Tokyo, Sept 15, 2025 (AFP) - Duplantis soars to new pole vault record and retains world title

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2025-09-15

Sweden's Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis set a new world record of 6.30 metres as he sensationally defended his world pole vault title in Tokyo on Monday. Duplantis had already wrapped up the competition with a winning vault of 6.15m before raising the bar another 15cm. The Swede went clear on his third attempt in what was his 14th world record in a discipline in which he is totally dominant. It was his fourth world record in 2025 alone. After landing o......

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