“ Duplantis isn’t just the best pole vaulter in Sweden. He’s the best in the world, and in fact, the best to ever hurl himself 20 feet in the air to clear a bar, having broken the world record on eight different occasions, ” about a year ago, this is what TIME magazine had to say about Mondo Duplantis, declaring him the best pole vaulter of the world. Over a year later, the comment remains undebated. The Swedish athlete has broken the world record five more times, taking the total tally to thirteen. But the question that hangs in the air now is: Who after him? The standards he has set are way too high, and they’ve even impressed a track and field legend.

At the Silesia Diamond League, Mondo Duplantis won the men’s pole vault, clearing 6.10 m, just days after setting a new world record

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