Duplantis misses third pole-vault world record in 15 days vanguardnews
After jumping 6.01m to win the “All Star Perche” competition in Clermont, Duplantis had the bar raised to 6.19m.
“Make some noise,” he asked some 5,000 spectators before setting off. He failed twice with a stiffer pole than he used to set his two records, before returning to the old one and narrowly failing. Duplantis, who is nicknamed ‘Mondo’, said he asked event host and former Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie for advice.Lavillenie had held the world record of 6.16m since 2014 until Duplantis broke it two weeks ago.
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