Armand Duplantis breaks his own pole vault world record
Duplantis notched up his 33 rd competition victory, clearing 6.11m on his first attempt to finish ahead of Greece's Emmanouil Karalis (6.02m) and Australia's Kurtis Marschall (5.83m). On his second attempt at 6.29m, Duplantis touched the bar with one leg and his stomach, but it held, and the jump was validated.
Since Ukrainian Sergey Bubka became the first athlete to clear 6 meters, in Paris on July 13, 1985, the world record has been broken 26 times, including 12 times by Bubka, 13 times by Duplantis and once by Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie. The US-born Duplantis first broke the world record in 2020, with 6.17m.
Duplantis is the favorite for a third consecutive outdoor world title in a month's time in Tokyo.
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