Mondo Duplantis has broken the world pole vault record for the 11th time in his illustrious career.
The Swedish superstar cleared 6.27m on his first attempt at the All Star Perche meet – founded by Sergey Bubka and Renaud Lavillenie in 2016 – in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Duplantis, who is the double Olympic and world pole vault champion, had a perfect card with clearances at heights of 5.65m, 5.91m, 6.02m, 6.07m and 6.27m.
The 25-year-old broke the world record on no fewer than three occasions last year, with his vault of 6.25m taking place at the Paris Olympics.
Mondo Duplantis and Renaud Lavillenie (Getty)
Duplantis has also achieved more 60 clearances over the six-metre barrier, emphasising the consistency of the Swede on the global stage.
Elsewhere at the All Star Perche meet, Emmanouil Karalis was second with a Greek record of 6.02m, just a week after the Olympic bronze medallist vaulted over 6.01m.
Amazingly, six men cleared 5.91m or higher, the first time it’s happened in a single competition.
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