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Duplantis Claims Gold in China but Skips World Record Attempt

Pole vault star Armand Duplantis did it again. The 25-year-old took a new gold at the Indoor World Championship in China with a height of 6.

Duplantis Claims Gold in China but Skips World Record Attempt

Duplantis will party – despite missing the world record

Armand Duplantis did not set a historic world record in Sweden. But the 25-year-old will still celebrate after winning his own pole vault gala in Uppsala with 6.

Duplantis will party – despite missing the world record

Duplantis on the debut single: "Criticism in a different way"

The debut artist "Mondo" receives more negative comments than pole vault star Armand Duplantis. One opens up to criticism in a completely different way than I am used to, says the 25-year-old who dreams of a world record in Sweden at Thursday's own gala in Uppsala.

Duplantis on the debut single: "Criticism in a different way"

Star-studded lineup in "Mondo's" own competition

Armand "Mondo" Duplantis is gathering his pole vault friends once again for his own competition Mondo Classic in Uppsala. A star-studded evening awaits on March 13.

Star-studded lineup in "Mondo's" own competition

Duplantis on the murder: "Terrible"

Rebecca Cheptegei died from her severe burns. Pole vault star Armand Duplantis reacts strongly to the attack.

Duplantis on the murder: "Terrible"

Duplantis: "The toughest competition I've done"

The success on 100 meters in the star duel cost on. Superstar Armand Duplantis won in Zurich under the Diamond League gala, but it was on modest 5.

Duplantis: "The toughest competition I've done"

Success by Duplantis – set a world record again

Three weeks after the euphoria in the Olympic Games in Paris, he struck again. Armand Duplantis set a world record at the Diamond League gala in Katowice with 6.

Success by Duplantis – set a world record again

Duplantis won – didn't try for the world record

Pole vault star Armand Duplantis was back on Wednesday evening after the Olympic Games success in Paris, where it became both gold and world record. He won the Diamond League competition in Lausanne after clearing 6 meters.

Duplantis won – didn't try for the world record

Duplantis hopes for high heights in Lausanne

Is there still powder in the legs after the OS-loading in Paris? Armand Duplantis hopes so. I think there are still some good jumps in the legs, he says.

Duplantis hopes for high heights in Lausanne

List: All Duplantis' Golds

Armand Duplantis won his career's first Olympic Games gold during the pandemic-marked summer games in Tokyo. In Paris came the next.

List: All Duplantis' Golds

Duplantis: Wonderful with 80,000 spectators

Desolate and empty in Tokyo. In Paris, a completely different Olympic Games await Armand Duplantis.

Duplantis: Wonderful with 80,000 spectators

"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.

"I wish I could have set a world record"

"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.

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