Ostrava, Czech Republic: Armand Duplantis improved his own best pole vault attempt of 2023 by a centimeter to 6.12 meters at the Golden Spike athletics meet in the Czech Republic on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).
The US-born Swedish athlete, the reigning Olympic and world champion, previously cleared 6.11 meters in Hengelo, Netherlands, on June 4.Sweden's Armand Duplantis reacts after competing in the Men's Pole Vault event at the IAAF 2023 Golden Spike Athletics Meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Tuesday, June 27 . Duplantis improved his own best pole vault attempt of 2023 by a centimetre to 6.12 metres at the Golden Spike athletics meet in the Czech Republic.
In February, Duplantis set a world record of 6.22 meters at an indoor meet in France.In the eastern Czech city of Ostrava on Tuesday, Duplantis only managed 5.90m at the second attempt on the rather chilly summer day.But he got over 6.00m with ease as the only pole vaulter left in competition and then had the bar raised straight to 6.12m which he also cleared at the first attempt.He then tried 6.
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