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Duplantis breaks world record in pole vault for 3rd time this year by clearing 6.26 meters

3 hours 1 minute 48 seconds ago Sunday, August 25 2024 Aug 25, 2024 August 25, 2024 3:10 PM August 25, 2024 in News
Source: Associated Press

CHORZOW, Poland (AP) — Former LSU Tiger Armand Duplantis has broken the world record in the pole vault again, this time clearing 6.26 meters in a Diamond League meet in Poland on Sunday.

Duplantis, the Louisiana-born 24-year-old who competes for his mother’s native Sweden, added another centimeter to his world record in Chorzow.

It’s the third time this year that he has set a world record. He did so in the recent Olympic Games in Paris, clearing 6.25 meters after clinching the gold medal.

Duplantis, who is widely known as “Mondo,” has now broken the world record 10 times in his career — each time by one centimeter.

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