Duplantis swaps pole for microphone with anthem for World Athletics Ultimate

Aug 21 : Already one of athletics' biggest stars, Sweden's Mondo Duplantis is now providing the soundtrack too, with the double Olympic pole vault champion releasing the official anthem for World Athletics' inaugural Ultimate Championship.The track, titled "Gold", was written and performed by the world-record-holder and released globally on major streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music, on Friday.The song will be the signature soundtrack of the inaugural Ultimate Championship, which is being held from September 11 to 13 in Budapest and will feature the world's best athletes competing for a share of a $10 million prize fund."I wrote the song around representing something that's a lot bigger than yourself," Duplantis said in a statement. "I think that's what we all do when we'