Pole vault superstar Mondo Duplantis broke his own world record for the 13th time after clearing 6.29m to headline the Istvn Gyulai Memorial – a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting – in Budapest on Tuesday (12). The Swedish vaulter, returning to the scene of his 2023 World Championships triumph, was pushed all the way […]
Star pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, while American gymnast Simone Biles bagged the top women’s honour at the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony here on Monday (April 21, 2025). The 25-year-old Duplantis, regarded as the greatest pole vaulter of all time, was fourth-time lucky after being nominated […]
Pole Vault star Mondo Duplantis became the second track and field athlete to win the prestigious Laureus Sportsman of the Year award after a record-breaking 2024. This also ended a long wait for Duplantis, who was nominated in the last three years before finally winning the award this time around. Duplantis beat off competition from […]
