Mondo Duplantis raises his pole vault world record to 6.29 metres in Budapest
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Budapest, Aug 12 (AP) Mondo Duplantis raised his pole vault world record to 6.29 metres at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial meet in Budapest on Tuesday.
The Olympic and world champion added a centimeter at his second attempt to the previous record mark which he set in June at a Diamond League meet in front of home fans in Stockholm.
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