Duplantis sets another pole vault world record on home soil
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Swedish sensation Armand Duplantis has set yet another pole vault world record.
The Olympic champion notched 6.28 metres with his first jump before home fans at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm on Sunday.
The 25-year-old increased his previous best by a centimetre for a 12th world record. Second-placed Australian Kurtis Marshall managed 5.90m.
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