Duplantis improves his own pole vault world record to 6.28m

STOCKHOLM, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Sweden's Armand Duplantis set his 12th pole vault world record on home soil, clearing 6.28 meters to win the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm on Sunday.

The 25-year-old began the competition at 5.60m, then cleared 5.80m, 5.90m, and 6.00m - all on his first attempts - to secure the title. He then raised the bar to 6.28m, one centimeter higher than his previous world record set in February, and once again soared over it on his first try.

It marked the first time Duplantis has broken the world record in his home stadium.

"I'm just going to enjoy this, enjoy the moment right now. There's not much between me and 6.30m, technically. I'm just a perfect day away from it," he said. ■