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History-maker Armand Duplantis soared to his 14^th  world record with his final attempt as the Swedish superstar continued his pole vault domination by winning a third consecutive world title.

A captivated audience in Tokyo remained in the stadium long after Monday night’s other events had concluded to watch the sport’s modern-day great become the first human to clear the 6.30m barrier.

The 25-year-old has now claimed the past eight global men’s pole vault gold medals on offer across both indoor and outdoor competitions following this triumph in the Japanese capital.

Returning to the stadium where he achieved the first of those major successes four years ago, Duplantis owned his latest moment in the spotlight with his charisma and breath-taking talent.

The two-time Olympic champion sealed gold with a first-time clearance at 6.15m to end Emmanouil Karalis’ admirable challenge – and then raised the bar to one centimetre higher than he had ever gone before.

Such is the respect from his competitors, the Greek runner-up – who has risen to fourth on the discipline’s all-time list amid his pursuit of Duplantis – held a fan for his rival between his agonisingly close first and second attempts.

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With all eyes fixed upon him, a hush of expectation was replaced by rhythmic applause upon Duplantis’ request as he prepared for his final attempt.

Japan’s National Stadium then erupted as he leapt up from the mat after his successful effort and began his celebrations.

“It’s better than I could have imagined. To give you guys this world record is amazing. I’m just so happy,” Duplantis told the crowd, who had stayed beyond 23:00 local time to watch him seek the record.

A fourth world record of 2025 by Duplantis is the most number of times he has improved the mark during a single year in his career, which seemingly continues with no limit in sight.

Australia’s bronze medallist Kurtis Marschall: “It was an amazing night, the fans were fantastic.

“Mondo is from another planet – he is doing incredible things, things many people thought were impossible.

“I can’t wait to see what he’s got in the future.”

Swedish double Olympic pole vault champion Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis has bettered his existing world record by a centimetre as he cleared 6.28 metres at the Stockholm Diamond League meet.

With victory already guaranteed, Duplantis broke the world record for the 12^th  time on Sunday as he soared over the bar at the first attempt to improve on his 6.27m effort in February.

The 25-year-old ripped off his shirt in celebration and raced down the track in front of jubilant home spectators at the Olympic stadium built for the 1912 Games.

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It is the first time Duplantis has broken the record in Sweden, which he said after the Oslo event earlier in the week “would be an absolute dream”.

Duplantis notched up his 37^th  victory in 41 Diamond League outings, finishing well ahead of Australia’s Kurtis Marschall who managed a best of 5.90m.

The US-born Duplantis was in a class of his own in another punishing display of vaulting of the highest order. He first broke the world record in 2020 when he surpassed the 6.16m mark set by French Renaud Lavillenie.

Armand Duplantis and Jakob Ingebrigtsen thrilled spectators as they set world records at the Silesia Diamond League meeting on Sunday.

Duplantis celebrated in his usual exuberant style as he set a new mark of 6.26 metres in the pole vault, less than three weeks after he last broke it when defending his Olympic title in Paris.

The 24-year-old Swede was congratulated by Polish President Andrzej Duda, who came onto the track and shook his hand.

 “Everything just came together to allow me to do this,” said Duplantis, whose first world record also came in Poland in February, 2020. “I know a lot of people came here to see me jump, so I wanted to put in a good showing for them.

“This year I focused on the Olympics, the record just came naturally because I was in good shape.

 “So I am not surprised with the record today, but I am thankful.”

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In the 3,000 metres, Ingebrigtsen, who lost his 1500m Olympic crown but won the 5,000m title, held his hands to his face in astonishment, then on top of his, head mouth agape, after posting a time of 7min 17.55sec.

The 23-year-old Norwegian smashed Kenyan Daniel Komen’s 28-year-old mark by more than three seconds.

 “It feels special, amazing,” said Ingebrigtsen. “I was hoping to challenge the world record here, but based on my training, I can never predict exactly what kind of time I am capable of.

 “I would not have imagined I could run 7:17, though.”

Kenya’s Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi had entertained hopes of breaking compatriot David Rudisha’s 800m world record of 1:40.91 set as he won Olympic gold in London in 2012.

However, Wanyonyi’s thunder was stolen by his great rival over the distance Canada’s world champion Marco Arop, who looked on course to set the record himself until tying up in the final few metres.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen set a new world record in the 3000 metres smashing a mark that had stood for nearly three decades

Arop, who took silver behind Wanyonyi in Paris earlier this month, finished in 1:41.86.

Expectations had been high for Wanyonyi after he went within 0.20sec of Rudisha’s mark in Lausanne last Thursday.

Nevertheless he sounded less than enamoured at the hype that had surrounded him potentially breaking the record.

 “My body did not respond well but I have done my best,” he said. “I do not like when people say that I am going to break the world record.

 “I do not want to say anything about the record.”

Another Olympic champion from Africa, Letsile Tebogo, made no mistake in the 200m. The 21-year-old Botswanan swept imperiously past American Kenny Bednarek, who had led into the straight, to win.

Tebogo, who was awarded two houses and a diamond on his return home following the Olympics, timed a meet record of 19.83sec.

Femke Bol and Karsten Warholm both set meet records in the women’s and men’s 400m hurdles, showing they had shrugged off the disappointment of failing to win the Olympic titles in Paris.

Dutch star Bol had cried after she failed to mount a challenge to Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in Paris, finishing third, but with the American absent won her second Diamond League race inside a week, timing 52.13sec.

Warholm has had to get over his Olympic disappointment in being dethroned as champion by Rai Benjamin, the Norwegian doing it in the best way possible in a time of 46.95sec.

 “I wanted to do this race well before the Diamond League final (Brussels September 13⁄14) so it feels nice to come out and to see the momentum going after the Olympics,” said Warholm.

 “It has been tough getting up after such a big competition, but today felt good.”

The charismatic 28-year-old said he hoped he would never again run as flat as he did in the Olympic final where he still took silver.

 “I did not have it in me in the most important day of the year,” he said.

 “We need to go back to work and to make sure it does not happen again.

“As long as I have the fire in me, which is still burning right now, I will keep on going.”