The story that started on February 8, 2020 in Torunj, Poland, continues and currently has no end in sight - Armand Duplantis, the Swedish athletics legend, once again pushed the boundaries in the pole vault.
Mondo broke the world record again, for the eighth time in his career - he now moved the magical limit to 6,24 meters at the meeting of the Diamond League in Xiamen, China.
The kind of dominance is perhaps best expressed by the fact that the two men who held the world record before him were much lower - Renault Lavilleni jumped 2014 in 6,16, and the famous Sergej Bubka 1994 outdoors 6,14.
What can we say about the dominance in Sjamen - second place Sam Kendricks he jumped 5,82, and the third place Bokai Huang 5,72 meters.
- He obviously has 'God's hand on his back'. I watched him reach these heights from a 14-year-old, and honestly, it always makes me happy when I'm only second behind such a world record holder - said Kendricks, as reported by the BBC.
What is particularly interesting is that Duplantis improved his world record by a centimeter each time.
- In order to break the world record, everything has to be perfect that day - no wind and great energy from the stands. This time everything came together, and I had a special fire in me - said Mondo after another jump for history.
Duplantis and China first jumped 5,62, 5,82 and six meters, after which it was clear that he would win this competition, so he immediately moved the bar to 6,24 and there was no mistake.
- I had the feeling that this was the day after I jumped six meters - even then it was as if the record was within my reach - added Duplantis.
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Armand Duplantis broke the world record twice - in Toruń (6,17), Glasgow (6,18), twice in Belgrade (6,19 and 6,20), Eugene (6,21), Clermont-Ferrand (6,22 ), again in Eugene (6,23) and Xiamen (6,24)
The question of all questions is how high the 24-year-old prodigy from Sweden can fly.
- I know what I need to do in order to one day have 6,30 next to my name - I want to be dominant, because I know and feel what I am ready for - Mondo told CNN recently.
The Swede who was born in Louisiana wants to chase triumphs above all.
- I want to win in all the competitions where I appear, and if records come along with all that, then that is the cherry on top of the cake - Duplantis emphasized at the time.
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The new world record came in an Olympic year, with just three months until the start of the Games in Paris - it seems that the announcement of the most important sporting event could not have been better.
Torunj, Glasgow, Belgrade twice, Eugene, Clermont-Ferrand, again Eugene and Xiamen - centimeter by centimeter to the legend, Armand Mondo Duplantis, at the age of 24, is already one of the greatest athletes in history.
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