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Detailed explanation-1: -VIDEO: Sweden’s Armand Duplantis broke his own world record in the pole vault after clearing 6.19m at an indoor meeting in Belgrade.

Detailed explanation-2: -The current pole vault world record (as of September 2022) for men is held by US-born Swedish vaulter Armand Duplantis set in 2022 with a vault of 6.21 m (20 ft 4+1⁄4 in). For women, the record is held by Russian Yelena Isinbayeva, set in 2009, with 5.06 m (16 ft 7 in).

Detailed explanation-3: -Mondo Duplantis broke his outdoor pole vault world record by one centimeter, clearing 6.16 meters (more than 20 feet, 2 inches) at a Diamond League meet in Stockholm on Thursday.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sweden’s Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis has won pole vault gold and set a new world record at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. The first world title of his career came in incredible fashion, as he raised the bar to jump 6.21m and add a cm to his previous best set in March 2022.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bubka broke the world record for men’s pole vault 35 times during his career. He broke the outdoor world record 17 times and the indoor world record 18 times.