Armand Duplantis captures the crowd, and another world record, at the Olympics

Olympic pole vault winner Armand Duplantis adds to his legacy, and his bank account, one centimeter at a time

As Monday’s competition at Stade de France wound down there was one final matter to be decided, and one competitor with every set of eyes upon him. Having already captured gold in the pole vault — defending his title from the Tokyo Olympics — Armand “Mondo” Duplantis had one final attempt at 6.25 meters, a height that would break his own world record.