World Athlete of the Year Mondo Duplantis will return to the runway at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Silesia next season, as he eyes a sixth straight series title in 2026.
A two-time Olympic gold medallist, three-time world champion and five-time Diamond League champion, Duplantis will be one of the headline acts when athletics’ premier one-day series returns to Poland for the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial on August 23.
It will be Duplantis’ fifth consecutive appearance at the Silesia meeting, which has proved a happy hunting ground in recent seasons.
“I feel really appreciated and loved here. I like the stadium, I appreciate the crowd. But, honestly speaking, I like everything in Silesia. I love it all: the venue, the city, even the sushi restaurant close to the hotel that I visit when I am here,” said Duplantis at his last appearance in Silesia earlier this year.
His most memorable performance at the meeting came in 2024, when he broke the world record with 6.26m.
It was the tenth time in his career that the Swedish star had broken the world record, and he has since done so four more times, taking the mark to an astonishing 6.30m.
That mark will no doubt be in his sights yet again next season, as he looks to extend his title-winning streak in the Diamond League.
With five series titles so far, Duplantis is closing in on the record of seven, held by his fellow pole-vaulter Renaud Lavillenie.
His 2026 campaign will also take him to London, where he will make his first appearance since 2018.
