Mondo Duplantis Breaks World Record Again
In the world of men’s marathon, the greatest long-distance runners have a mythical target in sight, the sub-two-hour barrier that everyone dreams of breaking. In other disciplines, track and field stars strive to compete against each other. Recently, records have been falling one after the other. On Sunday, August 25th, during the Chorzow stage of the Diamond League in Poland, the specialist in the field once again made an impact. By clearing a bar set at 6.26m high, Armand Duplantis broke the world pole vault record for the tenth time in his career. He took this title from the Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie in 2020 and has been steadily pushing the record higher, as he did at the Paris Olympics, where he won with a final jump at 6.25m.
Before Duplantis set his new record, Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen didn’t just beat the 3,000m record; he shattered it by sprinting around the Polish track at top speed – aided by two pacemakers and the innovation of a “wavelight” to set the pace. He eventually triumphed in a time of 7min 17.55s, lowering the previous mark held for 28 years by Kenyan Daniel Komen (7min 20.67s) by over three seconds. As he crossed the finish line, Jakob Ingebrigtsen fell into the arms of Armand Duplantis, who also has some expertise in setting records. At the Paris Olympics, the 23-year-old Norwegian had won the 5,000m title but not the 3,000m, simply because this distance is not part of the Olympic program.
With this record, Jakob Ingebrigtsen adds more luster to his summer performances, adding to his possession of the best times in the 2,000m (4min 43.13s) and indoor 1,500m (3min 30.60s). Like others, he aims for the top spot at every competition. Even before the Olympics, the Paris meeting on July 7th had witnessed two world records being broken: the high jump record by Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh (2.10m) and the 1,500m record, now held by Kenyan Faith Kipyegon (3min 49.04s).
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