Second gold medal for the Swedish pole vaulter, but adding the 6.25m pole vault. Kenya dominates the women's 5000m with Beatrice Cehebt winning gold, and the silver medal goes to the Netherlands' Sifan Hassan. Valarie Allman wins the women's discus. In the 800m, Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson won without problems.

Mondo Duplantis had just six metres to jump with the pole vault to win her second consecutive gold medal

Then Duplantis, after talking to his coach, decided to raise the bar to 6.25m, with no more heights in

And again Duplantis. He took the pole vault, the crowd was pushing him as he ran.

Duplantis went to talk to his coach and was shown the second jump.

Duplantis is going to be, at least, one of the main ones.

With the Opening Ceremony on 26 July and some competitions starting the day before, athletics will be at the heart of the second week of Paris 2024, with great battles and great moments to prove once again why it is called the 'King Sport' of the Olympic Games.

, Ryan Crouser and Sha'carri Richardson, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge and Faith Kipyegon, Sweden's Armand Duplantis

Simone Biles and LeBron James are at the top of the list of illustrious stars who will bring their Olympic journey to a close this summer. Others, like Nadal and Murray, are coming back from injury to make it one last time. And some are looking to make an unforgettable impression.

That's why Duplantis and his pole vault flights, who are seeking a new record with a jump of over 6.24

featuring 36 Tokyo 2020 Olympic champions and several world record holders, including Faith Kipyegon, Mondo Duplantis

Faith Kipyegon (1500m), Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (400m hurdles), Karsten Warholm (400m hurdles), Mondo Duplantis

Less than three weeks before the start of the Olympic athletics competition, Paris will host the eighth meeting of the Diamond League this Sunday, a competition that, with Sebastian Coe at the helm of world athletics, is losing its old magic with too many meetings and many of the best athletes missing.

 Pole vaulting icon Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis will lead a host of world stars getting a taste of

I am concentrating on myself and trying to get the best out of me," said Duplantis, who has already won

 The iconic 'Mondo' Duplantis has been working on his way to the jump.

In recent weeks, both well-known athletes and new faces have made their mark, with only a month remaining before the track and field events commence at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Mondo DuplantisIn 2024, Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis has been undefeated, securing a global title

Wanda Diamond League meeting in Xiamen, where he cleared 6.24m to set a new world record.Since then, Duplantis

cleared 6.10m to win gold and attempted a new world record height of 6.25m.Men's pole vault star Mondo Duplantis

The star pole vaulter who smashed the 21-year-old record by the great Sergey Bubka will miss out on the 2024 Olympics on his home turf after failing to achieve the qualifying height in his final chance at the French championships on Sunday.

His world record is long-gone, bettered by Mondo Duplantis, the undisputed newest pole-vaulting sensation

The Brazilian, who has been suspended for doping but is appealing the decision, had been granted permission by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to compete in his home country this weekend but failed to reach the required 5.82m for Paris 2024, registering a jump of 5.65m.

He is a long way from the world record of 6.24 metres held by Armand Duplantis.

Braz's mark is clearly under threat this summer at Paris 2024 with Duplantis in very strong form.

Ingebrigtsen achieved the title of the most successful male European athlete, alongside Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis

In a display of dominance, Olympic and two-time world champion Duplantis ruled the pole vault, extending

Olympic champions Gianmarco Tamberi and Marcell Jacobs are among Italy's big hopes at Rome's Stadio Olimpico as the European Athletics Championships get underway, with both men believing the hosts can finish top of the medal table.

headliners in Rome along with fellow world champions Femke Bol (400m hurdles) and pole vault king Armand Duplantis

The Italian capital is set to become the core of continental athletics with the 2024 European Athletics Championships, which will take place from 7 to 12 June in the Stadio Olimpico. This event will serve as a perfect prelude to the upcoming Paris Olympic Games that will be held in less than two months.

'Bolt's heir', Marcell Jacobs, the Ukrainian Olympian in the high jump, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Armand Duplantis

The star pole vaulter doesn't want to miss out on the 2024 Olympics on his home turf, but the 5.82 metre mark required to qualify for Paris is no longer a foregone conclusion for the former champion and world record-holder after his recent rash of injuries.

The new record lasted six years, until Swedish sensation 'Mondo' Duplantis came along and it to set the

His world record is long-gone, bettered by Duplantis, the undisputed newest pole-vaulting sensation.

Meanwhile, Armand Duplantis came close to surpassing his own pole vault world record.

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Tuesday that Rio 2016 pole vault champion Thiago Braz had been handed a 16-month suspension after testing positive for a metabolite of ostarine. The Brazilian has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

He went on to take bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Games in 2021 with Mondo Duplantis claiming his first Olympic

Olympic champions Marcell Jacobs and Andre De Grasse said Monday they relished "sharing every moment" as they competed with each other during joint training sessions, Agence France-Presse reported ahead of the Golden Spike meet in the Czech city of Ostrava.

competition".Press conference 🎤 with Andre DeGrasse 🇨🇦 and Marcell Jacobs 🇮🇹 followed by Mondo Duplantis