Overview

• Armand “Mondo” Duplantis set his 14th world record with a 6.30m clearance on his third attempt after clinching gold in the men’s pole vault.
• Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis took silver at 6.00m, with Australia’s Kurtis Marschall earning bronze at 5.95m on countback ahead of American Sam Kendricks.
• Roughly 53,000 fans stayed to watch the encore attempt, as Duplantis celebrated on the track and in the stands before returning to the runway for the record.
• He collected $70,000 for the victory plus a $100,000 world‑record bonus and extended an unbeaten run to 49 straight meets dating to September 2022.
• Elsewhere in Tokyo, Alphonce Felix Simbu won a photo‑finish marathon over Amanal Petros by 0.03 seconds, Ditaji Kambundji captured the women’s 100m hurdles, and Geordie Beamish edged Soufiane El Bakkali in the steeplechase.