Sweden's Duplantis betters pole vault world record to 6.30m
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Great Britain's Molly Caudery injures her ankle in warm-up for the pole vault, bringing her World Championship to a heartbreaking and premature end.
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Pole vault king sets 14th world record in dramatic scenes as Aussies claim first medal
Australia’s Kurtis Marschall joined him on the podium with an equal personal best of 5.95 metres to secure bronze, Australia’s first medal of the championships. “I knew that’s what it was going to take if I wanted to mix it with the best in the world,” Marschall told ABC Sport.
With fans and his fellow competitors looking on, Duplantis once again proved he has no equal — past or present — on Monday at Tokyo's National Stadium.
Kurtis Marschall steps up against Armand Duplantis in the men's pole vault final on day three of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Follow live.