Duplantis breaks pole vault record - Egyptian Gazette

Egyptian Gazette

Duplantis breaks pole vault record - Egyptian Gazette

XIAMEN, China — Sweden’s Armand Duplantis extended his dominant reign over the world of pole vaulting, setting his eighth world record in the discipline at the season’s first Diamond League meeting in Xiamen, China. The 24-year-old cleared the bar at 6.24 meters, a full eight centimeters higher than anyone else has ever achieved and, further underlining his dominance, more than 40 centimeters higher than his competitors. After achieving this lat…