Armand Duplantis

Armand Duplantis wrapped up the World Athletics Championships in Eugene in stunning fashion on Sunday, setting a new world record in the pole vault.

"I wanted to prove that I'm a better runner than the rest of the guys. I am going to have a bit time off with my family and my friends." I just physically wasn't where I would like to be," Mu said. It was the medal I was missing. "I love jumping in Eugene and it was amazing here. The gripping finale could not have been any better scripted for the first world championships ever to be held on American soil -- apart from the fact maybe that the US-born and raised Duplantis was wearing the yellow and blue of Sweden and not representing the Stars and Stripes.

The Swede sailed over 6.21 metres to surpass his previous mark by one centimetre - set in March en route to winning gold at the World Indoor Championships ...

The world record is a bonus,” said Amusan, who finished 0.17 seconds ahead of Jamaican Britany Anderson while Puerto Rico’s Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn went home with bronze. “It’s great; I cannot complain,” Duplantis said. Armand Duplantis brought down the curtain on the World Championships in stunning fashion on Sunday, breaking his own pole vault world record in the final act of the 10-day track and field meet in Eugene.

Armand Duplantis cleared 20 feet, 4 1/2 inches to best his world record in the pole vault at the world track and and field championships.

Duplantis competed for LSU in 2019, when he was the NCAA indoor champion, the NCAA outdoor runner-up, the NCAA collegiate record holder outdoors and the SEC indoor and outdoor Field Athlete of the Year and Freshman of the Year. “I barely remember the moment.” Former LSU star and Lafayette High graduate Armand Duplantis cleared 20 feet, 4 1/2 inches to best his world record in the pole vault at the world track and and field championships Sunday night in Eugene, Oregon.

22-year-old Swedish-American Armand "Mondo" Duplantis set a new world record in pole vault at the World Athletics Championships on July 25th in Oregon, ...

It was the medal I was missing. “So when I was on this height, it was like everything came together and it happened from there.” “Usually, it is always somewhere in the back of my mind but today, I was really focused on the win and I really wanted to win the gold so badly.

Armand Duplantis, 22, who was born and raised in Lafayette, broke his own pole vault world record yesterday at The 2022 World Athletics Championship.

Armand Duplantis, 22, who was born and raised in Lafayette, broke his own pole vault world record yesterday at The 2022 World Athletics Championship.

Armand Duplantis brought down the curtain on the World Championships in stunning fashion on Sunday, breaking his own pole vault world record in the final ...

So when I was on this height, it was like everything came together and it happened from there.” It was the medal I was missing. Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway made up for this runner-up finish in the 1,500m with a victory in the 5,000m, French world record holder Kevin Mayer regained the decathlon title. Unheralded Nigerian Tobi Amusan had earlier stolen the show in the women’s 100m hurdles, rocketing to a new world record of 12.12 seconds in the semifinals. The Swede sailed over 6.21m to surpass his previous mark by one centimetre — set in March en route winning gold at the World Indoor Championships — and complete his collection of medals by claiming a first Worlds title. Armand Duplantis brought down the curtain on the World Championships in stunning fashion on Sunday, breaking his own pole vault world record in the final act of the 10-day track and field meet in Eugene.