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Scottish Sun
13-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Mondo Duplantis kisses Wag as he breaks pole vault world record for 13th time by 1cm – and does it for genius reason
MONDO DUPLANTIS broke the pole vault world record for the 13th time - by just 1cm. And he celebrates by Plant-ing a kiss on his adoring model fiancee. 7 Mondo Duplantis broke the pole vault world record by 1cm Credit: AFP 7 He kissed fiancee Desire Inglander in the celebrations Credit: AFP 7 His newest clearance was a 6.29m effort Credit: AP The Sweden superstar, 25, first claimed the world record in February 2020 when he went over 6.17m. And he nailed the biggest clearance ever seen on Tuesday with a 6.29m effort at the Hungarian Grand Prix. 22922880 went over 6.29m at the second attempt in Budapest - sparking wild scenes inside the stadium. He ran straight over to his fiancee Desire Inglander and shared a smooth with the Swedish model. READ MORE ON SPORT 'HE'S SICK OF HER' Andy Carroll DUMPS girlfriend after police quiz over boozy rows Inglander took to Instagram to react to her man's latest achievement. She posted a selfie with her hand - including her huge engagement ring - covering her mouth. The glamorous blonde wrote: "My fiance just broke the world record by 1cm. 6.29m!" Duplantis' latest world record comes just two months after his previous best, the 6.28m feat, set in June. Most read in Athletics GOLDEN ROMANCE I'm a Team GB Olympian but my boyfriend is a medal winner in extreme sport CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS And on each of the 13 times he has set the greatest height of all time, he has done so by 1cm increments. That is for a genius reason. Olympics 2024 hero Armando Duplantis looks worse for wear on morning TV after wild night celebrating It is because he gets a $100,000 [£74,000] bonus from World Athletics for each world record - but crucially only once per meet. So even if he sets a new world record twice in one tournament, he can only get the $100k. Duplantis also gets money from sponsors Puma and Red Bull whenever he breaks the world record. So he cleverly maximises his chances of the extra windfall by only going up by 1cm at a time. And it has reaped the rewards as he tops £1million purely in world-record bonuses. Puma even jokingly commented on a post following Tuesday's jump: "Please give us a rest." They then added on Duplantis' own Instagram post - with George Ezra's hit Budapest playing in the background: "Absolute AURA." Red Bull commented: "History books are getting 1cm thicker every time." Dominant Duplantis has won 36 meets in a row dating back to August 2023 and successfully defended his Olympic gold medal in Paris last summer. And he will surely be eyeing a fourth world record of 2025 and 14th overall when he goes for a hat-trick of World Championship titles in Tokyo next month. 7 Duplantis is regularly cheered on by his model partner Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 7 Duplantis first broke the world record in 2020 Credit: AFP 7 The two-time Olympic champion is one of the most dominant sportspeople in the world Credit: EPA
The Sun
13-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Mondo Duplantis kisses Wag as he breaks pole vault world record for 13th time by 1cm – and does it for genius reason
MONDO DUPLANTIS broke the pole vault world record for the 13th time - by just 1cm. And he celebrates by Plant-ing a kiss on his adoring model fiancee. 7 The Sweden superstar, 25, first claimed the world record in February 2020 when he went over 6.17m. And he nailed the biggest clearance ever seen on Tuesday with a 6.29m effort at the Hungarian Grand Prix. 22922880 went over 6.29m at the second attempt in Budapest - sparking wild scenes inside the stadium. He ran straight over to his fiancee Desire Inglander and shared a smooth with the Swedish model. Inglander took to Instagram to react to her man's latest achievement. She posted a selfie with her hand - including her huge engagement ring - covering her mouth. The glamorous blonde wrote: "My fiance just broke the world record by 1cm. 6.29m!" Duplantis' latest world record comes just two months after his previous best, the 6.28m feat, set in June. And on each of the 13 times he has set the greatest height of all time, he has done so by 1cm increments. That is for a genius reason. Olympics 2024 hero Armando Duplantis looks worse for wear on morning TV after wild night celebrating It is because he gets a $100,000 [£74,000] bonus from World