In 1992, on the eve of the Barcelona Olympics, the world’s greatest basketball player met track and field’s greatest gravity defier. Michael Jordan, fresh from winning another NBA title, bragged about his high jump and long jump prowess at school. Sergei Bubka, who by then had amassed 30 pole vault world records, attempted a two-handed dunk and failed. Sports Illustrated, there for the ride, billed it as Air Jordan meets Air Bubka.
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Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/feb/09/mondo-duplantis-pole-vault-athletics-noah-lyles-sydney-mclaughlin under the title “Mondo Duplantis in pole position to lead athletics’ new wave of talent | Sean Ingle”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
