Overview
- The clearance is his 15th improvement of the world record, nudging past the 6.30m he set at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo by one centimeter.
- He made 6.31m on his first attempt after earlier successful jumps at 5.65m, 5.90m and 6.08m.
- Only Norway’s Sondre Guttormsen also cleared 6.00m, leaving Duplantis alone on the runway for the record attempt.
- It is the first time he has broken the world record at his own Uppsala meeting, which doubles as his training base.
- He told the crowd he jumped for his family and for Sweden, and he could chase the mark again at the indoor world championships in Torun later this month.