Armand Duplantis Breaks Pole Vault World Record with 6.30m to Win Third World Title in Tokyo

World pole vault phenomenon Armand “Mondo” Duplantis etched his name even deeper into athletics history on Monday night at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, soaring to a world record of 6.30m on his third attempt to claim his third consecutive world outdoor title.

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The Swedish superstar, already the holder of 13 world records entering the competition, faced the challenge with the gold medal secured and the stadium on its feet. After two narrow misses at the new height, Duplantis nailed his final attempt in stunning fashion, the bar trembling but staying aloft as the packed Olympic Stadium erupted.

“I just knew if I could put it all together on that last one, it would go,” Duplantis said trackside. “It’s everything I’ve been working for this year — to keep pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.”

The 24-year-old improved his own previous world record of 6.29m, set just a month ago in Budapest, and remains unbeaten in all competitions this season. His Tokyo triumph also makes him the first man in history to win three consecutive world outdoor titles in the pole vault.

Karalis thrilled the crowd with a first-ever clearance over 6.00m, becoming the first Greek man to medal in the pole vault at a World Championships. Australia’s Marschall matched his personal best of 5.95m to take his second consecutive world bronze, edging Philippines star EJ Obiena on countback.

For Duplantis, the latest record was more than just another number.

“It’s not just about chasing heights anymore — it’s about enjoying these moments,” he said. “To win my third world title and do it with a world record in front of this amazing crowd — it’s unforgettable.”

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Women’s 100 metres hurdles final:

Ditaji Kambundji from Switzerland won the women’s 100 metres hurdles final in a national record of 12.24. Tobi Amusan won the silver medal in 12.29 ahead of Grace Stark (12.34). Olympic champion Masai Russell placed fourth in 12.44 beating Pia Skryszowska from Poland and Devynne Charlton, who set their seasonal best of 12.49. Switzerland won the 10th medal in the history of the World Championships. Kambundji achieved the second medal for the Kambundji family at the World Championships after her sister Mujinga won bronze in the 200 metres in Doha 2019. Mujinga Kambundji will give birth to her first child next November. 

Ditaji Kambundji: “We definitely have a good relationship with this track. I am sure my sister is excited for me. It’s exciting to have her support. I was thinking about her a lot during these days. Our bond is really special. I know she will be thrilled. I am bringing home something really incredible."

Women’s 100 metres hurdles semifinal:

Tobi Amusan clocked the fastest time in the 100n hurdles semifinals with 12.36 edging out Nadine Visser (12.45) and Pia Skryszowska (12.51). Grace Stark won  the first heat in 12.37 ahead of Ditaji Kambundji (12.44). Ackera Nugent from Jamaica, who won the Diamond League final ahead of Kambundji in Zurich, missed out on a place in the final with her third place in 12.53.

Masai Russell won the third heat in 12.42 edging world indoor champion Danielle Williams (12.44).

Women’s hammer throw:

Canada’s Camryn Rogers defended her world title in the women’s hammer throw with a PB and a Commonwealth record of 80.51m. Jie Zhao from China set a PB of 77.60m on her sixth attempt to win the silver medal ahead of 18-year-old Jiale Zhang, who won the bronze medal with 77.10m. Silja Kosonen finished fourth with 75.28m ahead of DeAnna Pryce (75.10m).

Camryn Rogers: “I cannot believe it. Everything came together when it mattered the most. This is a truly a very hard goal to accomplish. My mother started to cry. I know my dad started too. We have got the job done and made my country proud. I first picked up a hammer on 5 January 2012. I'll never forget the date, it's just ingrained in my head. I remember watching Anita Wlodarcyk break the world record in 2016 twice. She did it at the Olympics and then she did again three weeks later. She has always been my role model”.

