Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sweden's Mondo Duplantis wins gold in men's pole vault
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sweden's Mondo Duplantis wins gold in men's pole vault

India Today  

World record holder Mondo Duplantis of Sweden won the Olympic men's pole vault gold medal on Tuesday, soaring over 6.02 metres on his first attempt at that height. Having sealed his gold medal on a warm and humid night in Tokyo, Duplantis decided to go for another world record attempt at 6.19m, forcing the few hundred spectators at the Olympic Stadium to stay in their seats. The 21-year-old Duplantis, who finished with a silver medal behind world champion Sam Kendricks of the United States in 2019, remained the only man to fly over six metres this year. READ MORE | Tokyo Olympics: Jamaica's Elaine Thompson wins 200m Gold, first woman to retain sprint double

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2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records
2 weeks, 6 days ago

2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records

The Hindu  

There were records galore from athletics in 2024, both at the national and global level. | Photo Credit: NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon bettered her own world record in the women’s 1500m at the Paris Diamond League meet. Sweden’s Armand Duplantis poses next to a board displaying his new 6,26 meters world record after the men’s pole vault …

World Athletics: Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’
1 month, 1 week ago

World Athletics: Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’

The Hindu  

Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named ‘Athletes of the Year’ by World Athletics in Monaco on Sunday. Swedish pole-vaulter Armand Duplantis won the men’s field category after an unbeaten 2024, winning Olympic gold and setting a new world record of 6.26 metres. Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh …

Against Warholm, Mondo put on a 100m exhibition
4 months ago

Against Warholm, Mondo put on a 100m exhibition

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Mondo Duplantis, what in the world. Armand Mondo Duplantis and Karsten Warholm pose after an exhibition 100m race at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich, Switzerland. Mondo in the blue, was accompanied by the “fast gang” – Sha’carri Richardson, Letsile Tebogo, Vernon Norwood, Renaud Lavillenie and Fred Kerley. “I was the last man to beat Mondo in a Championship…If anyone …

Mondo Duplantis stuns Karsten Warholm in Scandinavian sprint showdown
4 months ago

Mondo Duplantis stuns Karsten Warholm in Scandinavian sprint showdown

The Independent  

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Is Karsten Warholm v Armand Duplantis on TV? Start time and how to watch 100m race online tonight
4 months ago

Is Karsten Warholm v Armand Duplantis on TV? Start time and how to watch 100m race online tonight

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Karsten Warholm vs Mondo Duplantis: Why sprint showdown could offer clues to the future of athletics
4 months, 1 week ago

Karsten Warholm vs Mondo Duplantis: Why sprint showdown could offer clues to the future of athletics

The Independent  

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Armand Duplantis repeats Paris Olympics 2024 heroics: Entire timeline of record-breaking spree
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Armand Duplantis repeats Paris Olympics 2024 heroics: Entire timeline of record-breaking spree

Hindustan Times  

Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record once again as he cleared 6.26 metres at the second attempt at the Silesia Diamond League meeting, on Sunday. He broke the world record for the 10th time in his career, surpassing the 6.25 metres he cleared after retaining his Olympic gold medal in Paris 2024. Meanwhile, Paris 2024 silver medallist …

Pole vault king Duplantis continues winning ways post-Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pole vault king Duplantis continues winning ways post-Olympics

China Daily  

Sweden's Armand Duplantis in action as he clears 6.15m during the men's pole vault at the Diamond League at Place de la Navigation, Lausanne, Switzerland on August 21, 2024. LAUSANNE - Armand Duplantis picked up from where he left off at his world record-setting, gold medal-winning showing at the Paris Olympics by dominating the men's pole vault at the Lausanne …

Pole vault king Duplantis continues winning ways post-Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pole vault king Duplantis continues winning ways post-Olympics

