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DUPLANTIS POLISHING DIAMOND LEAGUE
The Straits Times
|May 16, 2026
Pole vault star among the athletic gems in Shanghai/Keqiao for first of 15-meet series
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All eyes in China will be on Armand Duplantis, who will open his outdoor season in a loaded pole vault field that includes Emmanouil Karalis.
(PHOTO: REUTERS)
Serial world record-setter Armand Duplantis will be on hand to kick off this season’s Diamond League series when he takes to the pole vault runway at the Shanghai/Keqiao meet on May 16.
The US-born Swede will be joined by Kenya’s middle-distance queen Faith Kipyegon, Norway’s hurdles king Karsten Warholm, Botswana’s Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo and Nigerian 100m hurdler Tobi Amusan in what promises to be a high-octane start to the 15-meet series.
The 2026 Diamond League crosses four continents and 15 cities en route to the two-day series final in Brussels on Sept 4 and 5.
With no Olympic Games or world championships in 2026, the Diamond League, which has a total prize-money pool of US$9.24 million (S$11.82 million), will also act as a perfect run-up to World Athletics’ inaugural season-ending Ultimate Championships in Budapest from Sept 11 to 13.
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