Swedish Armand Duplantis improved his world record in the pole vault on Thursday (12), in his home country, in the city of Uppsala, surpassing 6.31 meters on his first attempt.
The 26-year-old jumper improved his own world record for the 14th time, which he has held since surpassing Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie’s 6.17 m in 2020.
His previous record was achieved in September last year, when he won the world title in Tokyo.
For the first time, Duplantis broke the world record during the Mondo Classic, a competition he created and organizes in Uppsala.
“This is my home. It’s our home. That’s it. And you know that every time I’m on the track, I represent you. And I do it with great pride,” the athlete declared to the crowd after his latest feat.
“I’m very proud to have been able to do this in front of all of you. I jump for myself, I jump for my family, but I also jump for you, for Sweden and for everyone who supports me,” he added.
Norwegian Sondre Guttormsen (6.00 m) was the only other participant to exceed 6 meters during the competition.
