<figure id="attachment_3159599" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3159599" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3159599 size-full" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/8f5f186e-afp__20250915__74ke2wk__v1__midres__athleticsworld2025_1600x1000_1.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3159599" class="wp-caption-text">Armand Duplantis had already wrapped up the competition with a winning vault of 6.15m before raising the bar another 15cm. (AFP pic)</figcaption></figure>
TOKYO: Sweden&#8217;s Armand &#8216;Mondo&#8217; Duplantis set a new world record of 6.30m as he successfully defended his world pole vault title in Tokyo today.
Duplantis had already wrapped up the competition with a winning vault of 6.15m before raising the bar another 15cm.
He went clear on his third attempt in what was his 14th world record in a discipline in which he is totally dominant.
The 25-year-old raced off the mat and raced around the track before running into the stands for a passionate kiss with his partner and a quick embrace of his parents, much to the delight of a packed National Stadium.
His rivals swarmed around him as he made his way back, enveloped in a Swedish flag.
Greece&#8217;s Emmanouil Karalis took silver with a best of 6.00m and Australian Kurtis Marschall claimed bronze with a personal best of 5.95m, taking the medal on countback from American Sam Kendricks.

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