Duplantis ‘switches’ to ice hockey
He EHC Red Bull Munich officially inaugurated its new pavilion, the SAP Garden Home Arena with a historic game against the Buffalo Sabers of the NHL and the presence of Armand Duplantisworld pole vault record holder.
The SAP Garden was completed this summer on the site of the former Radstadion, demolished in 2015, and home of the EHC Red Bull Munich and the Bayern Munich basketball team. 10,796 spectators gathered in the stands. The highlight came when he threw the puck onto the ice to open the season. He brought it to the track Tim Tramnitz, Formula 3 driver, who entered a kart. He gave the pill to Duplantis who, together with coach Don Jackson, was in charge of putting him into play.
Among those present were footballer Thomas Müller, former player Lothar Matthäus, Uli Hoenesshonorary president of Bayer Munich and its president Herbert Hainer.