Armand Duplantis and his fiancée Desiré Inglander have been open about getting married this summer, according to sources. Duplantis will skip a competition weekend in connection with the wedding. Specifically, he will miss the Diamond League meet Bislett Games in Norway on June 10 because he is getting married in Cannes the weekend after.
He will go directly to Cannes after the Diamond League competition in Stockholm on June 7. Steinar Hoen, the Bislett Games director, revealed Armand Duplantis's wedding plans earlier this week. Hoen now regrets revealing the wedding plans.
The wedding date was intended to be secret, which Hoen did not know. Steinar Hoen learned early that Duplantis would not participate in the Norway meet and the reason why. Hoen stated, 'That's correct.
He goes directly there after the Diamond League competition in Stockholm on June 7.
He is getting married in Cannes the weekend after Bislett Games and goes directly there after the Diamond League meet in Stockholm on June 7. ' Hoen also said, 'This is a big misunderstanding. ' He explained, 'So when NTB called and asked why he wouldn't be participating, I told them why.
' However, there is a contradiction regarding the timing of Armand Duplantis's wedding. The wedding ceremony already took place earlier in March at Stockholm City Hall, according to sources. It is unknown whether the wedding in Cannes in June is a separate event from the March ceremony in Stockholm.
The exact date and details of Armand Duplantis's wedding in Cannes in June 2024 are also not known. According to the Diamond League website, Duplantis will participate in five Diamond League meets this season: Shanghai, Paris, London, Silesia, and Stockholm. 15 meters but did not attempt a world record height then.
Previously, one could question that he plays up in Norway and scores goals against teams from the Norwegian league. How good is he really? But we can end that discussion now. What he has delivered against top clubs like Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, and Inter is at such a high level that it must be taken seriously.
Aftonbladet reports that the Bislett Games audience will miss a possible world record in pole vault because Armand Duplantis cannot participate in this year's Diamond League meet in Oslo on June 10. Aftonbladet also states that all other top pole vaulters will participate in the Bislett Games. In other sports news, Kasper Høgh may make his national team debut for Denmark in the upcoming World Cup qualifier.
Denmark's national team coach Brian Riemer presented his squad on Tuesday. Denmark will face North Macedonia in the World Cup qualifier on March 26. If Denmark wins, they will face either the Czech Republic or Ireland in a final for a World Cup ticket.
Kasper Høgh has not been in a Danish senior national team squad before but has played age-group national matches. Since New Year, Høgh has impressed greatly for Bodø/Glimt in Europe, scoring five goals in the last five Champions League matches. It is unknown whether Kasper Høgh will actually make his debut for Denmark in the World Cup qualifier on March 26.
Meanwhile, the Norwegian Ski Federation has selected twelve athletes for the ski flying World Cup events in Vikersund. Six men and six women will compete on home ground. There is trial jumping on Thursday, qualification on Friday, and World Cup races for both genders on Saturday and Sunday.
Nika Prevc set a world record in the Vikersund hill with 236 meters last year. 5 meters in 2017. The listed Norwegian jumpers will compete this weekend.