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Record-Setting Armand Duplantis Expects 'Super-Sick' Worlds in Tokyo
Armand Duplantis improved the pole vault world record by one centimetre, continuing a pattern of incremental advances since 2020 with a $100,000 bonus from World Athletics.
- Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis set his 13th world pole vault record by clearing 6.29 metres in Budapest on August 12, 2025.
- This achievement follows his breakthrough five years ago when he first cleared 6.17 metres, breaking Renaud Lavillenie's 2014 record.
- Duplantis has improved physically and mentally, uses the same pole for his last 10 world records, and plans to compete at upcoming Diamond League meets and Tokyo's World Championships.
- He said, "I have super high expectations" and predicted a "super-sick" atmosphere at Tokyo's World Championships from September 13-21, marking his return to the Olympic Stadium.
- Duplantis emphasized earning titles through performance on the day, expects to keep pushing boundaries, and his recent record further cements him among track and field's best.
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The Swede will compete on Saturday alongside Karalis in the Silesian Diamond League
Fresh off another world record, Duplantis ready to push boundaries again
The gravity-defying Swede broke the world record for a 13th time on Tuesday, clearing 6.29 metres at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, and will be one of the biggest attractions at next month’s World Championships in Tokyo.
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Sky’s the limit for Duplantis ahead of ‘super-sick’ Tokyo worlds
CHORZOW: Record-breaking Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis has predicted a “super-sick” world championships in Tokyo, where he won his first Olympic medal in the Covid-delayed Summer Games, but insisted statistics were unimportant to him. The US-born Swede has been in electric form, setting a 13th world record, of 6.29 meters, in Budapest on Tuesday to further seal his claim as one of
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