Armand Duplantis broke the world pole vault record for the 14th time in his remarkable career at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships on Monday, September 15.

Duplantis topped 6.30 meters—10 centimeters higher than anyone else in history—at his third attempt at the height to claim his third world title.

He left it to the very last moment to break the record by a single centimetre, just as he did at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

“It’s better than I could have imagined. To give you guys this world record is amazing. The crowd was so loud. Thank you so much. “I’m just so happy,” he reacted after his stunning feat.