Armand Duplantis is a history maker. He recently became the pole vault world champion for the third time. He set the world record for the 14th time. Along with this, his single-handed dominance in the world pole vault continued. He has also been called the "Modern Day Great" of world athletics. The Tokyo crowd stayed up late on Monday night at the Olympic Stadium to catch a glimpse of him.

Before their eyes, Duplantis became the first human to exceed 6.30 meters. The 25-year-old player has won consecutive gold in the last eight major tournaments. Some of these competitions are indoor and some are outdoor. Four years ago, he tasted his first big success at the stadium in Tokyo. His previous performance is also not lacking. Moreover, both immense talent and magic were visible in it. 

The two-time Olympic champion first cleared 6.15 meters to win gold at the World Athletics Championships. With this, the challenge of the Greek player Emmanuel Karalis was over. After this, Duplantis tried for a centimeter more height. Karalis, who won the silver medal, became a mesmerized audience as much as the rest of the competitors were impressed by him.  During the final attempt for the

record height, Duplantis first asked all the audience to clap. Everyone agreed. Along with this, the national stadium of Japan was seen cheering. Needless to say, he set a new record. He was overjoyed. To watch his game, the audience was in the stadium till 11 o'clock at night, clinging to their seats. 

"Today was better than I expected," Duplantis said after the game, "The joy I gave to the audience gathered here has also made me happy." This is the fourth time he has set the world record in 2025 alone. This is his highest performance so far in his playing career. Many have started to think, maybe he has no limit to the performance. 

The bronze medal winner in this category was Kurtis Markle. He said it right. He said, "Tonight was amazing, the audience was full of happiness." Duplantis is truly a player from another planet. Whatever he does, he does it uniquely. His performance may seem impossible to many. I myself am eager to see how his next performance will be.' 

Duplantis is fondly called, Mondo. He received 70,000 dollars for winning gold in Tokyo and 100,000 dollars for the world record. But money may not be everything for them. He seemed more impressed by the allure of setting a world record in front of thousands and millions of spectators. One of the last eight golds he won is from the 2024 Paris Olympics. 

During the same Olympics, Duplantis became the first athlete in 68 years to win gold for the second consecutive time in the pole vault. The next question is, how many golds will he win until he tries to stop himself? Former Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Innis-Hill says, 'No one knows the limitations of Duplantis. No one can predict how far he will go.' 

She adds, 'The sensational occasion that was seen today will stop everyone's breath even for a moment. I couldn't even imagine how much pressure he is under. But one fact is certain, Duplantis is truly a modern great athlete and he has prepared the future of world sports. Pole vault is such a difficult discipline, in which it takes a player as much as Duplantis to achieve perfection, others cannot.' 

He was born in America. But he preferred to represent Sweden, the country where his mother was born. His last defeat was at the World Championships in Doha in 2019, when he was still a teenager. Now the question may be, how did Duplantis achieve mastery in a very difficult competition like pole vault? What is its secret really? 

Sports pundits believe that Duplantis' strongest point is the early rush. This is no less than a player who runs 100 meters. This helps him to reach more heights. This is the basis of his being a pole vault player. At one time, the player who popularized this genre worldwide was Sergey Bukka. Duplantis has gone ahead of him. 

He grew up in Louisiana. When I was little, I used to practice pole vaulting behind my house. His father Greg is also a player of this genre. Believe it or not, his current coach is also his parents. The way he tries one world record after another has made him special. That's why pole vault has proved to be the most popular category in this world championship.