Record-breaker Duplantis soars to pole vault gold

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 07, 2024 12:08 am

(UPDATE) PARIS — Armand Duplantis soared over his rivals in clinching back-to-back Olympic pole vault crowns on Monday with a new world record as Keely Hodgkinson won Britain's first gold of the Paris Games on the track with a sensational 800m final victory.

Swedish star Duplantis cemented his status as the greatest pole vaulter in history with a superb display, blowing the roof off the Stade de France with a world record-breaking final leap of 6.25 meters.

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