Armand Duplantis hits high notes before soaring to 11th pole vault world record
- Olympic champion clears 6.27m at meet in Clermont-Ferrand
- Swede releases first song Bop under nickname ‘Mondo’ on same day
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis soared 6.27 metres to shatter the world pole vault record for a staggering 11th time at the All Star Perche meet in Clermont-Ferrand, France after releasing his debut song earlier the same day.
The two-time Olympic and world champion cleared the record height on his first attempt on Friday to break his previous global mark of 6.26 set in Silesia in August, sparking track-side fireworks that lit up the arena.
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