Men’s 3000 steeplechase:

Geordie Beamish from New Zealand outsprinted two-time world and Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali in the home straight to take a surprising win in the men’s 3000 metres in 8:33.88. Beamish held off El Bakkali by just seven hundredth of a second in a close final sprint. Edmund Serem took the bronze medal in 8:34.58 at the age of 17. 

Geordie Beamish: “That was pretty unreal. I am still taking it all in. I just can’t believe how hot the crowd was. It’s a first track gold medal for New Zealand at a World Championships, which is pretty cool”. 

Men’s marathon:

Alphonce Felix Simbu won the men’s marathon in 2:09:48 in hot and humid weather conditions becoming the first athlete from Tanzania in history to claim a global title.

Simbu edged Germany’s Amanal Petros by just three hundredths of a second, the smallest margin ever in a global championships marathon. Simbu upgraded the world bronze medal he won in London 2017 to gold.

Vincent Ngetich from Kenya led through the 5 km mark in 15:22, closely followed by Simbu, Abel Chelangat, Petros, Aouani, Isaac Mpofu, Sondre Moen, Suldan Hassan, Deresa Geleta and Stephen Kissa.

Ngetich pushed the pace. Chelangat and Kisssa followed close behind.

Richard Ringer from Germany took over at 10 km and led the pack alongside with defending champion Victor Kiplangat, Chelangat, Petros, Simbu, Ngetich and Mohamed Reda Reda El Aaraby.

Kiplangat went to the front and pushed the pace downhill. Hassan led a group of 20 athletes through the 20 km in 1:01:54. Kiplangat, Hassan, Geleta, Kissa, Kipkoech and Elroy Gelant went through the 21 km in 1:05:19.

Geleta led the group at 30 km in 1:32:27, but Kiplagat pushed the pace at 33 km and led for 6 km before falling back.

Chelangat took the lead followed by Simbu, Aouani and Petros.

The race turned into a three-men battle for medals between Aouani, Petros and Simbu in the final stages.

Petros launched his kick with 200 metres to go, but he was followed closely by Simbu. The race came down to final sprint. Simbu edged Petros by three hundredths of a second in a photo-finish.

Alphonce Simbu: “Today means celebrations in Tanzania. We have written new history as a country. It was my dream. I am at peace. It is about discipline, training and never giving up. After 2017 I have been trying to win another medal but failed at it. Last year Paris was a challenge and this year I told myself: I will try my best. I did different types of training under different weather conditions.”

Petros clocked the same time as Simbu.

Amanal Petros: “I have never seen something like this in the marathon. Both races (men and women) came down to a sprint finish. It's like the 100m. This is four months of hard work in training – running, eating and sleeping. It was hard. But this silver gives me energy and bigger motivation that I can win bigger competitions. I was so sure I was winning, he (Simbu) surprised me. He kicked like crazy. I accept I lost today but tomorrow I can win. Today is a learning experience.”

Ilias Aouani won the bronze medal in 2:09:53 becoming the first Italian athlete to win a world medal in the marathon since Stefano Baldini in Paris 2003.

Ilias Aouani: “I am proud and happy about the way I conducted the race. I was relaxed at the end and pushed through, but the other guys had more legs than me. It means a lot. This is a hard sport, people do not know that behind this medal are a lot of frustrations, a lot of bad races, missed opportunities”.

Men’s 400 metres hurdles heats:

Abderrahman Samba won the first heat in the men’s 400 metres hurdles in 48.03. Tyri Donovan from Great Britain placed second improving his PB to 48.26.

Samba’s compatriot Bassam Hemeida won the second heat in 48.43. Alison Dos Santos, world champion in Eugene, took second place in 48.48 ahead of European under 23 champion Owe Fisher Breiholz (48.81).

Brazil’s Matheus Lima claimed the win in the third heat in 48.15 ahead of Ismail Doudai Abakar (48.34). Three-time world champion and world record holder Karsten Warholm coasted through to qualify in third place in 48.56 ahead of Turkey’s Berke Akcam (48.66).

