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Olympic gold medallist Renaud Lavillenie heads to Stockholm for today’s Diamond League meeting intent on firing a warning to his rivals weeks ahead of the Rio Games.
The French pole-vaulter — world record holder with a height of 6.16m — triumphed at the Oslo meeting last week to add to his success in Eugene in May and he is coming into form at just the right time with the Olympics looming large in August.
“I have three goals this year: in addition to the Olympics, the Diamond League, with the opportunity to win a seventh trophy, is a proof of consistency.
“And Europe (the continental championships next month in Amsterdam), which is a chance to gauge where I am at a month before the games.”
Lavillenie, a six-time Diamond Race winner, jumped 5.81m in Eugene and 5.80m in Oslo to see off his rivals, notably young Canadian Shawn Barber, the world champion.
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