For the eighth time, Armand Duplantis broke the world record
In Xiamen, he jumped 6.24 meters on his first attempt; he improved his previous record by one centimeter and warned that “there are still higher heights”; the next challenge: his first Olympic record.
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Armand Duplantis, limitless: a new world record and the challenge to “keep jumping higher”
The Swedish pole vaulter, just 23 years old, broke the record for the seventh time by exceeding 6.23 meters in the Diamond League in Eugene. “It's a crazy way to end the season,” said the Olympic and world champion. How far can he go?
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“Mondo” Duplantis soars to new outdoor World Record, at home, in Stockholm
Competing in front of friends and family, Armand Duplantis raised his own outdoor pole vault World Record to 6.16m/20′ 2 1/2″. The Swedish Diamond League meeting at historic 1912 Olympic Stadium served as an important final tune-up for athletes before travel to world championships in the U.S.
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Pole vaulter EJ Obiena resolves acrimonious dispute with the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association
The agreement ends his expulsion from the national team, clearing the way for Obiena, a rising star, to contend for his country’s first World Championship medal in athletics
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Duplantis breaks pole vault world record yet again
Swedish Olympic pole vault champion sets new world record height of 6.19 meters indoors in Belgrade, Serbia. Duplantis: “I feel like this is just a start”
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Philippine pole vault star Obiena prepared to fight expulsion by National Sports Association
Asian record holder Ernest John Obiena was dismissed from his national team in a decision imposed by the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA). In support of Obiena, the Philippine Olympic Committee had declared PATAFA president Philip Juico as persona non grata
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Sergey Bubka still striving for greater heights at Tokyo 2020 Games
The Olympic pole vault gold medalist and six-time world champion embraces the diverse challenges of his myriad roles and responsibilities at the Tokyo Olympic Games
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