Pole Vaulter Duplantis, Runner McLaughlin-Levrone Named 2025 Athletes of Year

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2025-12-01

MOSCOW, December 1 (RIA Novosti) - World Athletics named Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis and US hurdler and sprinter Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone as 2025 Athletes of the Year. The awards ceremony took place on Sunday in Monaco. Duplantis, 26, is a two-time Olympic champion (2021 and 2024). In 2025, the Swede became a three-time world champion and a three-time world indoor champion, setting world records both outdoors (6.30 meters) and indoo......

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