Duplantis soars to new pole vault record and retains world title

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00:01Under the lights at the Tokyo World Championships,

00:04Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis races down the track and pushes off.

00:09He flies over the bar, teetering 6.30 metres in the air,

00:13setting his 14th world record.

00:21I mean, I think for sure it's way more special.

00:24It's night and day.

00:25I don't think it's really even comparable to break a world record

00:28in a championship meet and then not in it.

00:31It's like, yeah, it's not really comparable, I would say.

00:34So this is like very much extra special for me and everybody, I would say.

00:39And, of course, it's going to make the biggest splash.

00:43During the final, his competition was left gazing up in awe.

00:49Silver medalist Emmanuel Corrales managed to clear 6 metres.

00:54But Duplantis secured the gold with room to spare.

00:58He then decided to try for the record.

01:03Duplantis has dominated the sport since he set his first world record in 2020.

01:08Over the past five years, he has continued to push the limits of pole vaulting,

01:13raising the bar by one centimetre each time.

01:16Seng.

01:19Seng.

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