Athletics for each world record - but crucially only once per meet. So even if he sets a new world record twice in one tournament, he can only get the $100k. Duplantis also gets money from sponsors Puma and Red Bull whenever he breaks the world record. So he cleverly maximises his chances of the extra windfall by only going up by 1cm at a time. And it has reaped the rewards as he tops £1million purely in world-record bonuses. Puma even jokingly commented on a post following Tuesday's jump: "Please give us a rest." They then added on Duplantis' own Instagram post - with George Ezra's hit Budapest playing in the background: "Absolute AURA." Red Bull commented: "History books are getting 1cm thicker every time." Dominant Duplantis has won 36 meets in a row dating back to August 2023 and successfully defended his Olympic gold medal in Paris last summer. And he will surely be eyeing a fourth world record of 2025 and 14th overall when he goes for a hat-trick of World Championship titles in Tokyo next month. 7 7
Daily Mail
16-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Incredible reason why Mondo Duplantis has now broken the pole vault world record TWELVE times - and it's earned him almost £1m
Mondo Duplantis rose the bar further on Sunday as the double Olympic champion broke the men's pole vault record for the 12th time in his career, netting another financial reward in the process. The Swedish superstar achieved a clearance of 6.28m at the Diamond League in Stockholm. Duplantis had earned victory in the event before setting his sights on achieving his aim of breaking the world record in front of a home crowd for the first time. The 25-year-old attempted to increase his world record by one centimetre from his previous height of 6.27 metres on February 28. Duplantis cleared the 6.28m height at the first attempted before taking his vest off in celebration and joining his fiancee Desire Inglander and family in the stands. In total, it was the 12th time Duplantis has broken the world record since achieving the feat for the first time in 2020 when he cleared 6.17m, surpassing the previous best height achieved by France's Renaud Lavillenie. Duplantis' decision to continue breaking the world record in one centimetre installments is due to prize money he can earn. The Swedish star can scoop a maximum $100,000 in prize money, depending on the event, if he achieves a world record at an competition. DUPLANTIS' DOZEN WORLD RECORDS 8 February, 2020 - 6.17m 15 February, 2020 - 6.18m 7 March, 2022 - 6.19m 20 March, 2022 - 6.20m 24 July, 2022 - 6.21m 25 February, 2023 - 6.22m 17 September, 2023 - 6.23m 20 April, 2024 - 6.24m 5 August, 2024 - 6.25m 25 August, 2024 - 6.26m 28 February, 2025 - 6.27m 15 June, 2025 - 6.28m The incentive makes it more lucrative for Duplantis to incrementally increase the record, rather than look for one single extraordinary height. Prize money for breaking the world record is also capped, with a bonus available only once per meeting. Duplantis' approach has become commonplace among pole vaulters in the past with Ukrainian Sergey Bubka and Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva having done so in their careers to maximise bonuses. Bubka set the men's world record outdoors 17 times during his career, while Isinbayeva broke the women's mark on 28 occasions during her career. In total, Duplantis is estimated to have earned almost £1million alone in world record bonuses. Speaking after his latest record, the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic champion admitted achieving the feat in front of a home crowd had been one of his main goals. 'I'm just so glad that it could come together and that I was able to do it,' Duplantis told 'It was one of my biggest goals for the year - actually, for the past few years - to break the world record here. It's such a special feeling [so] I'm trying to enjoy it. 'I think the jump was the perfect jump on the day. The star was cheered on by his fiancee Desire Inglander from the stands in Stockholm 'There's going to be better jumps in the future; I'm not worried about that. I did the right jump at the right time; that's the only thing that I care about. 'I'm living in the moment, I'm trying to enjoy this right now, that's the most important thing.' The four-time World Athletics men's athlete of the year has already claimed the world indoor title for the third time back in March. He will now set his sights on a third outdoor world title in later this year and potentially raising the bar even further to scoop further bonuses.
