Mondo Duplantis wowed the crowds as he set a pole vault world record for the 14th time in his career at the World Athletics Championship in Tokyo. Australian Kurtis Marschall claimed bronze.
Breakdown
- Curtis Marshall wins bronze in the pole vault, calling it his best career performance.
- Marshall is a two-time world championships third-place finisher. 5s
- Amanda Plantis, described as the greatest of all time, also competed in Tokyo. 9s
- Plantis cleared six meters thirty centimeters, setting a new world record. 16s
- This marks the 14th time Plantis has broken the world record. 32s