Duplantis renews world pole vault record for 11th time

PARIS, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis set a new world record with a winning height of 6.27 meters at the All Star Perche event in Clermont-Ferrand, France on Friday, marking the 11th time he has broken the world pole vault record.

At the World Athletics Indoor Tour silver meeting, Duplantis started his competition at 5.65m. The 25-year-old eased past 5.91m and 6.02m on his first attemp