Swede Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record on Monday, March 7, by passing 6.19m on his third attempt at the indoor meeting in Belgrade, Serbia. The 22-year-old Olympic champion has held the record since February 2020, when he cleared 6.17m in Torun (Poland) then 6.18m in Glasgow (Scotland) a week apart.
A true pole vaulting prodigy, “Mondo”, who was born and raised in the United States in Lafayette (Louisiana), competes under the colors of Sweden, the country of his mother, who trains him with his father.
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He advances as the immense favorite of the Indoor Athletics World Championships disputed in the same Belgrade arena next week, to win one of the two titles which are missing from his list, with the outdoor world title which he will have. opportunity to win next July in Eugene (United States).
