Belgrade (AP) – The Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis has improved his world record again.
The Olympic champion crossed 6.19 meters at the indoor meeting in Belgrade and thus increased his previous record by one centimeter. Duplantis set the old world record on February 15, 2020 in Glasgow.
“I think I tried 6.19 meters 50 times,” said Duplantis: “It took a long time. I’ve never had a height that caused me so much trouble, so it’s a very good feeling. I have I’ve fought hard for it over the past two years.”
At the meetings in Karlsruhe and Berlin this winter, the 22-year-old only narrowly failed at 6.19 meters. In Belgrade, where the World Indoor Championships in athletics will also take place from March 18th to 20th, it worked on the third attempt. Duplantis thus confirmed his role as favorite for the World Cup at the same place in just under two weeks.