Swedish Armand Duplantis improves his pole vault world record by clearing 6.20 meters

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The 22-year-old pole vaulter exceeded his previous mark on Sunday in Belgrade.

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He is unstoppable. Sunday March 20 in Belgrade, the Swede Armand Duplantis improved his world record in the pole vault by crossing a bar at 6.20 m to offer himself a first indoor world title, during the indoor championships.

The Swede’s previous world record (6.19m) was set two weeks ago in the same hall. The Olympic champion was crowned ahead of the Brazilian Thiago Braz (5.95 m) and the American Chris Nilsen (5.90 m).

After two totally missed tries, “Mondo” Duplantis cleared the bar at 6.20m on his third and final attempt, capsizing the Stark Arena in the Serbian capital. It is the third time that the Swede has improved a world record, which he snatched from Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie in February 2020.

Olympic champion (2021) and European outdoor champion (2018) as well as indoors (2021), the prodigy (22 years old) had never before been crowned at a world meeting. He will try this summer in Eugene (July 15-24) to grab the gold medal at the Outdoor Worlds, the only one now missing from his already well-stocked list.


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