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