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Pole Vault Star Duplantis Loses for 1st Time in 3 Years at Home Diamond League Event

  • On Sunday, Australian Kurtis Marschall defeated Armand Duplantis at the Stockholm Diamond League, clinching victory with a clearance of 5.90m on his third attempt.
  • The defeat snapped a dominant 35-month winning streak for the Swede, who had remained unbeaten across 40 competitions before this loss at Stockholm Olympic Stadium.
  • Duplantis soared over 5.80m at his second attempt but failed in both attempts at 6.00m, with his last-ditch effort at 6.05m also falling short.
  • "I'm not angry," Duplantis said, noting he is "unlucky in sports" but "lucky in love" with a wedding coming soon in Stockholm.
  • Marschall celebrated his first Diamond League victory, saying "I did not mean to spoil the show" while praising the crowd's support for the Swede.
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He is the king of the skies, sets one world record after another, does not actually have any competition. Now Stabhochspringer Armand Duplantis has lost for once – in front of a local audience in Stockholm.

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For the first time in almost three years, Stabhochsprung-Überflieger Armand Duplantis collected a defeat in front of a domestic audience.

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Sunday, June 7, 2026.
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