Mondo Duplantis Chasing a New World Record: But This Time It's Different

The name of Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis has now become almost synonymous with the concept of a 'world record'.

Since the day he first surpassed French athlete Renaud Lavillenie's 6.16-meter mark, he has managed to improve his own record 15 times. After winning the gold medal with a successful 6.13-meter jump at the…