Duplantis breaks his own pole vault world record

Swede Armand Duplantis has improved his own pole vault world record to cap a remarkable display in the Olympic final that was absurdly dominant even by his unmatched standards.

Duplantis had the gold medal safely in his keeping with a first-time clearance at 6m.

He then raised the bar to 6.10m and promptly shattered the Olympic record at the first time of asking.

Not with satisfied that, Duplantis had the bar lifted all the way to 6.25m, which was 1cm than the most recent world mark he set in China earlier this year.

The 24-year-old narrowly missed his first two attempts at 6.25m before soaring over the bar with his third and final go, causing scenes of delirium at a packed Stade de France.