Duplantis sets pole vault WR to win gold

Armand Duplantis. Pic/AFP

Armand Duplantis says the defence of his Olympic pole vault crown in world-record style came as no surprise as he had visualised it a "million times" when practising as a child in his own backyard.

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Duplantis sailed over 6.25 metres with ease. "That's just overflowed with emotions, freaking out," said Duplantis, the new record improving his previous best by 1cm in front of a delirious 69,000-capacity crowd at the Stade de France on Monday.

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