Armand Mondo Duplantis Sets New Pole Vault World Record at Paris Olympics

• Armand Duplantis rewrote history books once again after breaking his own world record in the men's pole vault
• Duplantis retained his gold medal after clearing 6.0m but went one step better by clearing 6.25 to set the new record
• It is now the ninth time the 24-year-old has broken the world record as he quickly etches his name as the best ever in the sport

Armand Duplantis once again broke his own world record for pole vault after jumping an incredible 6.25m at the Paris Olympics.

The Swede became only the second person to successfully defend his Olympic title, rising to new heights three years after his win in Tokyo.

Mondo had already won the gold medal after clearing 6.00m but kept going until he broke his own world record.

As captured by the Olympics, this is now the ninth time he has broken the world record. The previous mark was 6.24m, which he set at the Xiamen Diamond League earlier this year.

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The 24-year-old has now won four gold medals in a row in major championships, with the streak starting in Tokyo before back-to-back medals in Oregon and Budapest World Athletics Championships.

2019 World Champion Sam Kendricks took silver after clearing 5.95m, while Greece's Emmanouil Karalis cleared 5.90 to take bronze.

Faith Kipyegon reinstated

In a separate report, Kenya's Faith Kipyegon's medal was reinstated following a successful appeal.

Kipyegon had won silver in the women's 5000m but was stripped of the title after she was adjudged to have obstructed Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay.

The disqualification was overturned after an appeal by Kenyan authorities to see the country win two medals in the event. Beatrice Chebet took gold.

Favour Ofili equals 28-year-old record

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Favour Ofili showed Nigerians a glimpse of what the country missed out on after omitting her from the final list of the 100-metre heats, with her qualification into the finals of the Olympics in the 200-metre category.

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The 21-year-old stormed into the final after recording an impressive 22.05 seconds, which was only bested by 100-meter champion Julian Alfred.

Ofili has etched her name into Nigeria's Olympic history, eclipsing a long-standing 28-year record.

Source: TUKO.co.ke