Record-Setting Armand Duplantis Expects 'Super-Sick' Worlds in Tokyo
Armand Duplantis improved the pole vault world record by one centimetre, continuing a pattern of incremental advances since 2020 with a $100,000 bonus from World Athletics.
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Fresh off another world record, Duplantis ready to push boundaries again
The gravity-defying Swede broke the world record for a 13th time on Tuesday, clearing 6.29 metres at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, and will be one of the biggest attractions at next month’s World Championships in Tokyo.
Sky’s the limit for Duplantis ahead of ‘super-sick’ Tokyo worlds
CHORZOW: Record-breaking Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis has predicted a “super-sick” world championships in Tokyo, where he won his first Olympic medal in the Covid-delayed Summer Games, but insisted statistics were unimportant to him. The US-born Swede has been in electric form, setting a 13th world record, of 6.29 meters, in Budapest on Tuesday to further seal his claim as one of


Sky's the limit for Duplantis ahead of 'super-sick' Tokyo worlds
Record-breaking Armand “Mondo” Duplantis has predicted a "super-sick" world championships in Tokyo, where he won his first Olympic medal in the Covid-delayed Summer Games, but insisted statistics were unimportant to him.
Armand Duplantis improved the men's pole vault world record to 6.29 meters in Budapest on Tuesday, but he is already over the celebration and is thinking about when he can raise the record higher. Logically, 6.30 follows, which I think is a huge milestone for me and for the entire sport, said the current number one star of athletics in Chorzów, the venue of Saturday's Diamond League competition. He added that he hopes to achieve another record s…
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