Swedish Armand Duplantis He made history once again this Sunday by beating the pole vault world recorda on the male branch. This time, she came to 6.23 meters at the Hayward Field stadium in Eugene, United States, and surpassed his own previous mark by two centimeters.
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The young man had already secured victory by jumping 6.02, but he went for more and directly asked to go to 6.23 with the intention of breaking his own record. On the first jump he succeeded and automatically ran towards the stands to hug the members of his team. Then, He celebrated with a wild shout in front of the fans.
Duplantis had been trying to reach a new historical mark for several weeks. He had searched for it four times without success. In Eugene he had revenge.
Currently, the 23-year-old Swede is a two-time world and Olympic champion. He also took the gold medal at the 2020+1 Olympics. Additionally, he is the world record holder in the indoor pole vault, with a mark of 6.22m.
The young wonderuma scrolls to be considered the best in history in his discipline. With his performance this Sunday he reached 72 jumps over six meters. Behind him is the Ukrainian Sergei Bubka, who achieved it 45 times.