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Duplantis Clears 6.29m to Set World Record and Named Ultimate Championship Ambassador

World Athletics tapped the two-time Olympic champion to promote the inaugural $10 million spectator-friendly event in Budapest, spotlighting pole vaulting’s growing appeal.

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Overview

  • At the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest on August 13, Duplantis cleared 6.29 meters to set a new pole vault world record, his 13th career mark.
  • The 25-year-old Swedish athlete has steadily raised the record since clearing 6.25 m at the Paris Games and 6.28 m in Stockholm in June.
  • World Athletics has named Duplantis "Star Athlete" and promotional ambassador for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship, scheduled for September 11–13, 2026, in Budapest.
  • The new event will feature three evenings under three hours, 26 individual competitions, two relays—including a mixed 4x100m—and a record $10 million prize pool.
  • Duplantis’s fiancée, model Desiré Inglander, celebrated his latest vault with an Instagram reel that garnered over 174,000 likes, though no wedding date has been announced.