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Swedish athlete Duplantis breaks own pole vault world record
23-year-old reset his previous best of 6.22 meters to 6.23 meters at Eugene Diamond League final
Selcuk Bugra Gokalp |
18.09.2023 - Update : 19.09.2023
Armand Duplantis of Sweden reacts in the men's pole vault final during day eight of the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on August 26, 2023. ( Arpad Kurucz - Anadolu Agency )
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Swedish athlete Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record, clearing 6.23 meters in the Stockholm Diamond League final on Sunday.
The previous record was 6.22 meters, which was also set by the 23-year-old in France in February of this year.
EJ Obiena of the Philippines finished second with 5.82 meters, while the US-based athlete Sam Kendricks placed third with 5.72 meters.
"The crowd was amazing to stay like that," Duplantis was quoted on the league’s official website as saying, with the additional statement, "It says so much about their passion for watching athletics, and I will always be grateful for that."
Duplantis leads the Diamond League men’s pole vault standings with 16 points, while Obiena placed second with 13.
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