China Daily  

Sweden's Armand Duplantis in action as he clears 6.15m during the men's pole vault at the Diamond League at Place de la Navigation, Lausanne, Switzerland on August 21, 2024. LAUSANNE - Armand Duplantis picked up from where he left off at his world record-setting, gold medal-winning showing at the Paris Olympics by dominating the men's pole vault at the Lausanne …

Lyles, Hassan bookend fabulous track and field program
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Lyles, Hassan bookend fabulous track and field program

China Daily  

Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the Paris 2024 Olympics women's marathon gold medal on Sunday. The closest and highest quality men's 100-meter race and a late-night pole vault world record lit up the first week, while Sifan Hassan's final-day marathon win, to cap a barely believable hat-trick of medals, was a fitting …

Noah Lyles and Sifan Hassan bookend a fabulous Paris Olympics programme
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Noah Lyles and Sifan Hassan bookend a fabulous Paris Olympics programme

The Hindu  

The Olympic athletics programme, highlighted by the shortest event and then the longest, saw performances of astonishing quality and spine-tingling drama, played out to a beautiful and unique purple backdrop that will forever mean Paris. The closest and highest quality men's 100 metres race and a late-night pole vault world record lit up the first week, while Sifan Hassan's final-day …

Paris 2024 Olympics: American Benjamin wins men’s 400 metres hurdles gold
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: American Benjamin wins men’s 400 metres hurdles gold

The Hindu  

Rai Benjamin finally got the better of great rival Karsten Warholm to win the Olympic 400 metres hurdles title on Friday, continuing the United States’ athletics gold rush and foiling the Norwegian’s bid to be the second man to retain the title. Benjamin, second behind Warholm in the Tokyo final and with two silvers and a bronze in world championships, …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Japanese wrestling juggernaut Fujinami ambles to freestyle gold
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Japanese wrestling juggernaut Fujinami ambles to freestyle gold

The Hindu  

Japanese wrestling juggernaut Akari Fujinami extended her outrageous winning streak to claim the women’s 53kg freestyle gold of the Paris Olympics at the Champ-de-Mars Arena on Thursday. The 20-year-old arrived in Paris with a 130-0 record and capped her campaign with ridiculous ease winning the gold medal contest against Ecuador’s Lucia Yepez Guzman by technical superiority. I want to enjoy …

Mondo Duplantis kisses girlfriend after breaking pole vault record in epic scene
5 months ago

Mondo Duplantis kisses girlfriend after breaking pole vault record in epic scene

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Paris Olympics: Gold and world record inevitable when Duplantis takes flight
5 months ago

Paris Olympics: Gold and world record inevitable when Duplantis takes flight

The Hindu  

Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis will later say he had been preparing for the moment all his life. I’d imagine I was jumping for an Olympic gold and also the World record.” Most kids have fantasies about era-defining sporting achievements. The 24-year-old will — in that order — win the Olympic gold medal, set the Olympic record and then break the World …

Armand Duplantis solidifies legacy with world record gold, cements himself alongside greats like Sergey Bubka
5 months ago

Armand Duplantis solidifies legacy with world record gold, cements himself alongside greats like Sergey Bubka

Hindustan Times  

Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis once again demonstrated his pole vaulting mastery by breaking his own world record at the 2024 Paris Olympics, clearing 6.25 meters. This new record marks the ninth time Duplantis has set a world record, surpassing his previous record of 6.24 meters set in the Xiamen Diamond League earlier in the year. Bubka's leap of six meters in …

Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record again to top off Olympic gold at Paris 2024
5 months ago

Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record again to top off Olympic gold at Paris 2024

The Independent  

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Paris 2024: Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis shatters Olympic and world record to retain Pole Vault Gold medal
5 months ago

Paris 2024: Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis shatters Olympic and world record to retain Pole Vault Gold medal

India TV News  

- that's the chant the whole Stade de France echoed with, in the wee hours of Monday night as world record holder Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis was man on a mission in men's pole vault final at the Paris Olympics. Duplantis not only retained his Gold medal but also shattered the Olympic and world record in a superhuman effort of flying …

