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Daily Tribune
01-03-2025
- Sport
- Daily Tribune
Duplantis Breaks Pole Vault World Record for 11th Time
Armand Duplantis did it again. On Friday night at the All Star Perche meet in Clermont-Ferrand, France, the Swedish pole vaulting sensation cleared 6.27 metres to claim his 11th world record, nudging his own mark up by a centimetre and cementing his status as the sport's untouchable star. The Maison des Sports erupted as fireworks crackled trackside, a fitting salute to a man who keeps rewriting the record books. The 25-year-old, a double Olympic and world champion, made it look effortless—nailing the record height on his first attempt. It was a step beyond the 6.26m he'd set in Silesia last August, and the latest chapter in a career that's turned pole vaulting into his personal playground. As he landed, arms raised in triumph, you could almost feel the inevitability of it all. 'I just felt really good,' Duplantis told reporters afterwards, his understated tone belying the feat. 'I came here to do it. I put everything in place—the run-up worked perfectly. I just did it.' Simple words for a man who's made the extraordinary routine. Friday's leap was no fluke. Duplantis arrived in France with intent, his every stride and swing dialled in. The All Star Perche meet, a showcase for vaulting's elite, handed him the stage, and he delivered—again. That 6.27m bar didn't just fall; it bowed to a competitor who's broken the world record more times than most athletes win medals. For Duplantis, this is familiar territory. Since his first record at 6.17m in 2020, he's been on a relentless climb, each jump a defiance of gravity and expectation. Clermont-Ferrand's fireworks might fade, but his legacy's only getting brighter.
CNN
01-03-2025
- Sport
- CNN
Mondo Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for 11th time, while his debut single plays around the stadium
Centimeter by centimeter, Mondo Duplantis is soaring closer to the sky and securing his legacy as the greatest pole vaulter in history. The 25-year-old Swede broke his own world record for the 11th time on Friday, clearing the bar at 6.27 meters while competing at the All Star Perche in Clermont-Ferrand, France. 'I just felt really good,' he told reporters, according to Reuters. 'What can I say, I came here to do it. I put everything in place to do it. The run-up worked really well. I just did it.' Such is Duplantis' dominance, he seems virtually assured of winning every time he steps onto the track; the only real unknown is whether he can set yet another world record. On Friday, he easily cleared the bar at 5.65m, 5.91m, 6.02m, and 6.07m on his first attempts while Greece's Emmanouil Karalis set a national record of 6.02m to finish in second place. Only six men cleared the bar at 5.91m or higher – the most ever in a single competition. Then, once he had secured the win, Duplantis simply raised the bar 20 centimetres and yet again cleared it on his first attempt as the crowd raised their arms in celebration and fireworks went off beside the crash mat. Remarkably, his latest record came on the same day that he released his debut single 'Bop,' which played over the stadium's speakers as he made his record-breaking jump. 'When I made this song a couple of months ago, I thought this would be a perfect song to jump to here. That's why I rushed it out,' he said. Since first breaking the world record in February 2020, Duplantis has made a habit of improving it in one-centimeter increments, pushing the boundaries of the sport. Next, he will look to claim a third consecutive world indoor title when he competes at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China later this month.
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mondo Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for 11th time, while his debut single plays around the stadium
Centimeter by centimeter, Mondo Duplantis is soaring closer to the sky and securing his legacy as the greatest pole vaulter in history. The 25-year-old Swede broke his own world record for the 11th time on Friday, clearing the bar at 6.27 meters while competing at the All Star Perche in Clermont-Ferrand, France. 'I just felt really good,' he told reporters, according to Reuters. 'What can I say, I came here to do it. I put everything in place to do it. The run-up worked really well. I just did it.' Such is Duplantis' dominance, he seems virtually assured of winning every time he steps onto the track; the only real unknown is whether he can set yet another world record. On Friday, he easily cleared the bar at 5.65m, 5.91m, 6.02m, and 6.07m on his first attempts while Greece's Emmanouil Karalis set a national record of 6.02m to finish in second place. Only six men cleared the bar at 5.91m or higher – the most ever in a single competition. Then, once he had secured the win, Duplantis simply raised the bar 20 centimetres and yet again cleared it on his first attempt as the crowd raised their arms in celebration and fireworks went off beside the crash mat. Remarkably, his latest record came on the same day that he released his debut single 'Bop,' which played over the stadium's speakers as he made his record-breaking jump. 'When I made this song a couple of months ago, I thought this would be a perfect song to jump to here. That's why I rushed it out,' he said. Since first breaking the world record in February 2020, Duplantis has made a habit of improving it in one-centimeter increments, pushing the boundaries of the sport. Next, he will look to claim a third consecutive world indoor title when he competes at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China later this month.
CNN
01-03-2025
- Sport
- CNN
Mondo Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for 11th time, while his debut single plays around the stadium
Centimeter by centimeter, Mondo Duplantis is soaring closer to the sky and securing his legacy as the greatest pole vaulter in history. The 25-year-old Swede broke his own world record for the 11th time on Friday, clearing the bar at 6.27 meters while competing at the All Star Perche in Clermont-Ferrand, France. 'I just felt really good,' he told reporters, according to Reuters. 'What can I say, I came here to do it. I put everything in place to do it. The run-up worked really well. I just did it.' Such is Duplantis' dominance, he seems virtually assured of winning every time he steps onto the track; the only real unknown is whether he can set yet another world record. On Friday, he easily cleared the bar at 5.65m, 5.91m, 6.02m, and 6.07m on his first attempts while Greece's Emmanouil Karalis set a national record of 6.02m to finish in second place. Only six men cleared the bar at 5.91m or higher – the most ever in a single competition. Then, once he had secured the win, Duplantis simply raised the bar 20 centimetres and yet again cleared it on his first attempt as the crowd raised their arms in celebration and fireworks went off beside the crash mat. Remarkably, his latest record came on the same day that he released his debut single 'Bop,' which played over the stadium's speakers as he made his record-breaking jump. 'When I made this song a couple of months ago, I thought this would be a perfect song to jump to here. That's why I rushed it out,' he said. Since first breaking the world record in February 2020, Duplantis has made a habit of improving it in one-centimeter increments, pushing the boundaries of the sport. Next, he will look to claim a third consecutive world indoor title when he competes at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China later this month.
The Independent
01-03-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record again at first attempt
Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis broke the men's pole vault world record again on Friday night as he wowed crowds in France. The flying Swede set a new bar in pole vault for the 11th time in his career after he cleared 6.27m at the All Star Perche event. The 25-year-old clinched the competition win in Clermond-Ferrand when he easily cleared 6.02m before he attempted to improve his own record mark which he set back in August in Poland. And it did not take Duplantis long after he nudged his record up by a centimetre from 6.26m with his very first attempt. The Swede secured a second successive Olympic title in the summer with a world record of 6.25 and improved his mark for a third time in 2024 with his achievement in Poland. Duplantis broke the record for the first time back in February 2020 with a height of 6.17m and has continued to top his best for the last five years by progressing one centimetre each time.
