Duplantis unveiled as inaugural Ultimate Star
World pole vault record-holder Mondo Duplantis has been announced as the inaugural Ultimate Star, with just over one year to go to the first edition of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
The new role will see Duplantis – who set his latest world record of 6.29m in Budapest on Tuesday – as one of a select number of key collaborators pursuing their cultural passions outside of athletics in music, fashion, art, on-screen, who will promote the new global season-ending championship.
The World Athletics Ultimate Championship is a groundbreaking global contest where the world’s top-ranked track and field athletes compete head-to-head to decide who is truly the best on the planet. Staged every two years, the event will provide a spectacular conclusion to the summer a...