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World Service,16 Sep 2025,22 mins

The making of Mondo Duplantis

More Than The Score

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After Armand Duplantis broke another world record to win the men’s pole vault world title in Tokyo, More Than The Score’s Ed Harry and Ade Adedoyin look back on how Duplantis has become a record-breaking athlete. Hear from Duplantis after he became outdoor world champion for the third time with a new world record clearance of 6.30m. Plus, family anecdotes and insight from Duplantis and his dad from an interview they did with BBC World Service in 2019 before he had won anything.

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