Sweden's Duplantis sets new world record to win men's pole vault gold at Paris Games
5 months ago

Sweden's Duplantis sets new world record to win men's pole vault gold at Paris Games

China Daily  

Armand Duplantis of Sweden poses with his new world record after the men's pole vault final of Athletics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug 5, 2024. PARIS - Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke his own world record as he successfully defended his pole vault title at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Duplantis, a two-time world champion who …

Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis is breaking records at the Olympics
5 months ago

Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis is breaking records at the Olympics

NPR  

Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis is breaking records at the Olympics Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis soared roughly a foot higher than the silver and bronze medalists. And he kept setting the bar higher, breaking the world record. Yesterday, in case you missed this, the pole vaulter went full Superman in Paris, soaring roughly a foot higher than the silver and bronze …

Keely Hodgkinson reacts to dominant 800m Olympic gold: ‘I deserved this’
5 months ago

Keely Hodgkinson reacts to dominant 800m Olympic gold: ‘I deserved this’

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Armand “Mondo” Duplantis breaks pole vault world record in gold-medal performance at Olympics
5 months ago

Armand “Mondo” Duplantis breaks pole vault world record in gold-medal performance at Olympics

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — The pole vaulter they call “Mondo” really can put on a show. Duplantis, the Louisiana-born 24-year-old who competes for his mother’s native Sweden, cleared 6.25 meters to break the world record for the ninth time — but the first time on his sport’s grandest stage. A night after the American sprint star electrified track with a.005-second victory …

Noémie Fox wins kayak cross gold at Paris Olympics, Armand Duplantis breaks the pole vault world record, Jack Robinson into surfing final, Melissa Wu and Ellie Cole make diving final — as it happened
5 months ago

Noémie Fox wins kayak cross gold at Paris Olympics, Armand Duplantis breaks the pole vault world record, Jack Robinson into surfing final, Melissa Wu and Ellie Cole make diving final — as it happened

ABC  

Noémie Fox has won the women's kayak cross final, joining her sister Jess as a Paris Olympics gold medallist. Key Events Day 11 schedule Mon 5 Aug Medal tally Mon 5 Aug Australia's Jack Robinson is into the men's surfing final! And we’ve got the overall leaderboard to see how we compare against our rivals: Here's the medal standings after …

Mondo Duplantis: Breaking down the biomechanics behind the best-ever pole vaulter
5 months ago

Mondo Duplantis: Breaking down the biomechanics behind the best-ever pole vaulter

New York Times  

You don’t get to choose your own nickname, but you do get to prove why you were given it. Men's top 10 pole vaults, all-time Athlete Height Date Meet Indoor/outdoor Duplantis 6.24m April 2024 Diamond League Outdoor Duplantis 6.23m September 2023 Diamond League Outdoor Duplantis 6.22m February 2023 All Star Perche Indoor Duplantis 6.21m July 2022 World Championships Outdoor Duplantis …

Mondo Duplantis soars to new world record, Olympic gold again: ‘He’s the fastest pole vaulter out there’
5 months ago

Mondo Duplantis soars to new world record, Olympic gold again: ‘He’s the fastest pole vaulter out there’

New York Times  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Sweden’s Armand Duplantis, pole in hand, stood on the runway staring down a bar higher than anyone’s ever cleared. He is now the first back-to-back Olympic champion in men’s pole vault since American Bob Richards, who won in the 1952 Helsinki Games and the 1956 Melbourne Games. Duplantis and Richards are the only men’s pole vaulters with …

Paris Olympics: Matthew Ebden and John Peers win gold, Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown bag more medals — as it happened
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics: Matthew Ebden and John Peers win gold, Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown bag more medals — as it happened

ABC  

Saint Lucia sprinter Julien Alfred has won her country's first ever Olympic medal, taking out the women's 100m sprint in a national record time of 10.72. On a rainy night in Paris, Alfred tore out of the blocks and led the field for the next 90 metres, winning the gold convincingly over world number one Sha'Carri Richardson, who finished second …

