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Sweden’s Armand Duplantis stays peerless as he captures a 3rd straight title within the World Athletics Championships and breaks the pole vault world file for the 14th time
TOKYO, Japan – Mondo Duplantis broke the pole vault world file for the 14th time with a soar of 6.30 meters on his third try as he secured a 3rd straight title within the World Athletics Championships on Monday, September 15.
The gold medal was already safe for the American-born Swede when he had the bar raised a centimeter increased than the file peak of 6.29m he managed in Budapest final month.
He failed by the narrowest of margins at his first two makes an attempt however, roared on by a captivated crowd on the Nationwide Stadium, slid over on the third with the bar giving a slight wobble earlier than settling.
The stadium exploded because the 25-year-old raced over to have fun along with his household within the crowd earlier than being mobbed by his delighted rivals.
It was a stark distinction with the scenes on the similar area 4 years in the past when Duplantis received the primary of his two Olympic titles with the Tokyo public locked out due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Seven of the 12 vaulters cleared 5.90m in an unusually sturdy competitors however the contest, such because it was, quickly got here all the way down to Duplantis and Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis.
Karalis, bronze medallist behind Duplantis on the Paris Olympics, secured the silver medal with a soar of 6.00m however failed at 6.10m, 6.15m, and 6.20m as he tried to place some strain on the reigning champion.
Duplantis sailed previous 6.10m and 6.15m after which gave the gang and athletics world what it needed along with his fourth world file soar of the season.
Australia’s Kurtis Marschall matched his private finest with a soar of 5.95m to win a second world bronze medal. – Rappler.com
