Duplantis sets a pole vault world record in the opening Diamond League meet of the season

Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for eighth time – video

Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record at the Diamond League in Xiamen, China, clearing 6.24m. Duplantis bettered his previous mark of 6.23m set at the Eugene Diamond League finale in September, clearing the bar with ease before leaping up off the sponge mat below and racing off in celebration at his first outdoor event of the year. It is the eighth time that Duplantis has broken the world record, and the 24-year-old was the only…

Duplantis sets pole vault world record, Gong claims shot put title at Xiamen Diamond League

XIAMEN, China, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Sweden's pole vault star Armand Duplantis improved his own world record by one centimeter as China's Gong Lijiao took the women's shot put victory at the opening meeting of the 2024 Diamond League here in Xiamen on Saturday. Read full story

Unstoppable Duplantis breaks pole vault world record again in Xiamen Diamond League

XIAMEN, China – Armand Duplantis put down a marker ahead of this year’s Paris Olympics as the Swede broke his own pole vault world record with a 6.24-meter effort in the first Diamond League meeting of the 2024 season on Saturday, April 20. Duplantis bettered his previous mark of 6.23 meters set at the Eugene Diamond League finale in September, clearing the bar with ease before leaping up off the sponge mat below and racing off in celebration at…

Sweden's Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record at Diamond League Xiamen

Sweden's Armand Duplantis breaks his own pole vault world record at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Xiamen, China.