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PUMA Athlete Mondo Duplantis breaks his own pole vault world record, again!

April 22, 2024

He jumps in a league of his own and is truly – born to fly! Our PUMA athlete Mondo Duplantis has just broken his own world record in the men’s pole vault at the first Diamond League meeting of the season in Xiamen, China – again!!!
Mondo jumped 6.24m at the competition in Xiamen. He beat his best mark from the Diamond League final last September by one centimeter. This is the eighth time he has broken the outdoor world record.

What a start to the season, Mondo! We are all looking forward to Paris so much!

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