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Duplantis soars to new pole vault record and retains world title

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Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis said a raucous Tokyo crowd was "the difference maker" as he set yet another world pole vault record on Monday, four years after triumphing at the pandemic-troubled Olympics in the same stadium.

Breakdown
  • Mando Duplantis cleared 6.30 meters to set his 14th world record. 9s
  • Duplantis described breaking the world record at a championship meet as especially meaningful. 16s
  • Silver medalist Emanuel Corrales cleared 6 meters, while Duplantis secured gold. 49s
  • Duplantis has dominated pole vaulting since his first world record in 2020. 1m 3s
  • He has incrementally improved the world record over the past five years. 1m 13s
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