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In Paris, Swede Armand Duplantis was crowned Olympic champion again, winning his second Olympic gold medal when he broke the six-meter barrier. In addition, the Swede broke both Olympic and world records.
While Duplantis won the gold medal, the Russians first began chasing the Olympic record, which previously belonged to Brazilian athlete Thiago Basile (6.03). Duplantis, who is 6.10, successfully broke the world record in his first attempt, but the Swede needed several attempts to break the world record.
On his third attempt, Duplantis managed to overcome the height of 6.25, marking a new Olympic and world record. This is the ninth time that Armand Duplantis has broken the world record, the previous world record was 6.24.
Sam Kendricks of the United States took the silver medal with a score of 5.95, and Emmanouil Karalis of Greece took the bronze with a score of 5.90.
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