Ecuador, China bag race walk gold to kick off athletics at Paris Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Ecuador, China bag race walk gold to kick off athletics at Paris Olympics

Al Jazeera  

Ecuador’s Brian Pintado has won the first athletics gold medal of the Paris Olympic Games with victory in the men’s 20km race walk. Brazil’s Caio Bonfim improved on his fourth-place finish in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 by taking silver, and Spain’s world champion Alvaro Martin took the bronze as the track and field events got under way in the …

2024 Olympics records list: US men’s 4x400M relay team sets a new mark at the Games
5 months, 1 week ago

2024 Olympics records list: US men’s 4x400M relay team sets a new mark at the Games

Associated Press  

PARIS — Records are being broken daily at the 2024 Olympics, which run from July 27-Aug. 11, as athletes and teams win medals across 32 sports. Tuesday, July 30 SWIMMING Kaylee McKeown of Australia swam the women’s 100-meter backstroke in 57.33 seconds, breaking her own Olympic record of 57.47 set at the Tokyo Games in 2021. Monday, July 29 SWIMMING …

2024 Olympics: Top non-U.S. athletes to watch, from Nikola Jokić to Rayssa Leal
5 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 Olympics: Top non-U.S. athletes to watch, from Nikola Jokić to Rayssa Leal

New York Times  

Follow our Olympics coverage from the Paris Games. GO DEEPER At 17, swimmer Summer McIntosh is ready to be a breakout star at Paris Olympics Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic is one of the most accomplished players in men’s tennis history. GO DEEPER Meet Léon Marchand, the 'French Michael Phelps' ready to rule his home Olympics Armand Duplantis If you’re watching …

Paris Olympics 2024: Know your athlete - Pole vaulting god Mondo Duplantis looks to reach new heights
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Know your athlete - Pole vaulting god Mondo Duplantis looks to reach new heights

Hindustan Times  

Although he is only 24, Armand Duplantis, better known as Mondo Duplantis, is already a world champion, Olympic champion and world record holder. During the World Athletics Indoor Tour, he cleared three lower heights, before going past 6.17m in the second attempt. Pre-Paris Olympics form In March 2022, he beat his own world record by jumping 6.19m at the Belgrade …

Paris Diamond League: Duplantis misses world record but on track for Olympic title defence
6 months ago

Paris Diamond League: Duplantis misses world record but on track for Olympic title defence

The Hindu  

Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis secured victory at the Paris Diamond League meet with his first attempt on Sunday and while he failed to break his own world record he said his preparations for the Paris Games are on the right track. The Swede, who broke the world record for the eighth time with a vault of 6.24 metres …

Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis misses on 3 pole vault world record attempts to conclude the Euros
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis misses on 3 pole vault world record attempts to conclude the Euros

Associated Press  

ROME — Armand Duplantis still has some work to do before extending his pole vault world record again. Duplantis has set the world record eight times, the last coming when he cleared 6.24 at the season-opening Diamond League meet in China in April. The Stadio Olimpico crowd tried to get “Mondo” going by singing “Volare” — and Duplantis came closest …

Chasing Mondo Duplantis: In Olympic pole vault, a trio of Americans try to topple a giant
7 months ago

Chasing Mondo Duplantis: In Olympic pole vault, a trio of Americans try to topple a giant

New York Times  

Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. “And Mondo knows if he ever has a falling point,” Kendricks said, “me, Chris or K.C., we’re gonna snag that gold medal. “It’s a tough time to be in the sport,” Kendricks said, “because sometimes being really good is not good enough. I’m in the game.” Mondo Duplantis and …

Diamond League: Pole vaulter Duplantis sails to victory in Suzhou, Simbine beats Coleman in 100m
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Diamond League: Pole vaulter Duplantis sails to victory in Suzhou, Simbine beats Coleman in 100m

