Swedish Duplantis sets 14th World Pole Vault record in Tokyo

Sweedish Mondo Duplantis achieved his 14th career global pole vault record at the global Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 on Monday after returning to Tokyo with a 6.30m clearance.

Making a return to the Japan National Stadium, where he had won his first senior global title in 2021, the Swedish star set a new world record on his third and last try to win his third consecutive World Championships title and his eighth major senior international title .

Emmanouil Karalis of Greece won silver in a record-depth competition with a clear 6.00m, while Kurtis Marschall equalled his personal best of 5.95m to win bronze on countback.

In a single competition, seven men cleared 5.90m or more for the first time, and it’s the first time that 5.95m wasn’t enough to earn a medal.