The current world's no.1 pole vaulter Sweden's Armand "Mondo" Duplantis shocked the world once again with a new world record while clinching a gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Duplantis was able to break his own world record with a 1cm difference from his previous best of 6.42 m which he achieved during the Xiamen Diamond League meet. His 6.25 m is now the new Olympic record to be be surpassed.

The Swede's new record outperformed the previous Olympic record of 6.03 m which was attained by Brazil bet Thiago Braz in Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.

The 24-year old pole vaulter exhibited his prowess in the Paris Olympics while notably smashing different height level in the competition.

Duplantis was able to clear 5.70m, 5.85m, 5.95, 6.0m, and 6.10m all on his first attempts.

He then raised the bar to 6.25 meters but missed on his first and second attempts. Determined to gain a new record, he pushed for a last attempt and was able to achieve a perfect landing.

Duplantis brought home a gold medal from the men's pole vault event in the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.

The United States’ Sam Kendricks cleared 5.95 m placing second and clinching silver. Furthermore, Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis of Greece cleared 5.90 m grabbing the bronze medal.

PH bet Ernest John Obiena suffered an upset after ranking fourth following his failed attempt to clear 5.95 m.