Armand Duplantis: The New King of Pole Vault with a World Record of 6.24 Meters

In the world of athletics, there is a new king: it is Armand Duplantis, a Swede originally from the United States, born in 1999. The twenty-four-year-old at the Diamond League in China has set the new world record for the pole vault, bringing it to a height of 6.24 meters. The Scandinavian achieved this result on the first attempt, at the event that is taking place these days in Xiamen, China. This is the inaugural stage of the 2024 Diamond League of track and field. The previous world record was always held by Duplantis and amounted to 6.23 meters. The Swede is also the holder of the indoor world record (6.22 meters). Three months before the 2024 Olympics, it is the eighth time that the 24-year-old Swede, reigning Olympic champion and two-time world champion, has improved the world record since he took it from the French Renaud Lavillenie in 2020.