Duplantis

Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke his own men's pole vault world record on Sunday, jumping 6.20 metres at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade. The 22-year-old Olympic champion improved on his own previous landmark performance, set in…

When American pole vaulter Christopher Nilsen came for the media interaction after winning a silver in a brief duel with Sweden's Mondo Duplantis, a Swedish reporter asked him straight: "I am from Sweden and I am going to ask about…

World record holder Mondo Duplantis of Sweden won the Olympic men's pole vault gold medal on Tuesday, soaring over 6.02 metres on his first attempt at that height. The 21-year-old Duplantis, who finished with a silver medal behind world…

NAIROBI: For Swedish pole vaulter Armand "Mondo" Duplantis, the only goal when he steps up to jump at his first Olympic Games in Tokyo is winning the gold medal. The 21-year old Duplantis, a world silver medallist, already holds the world…

Duplantis cleared 6.02 metres before having three efforts at 6.19m, failing all three times in his bid to better the 6.18m mark he made last year.…

After a 2020 season turned on its head because of the coronavirus pandemic, there is no shortage of athletes in search of competition just 61 days before the Tokyo Olympics.…