Il Messaggiere - Duplantis sets new pole vault world record of 6.26 metres

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Duplantis sets new pole vault world record of 6.26 metres / Photo: Sergei GAPON - AFP

Duplantis sets new pole vault world record of 6.26 metres

SPORTS 25.08.2024

Olympic champion Armand Duplantis improved his own pole vault world record by a centimetre at Sunday's Diamond League Silesia meeting, posting a mark of 6.26 metres on his second attempt.

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Duplantis broke the mark of 6.25m he set when defending his Olympic title in Paris earlier this month.

It is the 10th time the 24-year-old Swede has set a new world mark since he first became the world record holder with a vault of 6.17m in Torun, Poland, in February 2020.

O.Esposito--IM

Il Messaggiere - Duplantis sets new pole vault world record of 6.26 metres

Duplantis sets new pole vault world record of 6.26 metres

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