A total of 11 protecting champions will want to repeat their victories at the upcoming World Athletics Indoor Championships, which will start on Friday in Nanjing, east Chinas Jiangsu Province.The guyss pole vault world record holder, Armand Duplantis of Sweden, topped the podium last year in Glasgow, Scotland, with an effort of 6.05 meters.
He has actually broken the world record 11 times in general, with his newest mark of 6.27 meters earning him a win in Clermont-Ferrand, France, on February 28.
Molly Caudery of Great Britain declared the ladiess pole vault title with a height of 4.80 meters last season.
The world record is 5.06 meters, set by Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia in 2009.
The other ruling field event gold medalists are New Zealands Hamish Kerr in the maless high jump, Dominicas Thea Lafond in the womens triple jump, Canadas Sarah Mitton in the femaless shot put, Australias Nicola Olyslagers in the womens high dive, Greeces Miltiadis Tentoglou in the mens long dive, and Burkina Fasos Hugues Fabrice Zango in the guyss triple jump.On the track, Grant Holloway of the USA will attempt to maintain leading honors in the maless 60-meter difficulties, while Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas attempts to do also in the womens competition, and Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia wishes to hold on to her crown in the femaless 800 meters.Chinas Olympic ladiess shot put gold medalist Gong Lijiao, and two-time maless triple jump world champ Zhu Yaming, will contend in front of their home fans in Nanjing too.