I'd say - whoever wins,it's win-win - but Warholm has a little more pride invested and might prevail on motivation - I think Mondo will surprise - I predict 10.15 for both with photo-finish - biggest pole wins..😘
I don't see it being any faster than high 10.3s. I'm guessing its more likely going to be won in the mid 10.4s. If odds were even, I'd put my money on warholm. My biggest concern is that Mondo is clearly in peak performance while I can't say the same for warholm. Warholm might very well be 0.25 slower than what he would be at his peak, which might put him slower than Mondo. I'd still bet on Warholm because I've never seen Mondo use blocks. I'd be surprised if Mondo goes much faster than 10.5.
Sub-10.2 would mean he could run ~43.8 for 400. That’s entering Wariner territory.
I just don’t see it; he’s a power loper, not a pure speedster.
Well, Warholm is, just like his countryman Jakob, a big mouth (sometimes). Post Tokyo Olympics he speculated in running low 43s in the flat, and beating Jakob easily in the 800m in a world class time (Jakob’s response -paraphrasing-: “You are a sprinter, and don’t hold even a 400m. -I beat you easily in everything above that distance.!”).
It’s interesting that neither Warholm nor Jakob talk about stellar times in their main events 400mh/1500m, but rather being big mouths in other distances. But being a big mouth doesn’t always mean you are wrong -who saw 45.94 coming, or what might have come in the 3000m with better temperatures and maybe not so much left in the tank on the last lap..?
Saying all this I neither think Warholm has shown any sub 44 capacity the last two years. In off events I think current Rai Benjamin is the man to speculate around…
Duplantis ran a 10.57 in HS. He can run faster like a 10.3 or 10.2.
Warholm who set the WR in the 400h probably could run fast right now however I think he is in 10.5 or 10.6.
Duplantis for the win
Mondo's 10.57 was heavily wind aided. He was also over 6.05m in the pole vault that year. He followed it up with a wind aided 10.74. I'm guessing he was a mid 10.7s sprinter in high school. I don't think he can run a 10.2. MAYBE a 10.39 if he has a good race.