Pole vaulter Duplantis breaks world record for 14th time

• Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis broke the world record for a 14th time at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, clearing the bar at 6.30 metres after securing his third straight world title.

• Duplantis had already wrapped up the competition with a winning vault of 6.15m before raising the bar another 15cm.

• The 25-year-old went clear 6.30 metres on his third attempt in what was his 14th world record.

• Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis took silver with a best of 6m and Australian Kurtis Marschall claimed bronze with a personal best of 5.95m.

• Born in the United States, Duplantis — who goes by the nickname ‘Mondo’ — chose to represent his mother's native country of Sweden.

• Duplantis secured gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, clearing 6.02 meters. His second gold came at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where he set a new World Record of 6.25 meters.