Sri Lanka Army Woman Soldier, Sachini Perera was the star on the second day of the National Athletics Championships which continued at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. He was a child prodigy took up the event aged four – it helped that his dad, who cleared 5.80m in the 1990s, built a pole vault pit in their back garden – and set world bests from seven to 12. Getty Images. ... Mondo Duplantis, jumped higher than anyone in history to set a pole vault world record of 6.17m. Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis won't put a 'cap' on how high he can jump. Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar.Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, Cretans and Celts.It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and since 2000 for women. Duplantis jumped 6 meters, 17 centimeters (20 feet, 2.9 inches) at the indoor meet in Torun… Sweden's Armand Duplantis with a cheque reward after breaking the indoor Pole Vault world record, during the Indoor Grand Prix at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday Feb. 15, 2020. The first world record in the men's pole vault was recognized by the International … Having broken his own indoor pole vault world record in February this year, at … The men's pole vault world record had only been beaten once in the last quarter-century, until 20-year-old Swede Armand Duplantis set new marks twice in a week. From the section ... European champion Armand Duplantis set a pole vault world record at a World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting on Saturday. Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis clears 6.15m to break Sergey Bubka's 26-year-old outdoor world record Posted 23 m minutes ago Fri Friday 18 Sep September 2020 at 2:03am Imagine soaring over a … Sweden's Armand Duplantis upped his world pole vault record to 6.18m in Glasgow on Saturday (15) afternoon . Armand Duplantis of Sweden set a world pole vault record of 6.17 meters at an indoor meeting in Torun, Poland on Saturday. Duplantis, the 20-year-old who won silver at last year's world championships in Doha, cleared the bar on his second attempt to break the previous record of 6.16m set by French Renaud Lavillenie in February 2014. Armand Duplantis may only be 20 years old but he is already a track and field superstar. Sweden's Armand Duplantis with a cheque reward after breaking the indoor Pole Vault world record, during the Indoor Grand Prix at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday Feb. 15, 2020. Mondo nearly sets pole vaulting world record in 2020 opener By George Ramsay, CNN Video produced by Noura Abou Zeinab, CNN. Home » Sports » Duplantis misses third pole-vault world record in 15 days Duplantis misses third pole-vault world record in 15 days On February 23, 2020 8:11 pm In Sports by Emmanuel Okogba Armand Duplantis of Sweden celebrates after setting a new World Record (6.17) in the men's Pole Vault final during the indoor athletics meeting Orlen Copernicus Cup 2020 in Torun, Poland, Saturday Feb. 8, 2020. Sun 9 Feb 2020 09.58 EST. World silver medallist Mondo Duplantis narrowly missed setting a world record but still cleared a season leading 6.00 metres to win the pole vault at the World … In February, Duplantis broke the indoor pole vault record when he leapt over 6.17 m and then later in September jumped 6.15 m to break Sergey Bubka's long-standing outdoor record at the Rome Diamong League meet. He recently embarked on another unprecedented flight, becoming the first track and field superstar to cross the Atlantic Ocean for an international meet this spring. Last updated on 8 February 2020 8 February 2020. Duplantis, 21, broke the pole vault world record twice, conquering 6.17m and 6.18m on back-to-back weekends in February. Perera setup a new Sri Lanka record while clearing the bar with a height of 3.56m in the Women’s Pole Vault. Duplantis cleared 6 meters, 15 centimeters (20 feet, 2 inches) at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meet in Rome with his second attempt, besting Bubka’s mark of 6.14 meters (20 feet, 1 … Mondo set his world record of 6.18 meters indoors in February before COVID-19 shut down the track and field world for a few months. Sweden's Armand Duplantis with a cheque reward after breaking the indoor Pole Vault world record, during the Indoor Grand Prix at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday Feb. 15, 2020. Already this year, Mondo Duplantis cleared never-before-seen heights in the pole vault — world records at 20 feet, 3 inches on consecutive Saturdays in February. Mondo Duplantis breaks the pole vault world record with a 6.15m (20 feet 2.1 inches) pole vault in Rome on 17 September 2020. He has been described as the athlete to take over the mantle of track and field's greatest star from Usain Bolt. ROME: Sweden's Armand Duplantis eclipsed Ukrainian legend Sergey Bubka's 26-year mark, setting a outdoor new pole vault world record of 6.15m at … Armand Duplantis of Sweden competes during the men's pole vault final at the 2020 Diamond League Athletics Meeting in Doha, Qatar, Sept. 25, 2020. The 21-year-old Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis, an American born Swedish pole vaulter, leapt to fame when he broke the world record twice in 2020. 2 min read Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, a 20-year-old Swede raised in Louisiana, broke a six-year-old record in the pole vault at an … Armand “Mondo” Duplantis broke the pole vault world record on Saturday during an indoor meet in Poland. Pole vault record holders set to face off in Doha . TORUN, Poland (AP) — Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis broke the men’s world record on Saturday. Armand Duplantis broke the pole vault world record for the second Saturday running when he soared to an amazing 6.18m on his first attempt at … 10 Sep 2020 - 9:30 ... the second-highest vault of his career.