TORUN, Poland — Former Lafayette High star Mondo Duplantis broke the world pole vaulting record at the Copernicus Cup in Poland Saturday.
Duplantis, 20, jumped 6.17m.
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"I've wanted to break the world record since I was three years old," Duplantis said after the jump. "It hasn't really sunk in yet. I'm on cloud nine right now. There's no secret to what I do; I just put in a lot of hard work. I can't thank my parents enough for helping me to get to where I'm at now. All the support I had from everybody is the reason why I did this."
Duplantis competed last season at LSU, before deciding to turn pro ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games.
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