TOKYO :Mondo Duplantis broke the pole vault world record for the 14th time with a jump of 6.30 metres on his third attempt as he secured a third straight world title on Monday.

The gold medal was already secure for the American-born Swede when he had the bar raised a centimetre higher than the record height of 6.29m he managed in Budapest last month.

He failed by the narrowest of margins at his first two attempts but, roared on by a captivated crowd at the National Stadium, slid over on the third with the bar giving a slight wobble before settling.

Greek Emmanouil Karalis won silver as the only one apart from Duplantis to get over at 6.00m, while Australian Kurtis Marschall matched his personal best with a jump of 5.95m to win a second world bronze medal.

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