2023 Diamond Final: Duplantis eyes more records after setting the seventh of his career

World and Olympic champion, Armand Duplantis has set his sight on breaking the Pole Vault world record again after adding clearing 6.23m at the Wanda Diamond League Final in Eugene on Sunday to set a new mark.

The Swede cleared 6.23m on his first attempt for the seventh world record of his career on a ground where he set a new world mark to win his firts world outdoor title last year.

Duplantis said after his incredible mark he hopes to keep soaring higher than he has done in Oregon.

‘The limit is very high, and I hope that I can continue to jump well and keep jumping higher than I did today, but for now I’m not really thinking about anything except enjoying this moment and enjoying what I just did.

‘For me, I just try to jump high. I love pole vaulting so much and I’ve loved it ever since I was just a little kid. If I’m able to take pole vaulting to another level and I can get as much eyes as possible watching it by jumping really high and doing some cool things, then that’s a job well done by me.

‘I like where I’m at, I’m gonna try to keep building on this. For me it’s very nice because it’s a lot shorter competition and I think that it’s a lot easier to be fresh at that world record height.

‘And so I think the format of the Diamond League final is super nice for me to go out and attempt world record and in this case break it. I’ve been jumping pretty well here, though. And especially the new stadium, I’m two for two right now on world records coming here to Hayward.

‘I think it’s just a combination of everything — it has absolutely everything. It has the history, it has the modern touch. The track is really fast, the crowd and energy is fantastic. Everything just building up to what I need to be able to break world record,’ he said.