Greek national record, surpassing his previous record of 6.17 meters.

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Karalis performed flawlessly and cleared the height of 620, which is also the Greek record.

Following Karalis's impressive performance, Duplantis raised the bar to 6.25 meters. He successfully cleared this height on his initial attempt, eliciting a wild celebration. The intensity of his reaction, including his direct address to the cameras, was audible during the live broadcast.

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The Swedish star responded to Karalis's performance by raising the bar to 6.25 meters, which he cleared on his first attempt.

Both athletes then made attempts to break Duplantis's current world record of 6.31 meters by setting the bar at 6.32 meters. However, neither attempt was successful on this occasion. Duplantis, who has set the world record 15 times in his career and once this year by clearing 6.31 meters in Uppsala in March, also recently won the European Championship with a vault of 6.15 meters.

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Both tried to break the world record by clearing 6.32, but the attempts were not enough this time.