Karsten Warholm's punishment for losing to Mondo Duplantis in the 100m revealed: All about the aftermath of the highly anticipated clash

Fans witnessed the much-anticipated thrilling showdown between Mondo Duplantis and Karsten Warholm ahead of the 2024 Zurich Diamond League. The Paris Olympics gold medalist defeated Warholm in the 100m face-off at the packed Letzigrund Stadion grandstand in Zurich, Switzerland.

After challenging Warholm for the duel during a training session at the 2023 Monaco Diamond League, Duplantis recorded a stunning time of 10.37 seconds to clinch the victory over the 400m sprinter and hurdler, who recorded 10.47 seconds on Wednesday night, September 4, 2024.

In a playful twist, Warholm will be seen competing in the 400m hurdles at the upcoming Zurich Diamond League in a Swedish kit, a consequence of his loss to the Swedish Olympian pole vaulter. The Norwegian hurdler will vie for top place in the event on September 5, 2024, at 23:34 (local time) in a yellow and blue jersey.

In the French capital last month Warholm secured a silver medal in the 400m hurdles race after clocking 47.06 seconds to follow Benjamin Rai (46:46 seconds).

The Swedish-American pole vaulter, who secured a gold medal in the men's pole vault at the Paris Games after registering a world record jump of 6.25m, was honing his sprinting skills under the guidance of the 2024 Summer Games 100m bronze medalist Fred Kerley.

"I had him the whole way" - Mondo Duplantis opened up on his 100m face-off with Karsten Warholm

Mondo Duplantis celebrates after winning a gold medal in the men's pole vault final at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. (Photo via Getty Images)

Following his victory over Karsten Warholm Mondo Duplantis acknowledged feeling confident from the start of the race.

In an interview following his dominance, he stated that at 60m, he was assured of securing the lead. However, as he reached the 80m mark, he began to feel fatigued in his legs.

"I felt like I had him at the start for sure or I mean I guess I had him the whole way but I knew at 60(m) I was like okay like this is no shot," Duplantis said at 1:05.

The Paris Olympian gold medalist managed to push through the fatigue and surpassed Warholm.

"I mean he has no shot. I really have him and then when I got to about 80(m) I started to get a little bit heavy in my legs and I was like please just do not give up on me and they were trying to give up on me actually towards the end, but they hung on just barely enough for the end there so it worked out."

At the Paris Games, Mondo Duplantis set the world record for the ninth time, which he surpassed at the 2024 Silesia Diamond League with a 6.26m jump.