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20-year-old pole vaulter Armand Duplantis has just broken a world record that he himself set just last weekend in Poland. He broke the record by clearing 6.18 meters at the Indoor Grand Prix in Glasgow, with the previous record sitting at 6.17 meters. The athlete has been representing Sweden in these tournaments.
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