Overview

• He carries a 35-competition winning streak over the past two years.
• He raised the world record to 6.29 m in mid-August in Budapest, his 13th improvement of the mark.
• Forecast uncertainty in Tokyo could complicate a record attempt.
• Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis has surged with a 6.08 m clearance this season, with Sam Kendricks and Kurtis Marschall in the mix for medals.
• France advanced Thibaut Collet, Ethan Cormont and Renaud Lavillenie to the final, though Lavillenie’s right-thigh inflammation puts his participation in doubt.