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Mondo Duplantis breaks outdoor pole vault world record again



Mondo Duplantis broke his outdoor pole vault world record by one centimeter, clearing 6.16 meters (more than 20 feet, 2 inches) at a Diamond League meet in Stockholm on Thursday.

Duplantis, the Olympic gold medalist who was raised in Louisiana and now lives in Stockholm, has broken the indoor and outdoor world records a combined six times in the last two and a half years.

“It feels quite OK, I cannot complain,” the 22-year-old said, according to meet organizers. “It is hard to describe it really. You kind of black out out there. I just remember I was trying to focus really hard to not hitting the bar. And once when I did, I was over the bar and then I just started to run like an idiot.”

Next month, Duplantis will bid to win the world outdoor title for the first time in Eugene, Oregon.

“This is the time I wanted to be in my best shape,” said Duplantis, who is on a 15-meet win streak dating to last year. “I feel like I am definitely in shape to win my title and maybe to do something special in Eugene.”

Duplantis started pole vaulting at age 3 and honed his craft in the family backyard in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Entire article: https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/06/30/mondo-duplantis-world-record-pole-vault-stockholm/
 
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