Armand Duplantis beats pole vault world record for a NINTH time at Olympics 2024… before ‘very iconic’ celebration
SUPERSTAR pole vaulter Armand Duplantis gave Olympic fans their money’s worth tonight.
He secured gold by clearing six metres – but that was just the start.
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 5, 2024
A NEW WORLD RECORD
Sweden's Armand Duplantis has broken his own world record… AGAIN!
An astonishing 6.25m after already winning gold#BBCOlympics #Paris2024 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/zidrlmGASW
Duplantis broke the Olympic record with a jump of 6.1m with his next attempt.
And the 24-year-old beat his own world record by one centimetre when he cleared 6.25m with his next jump.
The two-time world champion has now broken the record on nine occasions.
American Sam Kendricks cleared 5.95m to take silver, while Greece‘s Emmanouil Karalis secured bronze with 5.90m.
Duplantis did a lap of the track draped in the Swedish flag as Dancing Queen by Abba blared out.
The Swede also paid tribute to two viral Olympic memes.
He posed with a noticeable bulge in his shorts in a nod to Anthony Ammirati’s manhood costing him a place in the final.
Duplantis had one hand tucked into his waistband and the other outstretched to mimic Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec’s iconic relaxed stance.
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Fans raced to social media to join the fun.
One posted: “Duplantis setting a new Olympic record, being real bulged up in the shorts area and doing the Turkish Shooting Guy ‘hand in pocket’ pose to celebrate……..brat summer.”
Another added: “Very iconic.”
A third said: “This is a guy that’s chronically online.”
“Game recognize game,” wrote a fifth.