Sweden's Armand Duplantis set a world pole vault record of 6.18 metres at an indoor meeting in Glasgow on Saturday, adding one centimetre to the record he set in Poland last week. (More Sports News)
Duplantis, the 20-year-old who won silver at last year's world championships in Doha, cleared the bar with so𓂃mething to spare.
The olꦉd record of 6.16m set by French vaulter Renaud Lavillenie had stood ⛄since 2014.
Duplan♎tis opened on Saturday at 5.50m and got over 5.75𒉰m on his second try. Two-time world champion Sam Kendricks led at that point, but the US athlete exited the competition at the next height, 5.84m.
The Swede sailed over on his first attempt. W✨ith no one else left in the competition, the 20-year-old then flew🎃 over 6m.
Duplantis had t༺he bar moved up 🔴to 6.18m and one attempt was all he needed as he sailed well clear of the bar.
"This wa🐽s such a great competition," s🔯aid Duplantis.
"There was such🍬 great energy the crowd was giving me and I r🉐eally thrive off that."
(AFP)
