Swedish pole vaulter Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis not only won Olympic gold but also broke a world record so it’s not a surprise it would appear he celebrated hard.
On August 5, the 24-year-old athlete reached new heights after he pole vaulted over a whopping 6.25 meter high bar at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Duplantis took the lead after soaring over a 6.00 meter bar with US‘ Sam Kendricks landing a height of 5.95 meters and Emmanouil Karalis achieving 5.90 meters.
However, he then completed a bar at the height of 6.10 and later 6.25 meters, the Stade de France erupting as he broke the world record.
His immediate celebration raised a few eyebrows, with the athlete caught on camera ‘roaring’ at his brother and ‘punching’ him in the chest and it would appear he continued the hardcore celebrations well into the night if a clip of him on daytime TV the next morning (August 6) is anything to go by.
Duplantis not only won gold but broke a world record (Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
Sports journalist Siavoush Fallahi shared a clip to Twitter of Duplantis on TV the day after he took home a gold medal.
In the clip, the athlete appears to struggle a bit with finding his thoughts and the right words, staring off into space a lot and looking a bit dazed.
When asked about his celebrations, he says: “[Translation] Yeah it has been good. I wanted to celebrate with those who are closest to me. It’s hard to understand. I think I don’t get everything.
“All those who are closest to me are here on site. It makes no sense. It still feels a bit surreal. It’s crazy.”
The caption reads: “When you thought Mondo Duplantis couldn’t get better he turns up visibly hungover in the studio 9:00 AM after what must’ve been a long night.”
And it’s not taken long for people to flood to the comments in stitches over the athlete’s daytime TV appearance.
One Twitter user said: “I doubt he can walk a straight line.”
“Nah he’s still drunk, the hangover is gonna hit around 4pm lol,” another added.
A third commented: “Not even hungover really. Still drunk lol. Fabulous.”
“This is harder than breaking a world record,” a fourth wrote.
Some pointed out it’s not good to ‘glorify’ drinking, but hey, after not only winning gold but breaking a world record too, it’s fair enough Duplantis wanted to celebrate a bit. But for those reading, make sure to drink responsibly and all that.
A fifth also argued: “So he shouldn’t celebrate his victory because you see he has to appear on media in the morning? The fact he showed up should be enough. This people are human beings don’t forget. Even Simon Biles and Mondo are just human. I am proud of this kid.”
And a final resolved: “He can do whatever he wants after that performance.”
