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Feb 25 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
#ALERT Swedish-American Armand Duplantis sets new world pole vault record of 6.22 meters
#UPDATE Armand Duplantis broke the world record in pole vault at an indoor meet in central France to the delight of the crowd #AFPSports
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Since pole vaulters first broke the 6-meter barrier in 1985, the bar has been raised 22 centimeters (8.6 inches). See how the progression has occurred u.afp.com/ie87
Images from the moments after Duplantis broke the world record in pole vault #AFPSports

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