The Hindu  

Sweden’s Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis dominated the men’s pole vault at the Suzhou Diamond League meeting on Saturday, going close to bettering his own world record set last week. World 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson suffered another upset in the women’s 200m, with the American coming in third at 23.11 seconds behind Briton Daryll Neita’s winning 22.62 and compatriot Anavia Battle’s 22.99. …

Duplantis sets pole vault world record in opening Diamond League meet in China
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Duplantis sets pole vault world record in opening Diamond League meet in China

Associated Press  

XIAMEN, China — Armand Duplantis added a centimeter to his own pole vault world record after clearing 6.24 meters at the season-opening Diamond League meet on Saturday. The first night of the outdoor season finished off with Christian Coleman winning the 100 meters in 10.13 seconds from fellow American Fred Kerley, who placed second in 10.17. Gudaf Tsegay, who holds …

Duplantis betters own pole vault World Record again at Xiamen Diamond League
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Duplantis betters own pole vault World Record again at Xiamen Diamond League

The Hindu  

Armand Duplantis put down a marker ahead of this year’s Paris Olympics as the Swede broke his own pole vault world record with a 6.24 metres effort in the first Diamond League meeting of the 2024 season on Saturday. Duplantis bettered his previous mark of 6.23 metres set at the Eugene Diamond League finale in September, clearing the bar with …

Devynne Charlton shines, Mondo Duplantis reigns supreme at world indoors
10 months, 1 week ago

Devynne Charlton shines, Mondo Duplantis reigns supreme at world indoors

The Hindu  

Devynne Charlton bettered her own 60m hurdles world record, Mondo Duplantis once again ruled supreme in the pole vault and there were second golds for Femke Bol and Alexander Doom on the third and final day of the world indoor championships on Sunday. In another scintillating night of track and field at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena, US sprint star Noah Lyles …

Duplantis, Lyles and Kipyegon among six named World Athlete of the Year
1 year ago

Duplantis, Lyles and Kipyegon among six named World Athlete of the Year

Hindustan Times  

Swedish pole-vaulter Armand Duplantis and American sprint star Noah Lyles were among the six who have been announced as World Athletes of the Year for 2023. World Athletics, which annually choses the best male and female athlete of the year, announced three awards in either section to reflect great performances across track, field and out of stadia events. Armand Duplantis …

Ingebrigtsen smashes 2,000-meter world record at Brussels Diamond League meet
1 year, 4 months ago

Ingebrigtsen smashes 2,000-meter world record at Brussels Diamond League meet

The Hindu  

Olympic 1,500-meter champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen smashed a 24-year-old world record in the rarely run 2,000 meters by more than a second on Friday. Making his first appearance since last month’s world championships, the 22-year-old Norwegian improved the previous mark of 4:44.79 set in 1999 by Moroccan great Hicham El Guerrouj. Also, Jamaica sprint ace Shericka Jackson failed in her attempt …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Redemption for Ingebrigtsen with 5,000m gold
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Redemption for Ingebrigtsen with 5,000m gold

The Hindu  

Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway raced to victory in the 5,000 metres on the final day of the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, bouncing back from bitter disappointment in the 1,500m four days earlier. Then it’s incredibly big to still take the victory.” What a finish in the men's 5000m 👀 Jakob Ingebrigtsen digs deep and successfully defends his 5000m #WorldAthleticsChamps …

Australian pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall claims bronze medal at World Athletics Championships
1 year, 4 months ago

Australian pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall claims bronze medal at World Athletics Championships

ABC  

Pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall has become the first Australian male athlete in eight years to win a World Athletics Championships medal, equalling his personal best to claim bronze in Budapest. Key points: Marschall claimed bronze alongside American Christopher Nilsen Swedish world-record holder Armand Duplantis won gold Marschall collected Australia's fourth medal in Budapest Marschall surged into contention with a first-time …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Duplantis wins second straight gold in pole vault
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Duplantis wins second straight gold in pole vault

