Swedish pole vaulter Armand "Mondo" Duplantis has broken his own world record for the 15th time, clearing a height of 6.31 metres on Thursday The achievement took place at the Mondo Classic, an indoor pole vault-only event in Uppsala, Sweden, that is named in his honour
The 26-year-old, a two-time Olympic gold champion, secured the new record with a flawless performance. He cleared his opening heights of 5.65m, 5.90m, and 6.08m on his first attempts before calling for the bar to be raised to the world-record height, which he then promptly cleared This marks the second time Duplantis has set a world record in his home nation of Sweden
This latest feat continues his established pattern of incrementally pushing the boundary of the sport, having increased the world record by the minimum one-centimetre margin on all 15 occasions he has broken it "I am so proud to have been able to do this in front of you," Duplantis said after the event "I jump for myself, I jump for my family, but I also jump for you, for Sweden, and for everyone who supports me" The performance further solidifies his position as the leading figure in modern pole vaulting.
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