Armand “Mondo” Duplantis has broken the pole vault world record for the 14th time. He cleared 6.30 meters to capture his third world championship in Tokyo on Monday. Duplantis grew up in Louisiana but competes for his mother’s native Sweden. He easily won his 49th straight meet then kept the crowd around for another drama-rich half-hour to watch him go for the record. He cleared his top height on his third and final try. The bar bounced but did not fall. He gets $70,000 for the victory plus a $100,000 bonus for setting the record at the world championships.
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