After the establishment of a new world record in the pole vault of gentlemen during the Diamond League Bauhaus Athletics Gala in Stockholm Stadium, Sweden, Sunday 15 June 2025. (Jonas Ekströmer/TT News Agency via AP)
Stockholm – Mondo Duplantis increased his pole -vault world record at 6.28 meters at a Diamond League meeting in the Olympic Stadium in the Swedish capital on Sunday.
The Olympic and world champion added an inch on his first attempt to the previous record he established in France at the end of February.
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View Mondo Duplantis 🇸🇪 While floating over a world record of 6.28 m in the pole vault of the men in Stockholm! 🤯🔥
The 12th world record of his career.pic.twitter.com/mrbgcxijd
– Track & Field Gazette (@trackgazette) June 15, 2025
It was the 12th Pole Vault World Record for the 25-year-old Swede and the first time for home fans.
Before meeting Stockholm, Duplantis said that setting a world record at home was one of his dreams.
“It’s a magical feeling,” Duplantis then said. “I wanted it so badly,” he said. “I kept saying that it was the only thing I missed. Now I am ready. I can just cool down.”
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Duplantis, born in Louisiana, competes for his mother’s native country.
After having erased 6.00 meters, Duplantis did not focus on his own meeting record of 6.16, but went directly to the world record.
He celebrates by tearing off his shirt and pumping his fist to the joy of roaring fans in the sold -out audience.
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