Olympic cult hero breaks world record for 10th time

Armand Duplantis broke the world record in men’s pole vault again, this time clearing 6.26 metres in a Diamond League meet in Poland.
Duplantis, the Louisiana-born 24-year-old who competes for his mother’s native Sweden, added another centimetre to his world record in Chorzow.
It’s the third time this year that he has set a world record.
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He did so in the Olympic Games in Paris, clearing 6.25 metres after clinching the gold medal.
Armand Duplantis of Sweden broke the men’s pole vault record for a 10th time. AP
Duplantis, who is widely known as “Mondo”, has now broken the world record 10 times in his career — each time by one centimetre.
“This year I focused on the Olympics, the record just came naturally because I was in good shape,” Duplantis said after his latest record-breaking jump.
“So I am not surprised with the record today, but I am thankful.”