Armand Duplantis

Tokyo 2025: Mondo Duplantis sets 14th world record, soars to gold at Worlds

Tokyo 2025: Mondo Duplantis sets 14th world record, soars to gold at Worlds

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis broke new ground once again as he set a world record of 6.30 metres to successfully defend his world pole vault title in Tokyo on Monday, Afrosport reports. The 25-year-old had already secured gold with a first-time clearance at 6.15m before raising the bar a further 15 centimetres at the Japan National Stadium. On his third attempt, Duplantis sailed over the height to...