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Mondo Duplantis recently shared some major highlights from his 2024 season as the year concludes in a few days. The Swedish athlete had a notable year both in his professional career and personal life.
On one hand, Duplantis managed to keep an unbeaten record in the year and also successfully defended his Olympic and Diamond League titles. Additionally, he also set a new pole vault world record this season at the Silesia Diamond League (6.26m) in August.
His personal life also saw a major milestone this year as he got engaged to his long-time girlfriend and Swedish influencer, Desire Inglander. As this year is coming to an end, he took to his Instagram handle to share some of his special memories.
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Duplantis' post consisted of pictures from several mentionable events from 2024 such as the Silesia Diamond League meet and his 100m exhibition race with Karsten Warholm. Additionally, his post also featured photos from his vacation with Inglander and the monumental San Siro stadium where he was present for an AC Milan match.
"Feature film type shi. 2024," Duplantis wrote in his caption.
Here are the pictures:
Following his successful year, Duplantis has resumed his training sessions for the upcoming season which will feature the World Championships. He will look to defend his Pole Vault title at the event.
Mondo Duplantis shared some kind words as he received a major award from the BBC
Mondo Duplantis expressed his thoughts after being named the BBC's World Sports Star of the Year 2024 earlier this month.
In an interview, Duplantis explained that winning this award is an 'honor' for him and apologized for not being able to receive the award physically due to his training sessions in the United States. He said (via BBC One):
"I am so honoured to win the World Sports Personality of the Year award. I am so sorry I couldn't be there. I am back here in the States and training for the up-and-coming season. This award really means a lot to me."
Mondo Duplantis won the award after beating several other shortlisted candidates such as Simone Biles, Caitlin Clerk, Sifan Hassan, and Catherine Debrunner.
