Even though the Sweden pole vault phenom has broken the world record on 13 occasions, the importance of entertaining the fans is at the heart of his love for his sport.

On a night of soaring drama and raw emotion, Mondo Duplantis turned Tokyo into his stage once more. Rivals became cheerleaders, a stadium held its breath, and history bowed as the pole vault king ...

The American teammates were the last two pole vaulters standing at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Duplantis breaks pole vault world record again and Kerr reaches 1500m final - Unstoppable Duplantis cleared 6.30m at the ...

TOKYO - Pole vault sensation Mondo Duplantis has made a habit of renewing the world record almost every time he competes and ...

The World Athletics Championships are a night at the circus. Superfit humans in Spandex are running, leaping, hopping, ...

Pole vault world record holder Armand “Mondo” Duplantis will aim to win a fifth successive Diamond League title in Zurich, the Swiss city hosting the circuit's finals just two weeks before the world ...

Emmanouil Karalis has once again earned himself a podium finish, this time taking out silver at the World Athletics ...

KOCKENGEN, Netherlands (AP) — A split second of flight, then a landing on the sand — or a splashdown in a canal. That's the thrill of the Dutch sport of “fierljeppen” — far leaping — which sees ...

Sweden's Armand “Mondo” Duplantis and Australian Nicola Olyslagers sealed wins in the Diamond League finals in a high-octane ...

KOCKENGEN, Netherlands (AP) — A split second of flight, then a landing on the sand — or a splashdown in a canal. That's the thrill of the Dutch sport of “fierljeppen” — far leaping — which sees ...

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