The Hindu  

Sweden’s world record holder Armand Duplantis claimed his second consecutive world pole vault title on Saturday, but did not have a seventh world record in him on a steamy night in Budapest. The Olympic champion cleared 6.10 metres for gold and then - in what turned into the “Mondo show” - missed at three attempts to clear 6.23, which would …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Duplantis soars into world pole vault final
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Duplantis soars into world pole vault final

The Hindu  

Sweden’s pole vault king Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis on Wednesday soared into the final at the World Athletics Championships. The world champion and world record holder finished fourth at last month’s Monaco Diamond League meet. He also improved his world record to 6.22m indoors in Clermont-Ferrand in February and he boasts the second best outdoor vault, 6.11m in Hengelo, and five …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Richardson ready to scorch Budapest track
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Richardson ready to scorch Budapest track

The Hindu  

World 100m champion Fred Kerley’s long-awaited showdown with Olympic gold medallist Marcell Jacobs is one of many intriguing sub-plots to the World Athletics Championships that start in Budapest on Saturday. Since that heady victory, the Italian has been beset by injuries, missing last year’s Covid-delayed world champs in Eugene when Kerley led a U.S. medal clean sweep in track and …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s pole vault
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s pole vault

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal in men’s pole vault in Budapest: Armand Duplantis Currently, there aren’t many athletes as dominant in their field as Armand Duplantis is in pole vault. Personal Best: 6.22m Season’s Best: 6.22m Chris Nilsen FILE PHOTO: …

Diamond League: Duplantis dominates Stockholm pole vault as hurdlers dodge protesters
1 year, 6 months ago

Diamond League: Duplantis dominates Stockholm pole vault as hurdlers dodge protesters

The Hindu  

Pole vault star Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis, watched by his mother, attempted a world record, and climate protesters added “an 11th hurdle” in the rain-hit Diamond League event in Stockholm on Sunday. The pole vault was delayed for two hours by the wet weather, as the sound system in Stockholm’s venerable Olympic Stadium, played “Let the Sunshine In” from the musical …

Armand Duplantis sets new pole vault world record in France
1 year, 10 months ago

Armand Duplantis sets new pole vault world record in France

The Hindu  

Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record on Saturday, clearing 6.22 metres to add one centimetre to his previous mark at the All-Star Perche, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting, in Clermont-Ferrand, France. After setting the new world record, Duplantis said, “When you have moments like this when the energy is so high, and you are going …

Mondo Duplantis Wins in Berlin But Misses New World Record
1 year, 11 months ago

Mondo Duplantis Wins in Berlin But Misses New World Record

News 18  

Olympic and world champion pole vault star Mondo Duplantis clinched victory at the Berlin indoor meet on Friday with a height of 6.06m but failed at three attempts to set a new world record of 6.22m. On Friday, Duplantis easily succeeded at 5.60m, 5.82m, 5.91m and 6.06m before being foiled in his attempt to improve on his own world record …

Mondo Duplantis to break own pole vault record in Berlin
1 year, 11 months ago

Mondo Duplantis to break own pole vault record in Berlin

The Hindu  

Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis headlines the Berlin indoor athletics meet on Friday where the 23-year-old Swede is gunning to break his own world record. “What I’m really trying to do in the indoor season is to break the world record. The reason why I’m here is to try to give myself another chance to break my own world record.” …

Duplantis ‘feels close’ to setting new pole vault record
1 year, 11 months ago

Duplantis ‘feels close’ to setting new pole vault record

The Hindu  

Sweden’s Olympic champion pole vaulter Armand Duplantis said he “feels close” to setting a new world record after opening his 2023 season with a convincing win on home soil on Thursday. The 23-year-old was only thwarted by his own world record at the Mondo Classic indoor meeting in Uppsala, failing to clear 6.22 metres and settling for a highest jump …

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