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"I wish I could have set a world record"Top news2 Jun

"I wish I could have set a world record"

Armand Duplantis' pole vault is intact after the Diamond League gala in Stockholm after another six-meter jump. He also made three good attempts at the world record height of 6.25. But he wasn't entirely satisfied. I wish I could have jumped a world record, he says.

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"Of course I would really like to break the world record"Top news2 Jun

"Of course I would really like to break the world record"

Armand Duplantis did as many times before and won the Diamond League competition in Stockholm. Then he tried the world record height of 6.25 – and had three good attempts. Of course, I would have loved to break the world record today, and I know it was possible, says Duplantis.

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That's why it's fries-free during the Olympics2 Jun

That's why it's fries-free during the Olympics

Sarah Sjöström and Armand Duplantis won't get to experience much of the classic French cuisine in Paris this summer. The menu in the Olympic village's restaurant does not include French fries, foie gras, or red wine.

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Duplantis' highest dream – world record in Stockholm1 Jun

Duplantis' highest dream – world record in Stockholm

Armand Duplantis' highest dream is to set a world record on his favorite arena, Stockholm Stadium. He hopes to be able to do it at the Diamond League gala tomorrow. If it's hot weather and not too much wind, it could be a world record, he says.

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