Duplantis World Pole Vault Record.

[Weekender]

At 20. 6.18. Cleared it by miles.
He's got 6.25 in him at least. He'll be doing it a cm at a time.

This from yesterday:
Usain Bolt's heir apparent? Meet Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis, the new star of track and field - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/51511341

 

[deebster]

Bloody hell, I still remember watching awestruck at how Sergei Bubka could vault so high. It's great when an athlete seems to appear out of nowhere and breaks records.

I did the pole vault in a school athletics match, just to get the afternoon out of class really. The pole was a solid aluminium thing like a fat clothes pole. Three failed attempts at a height I could've jumped without the bloody thing.

 

[farfromthesun]

He's got 6.25 in him at least. He'll be doing it a cm at a time.

I'd say at least 6.40 - absolutely incredible.

 

[Weekender]

I'd say at least 6.40 - absolutely incredible.

You may well be right.

 

[Spike]

I seem to remember with current poles the limit is about 6.30. That’s f*king high!

 

[k90tour]

Hardly come from nowhere. He was one of the best two or three years ago and is now the one to beat. I hope it spurs Sam Kendricks on.

 

[Weekender]

Hardly come from nowhere. He was one of the best two or three years ago and is now the one to beat.

Of course.
The thread was framed in part for the uninitiated.

 

[Rodrat]

He is also milking it to get extra dosh at meets. Bubka did the same. Can't blame them though.

 

[sq225917]

No point doing 6.40 on your first go if you can pull in 10k per event putting it up one cm at a time

 

[Stunsworth]

No point doing 6.40 on your first go if you can pull in 10k per event putting it up one cm at a time

They said on TV that he got £30k, though that may just have been the prize for that particular meeting.

 

[deebster]

He's really raising the bar eh