The pole vaulter clears the bar at 6.26
Duplantis after breaking the world record.
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ENRIQUE MELLADO
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Armand Duplantis knows no limits and is today more than a legend of athletics. We have not yet digested the world record he broke in the final of the Paris Olympic Games, and Those 6.25 meters have already been surpassed. Today in the Silesian Diamond League, cleared the bar set at 6.26 metres on her second attempt.
The 24-year-old jumper won a few days ago on the streets of Lausanne, although he was ‘only’ able to certify the record of that meeting (6.15 metres). But Mondo is always warming up to attack the world record. This jumper-sprinter, who has developed the best technique ever seen, He has made it a routine to always go for the maximum. This is a huge achievement, since he is really only competing against himself.
We live in the era of Duplantis, of whom It is said that he can already jump up to 6.35 but it is better to progress centimeter by centimeter. On this occasion has set his 10th world record. His great friend Renaud Lavillenie is becoming far behind – but not forgotten – in historical records.
Duplantis failed the first record attempt, but the second was the right one. Mondo was jumping for joy after achieving a new milestone in his career, rewarded with $50,000. A few minutes earlier, even the Swedish pole vaulter himself celebrated that the Greek Karalis had surpassed six metres for the first time in his life, but they play in different leagues. It is the third time this year that he has surpassed his own recordOn April 20, during the Diamond League in China, he jumped 6.24 and during the Paris Olympics he won gold and then jumped 6.25.
