Duplantis ready to hit new heights in Nanjing

NANJING — Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis headlines a stellar cast in the Chinese city of Nanjing at a world indoor athletics championships delayed three times by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nanjing's Cube will play host to 576 athletes from 127 countries and regions, who will contest 26 events over three days of action from March 21-23.

That number includes 11 individual defending champions — notably world record holders Duplantis (pole vault), Devynne Charlton and Grant Holloway (60 meter hurdles) — and 20 medalists from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.