• S2 Ep6: Mondo Duplantis

  • May 16 2024
  • Length: 23 mins
  • Podcast

S2 Ep6: Mondo Duplantis

  • Summary

  • It's been six years since Armand Duplantis - Mondo to his family, friends and adoring fans - burst onto the scene to take pole vault gold at the European Championships in Berlin.

    He was just 18 and the world of athletics was blown away by this unassuming teenager who not only took the field by storm that unforgettable night, but has since gone onto to define his sport and send all records before him tumbling.

    Mondo has now broken the pole vault world record an incredible eight times, his most recent record-breaking performance coming in China in April this year. For context, the great Sergey Bubka's record of 6m 14cm has stood since 1994 before Mondo come of age to scale heights previously seen as impossible.

    Mondo's latest world record is 6m 24, out jumping Bubka by 10cm. He is a sensation and now another European gold in Rome awaits Mondo before he heads to Paris to defend his Olympic title.

    This is Mondo's story. In his words.

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    Ignite is a HWY61 production for European Athletics
    Written by: Peter Sanderson and Garry Hayes
    Produced by: Garry Hayes
    Series mix: Teyler Hayes

    Our series music is released under license

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