New world record of Armand Duplantis in the pole vault. The Swedish Olympic champion at the Diamond League Of Chorzowin Poland, has exceeded the measure of 6.26 metersone centimeter more than the record set on August 5th last in Paris at Olympic Games.
For him it’s about the tenth record of the established world. Son of art – his father Greg he was also an astite – Duplantis has recently become the second pole vaulter in history to win two consecutive editions of the Olympics.
The first was the American Bob Richards in Helsinki 1952 and Melbourne 1956. With today’s jump of 6.26, in addition to setting his tenth record, he reached quota 89 in the number of times he jumped more than 6 meters.