Olympic champion Raj  Benjamin took the win in the fourth heat in 48.15 ahead of Germany’s Emil Agyekum (48.33) and Botswana’s Victor Ntweng (48.54).

Men’s 110 metres hurdles:

USA’s Dylan Beard cruised through to a win in the first 110 metres hurdles heat in 13.28. China’s Chen Yuanjang Chen finished second in 13.39 ahead of Sasha Zhoya from France (13.43).

Swiss record holder Jason Joseph won the second heat in 13.27 beating Wilhelm Belocian by just two thousandths of a second. This year’s US champion Ja’Kobe Tharp placed third in 13.28.

Jamaican champion and Olympic finalist Orlando Bennett won the third heat in 13.20. French champion Just Kwaou Mathey finished second in 13.25 edging European champion Lorenzo Simonelli with the same time.

Spain’s Enrique Llopis eased through to a win in 13.20 in the fourth heat. Hu Zhuoiy took second place in 13.28 holding off world seasonal leader Cordell Tinch (13,31).

Tyler Mason won the final heat setting a seasonal best of 13.17 ahead of Japanese record holder Rachid Muratake (13.22). Junxi Liu from China improved his PB to 13.23 to finish ahead of three-time world champion Grant Holloway (13.27).

Men’s 1500 metres semifinal:

This year’s Diamond League champion Niels Laros won a close race in the first 1500m semifinal in 3:35.50 edging defending champion Josh Kerr from Great Britain (3:35.53). Jake Wightman from Great Britain, world champion in Eugene 2022, finished third in 3:35.56 to get through to the final. Timothy Cheruyiot, world champion in Doha 2019, took fourth place in 3:35.61.

Niels Laros: “I was really confident today. I was running against three former world champions and I hope they were a little bit scared when they saw they were running in the same heat as me”.

Reynold Cheruiyot won the second semifinal in 3:36.64 holding off Olympic champion Cole Hocker by three hundredths of a second. Hocker was later disqualified for elbowing his way through the group and will be replaced by Germany’s Robert Farken.

Women’s 400 metres hurdles heats:

Defending champion Femke Bol cruised into the semifinal with a comfortable win in the first heat of the women’s 400 metres hurdles in 53.75. Italian record holder Ayomide Folorunso placed second clocking her second fastest time this season with 54.67 to advance to the next round. Belgian record holder Naomi Van den Broeck achieved the third automatic qualifying spot with 54.70.

Femke Bol: “I am happy to be back after being here for the Olympic Games in 2021. I have great memories. I am happy to feel again how it is running the hurdles here.”

Olympic silver medallist Anna Cockrell won the second heat in a very fast 53.63 ahead of Andrenette Knight (53.74).

Dalilah Muhammad, Olympic champion in Rio de Janeiro 2026 and former record holder, won the fourth heat in 53.80 in the final appearance of her career at the World Championships; Jamaica’s Shiann Salmon finished second in 54.21 ahead of Panama’s Gianna Woodruff (54.60).

Alice Muraro from Italy, this year’s gold medallist at the World University Games in Bochum and Italian champion, improved her PB to 54.36 to win the fifth heat ahead of Emily Newnham from Great Britain (54.59).

Women’s pole vault qualifying round:

Sandi Morris, Angelica Morris, Tina Sutej, Amanda Moll, Juliana De Menis Campos and Imogen Ayris had a clean sheet by clearing all heights until 4.60m on their first attempt. Roberta Bruni, Eliza McCartney and Katie Moon shared seventh place at 4.60mm on countback to advance to the final. Bruni injured at the Diamond League meeting in Paris, but recovered in time for the World Championships. Molly Caudery was forced to withdraw due to a injury on her ankle during the warm-up.

Men’s hammer throw qualifying round:

Olympic and world champion Ethan Katzberg from Canada led the men’s hammer throw qualifying round with 81.85m. Katzberg was the only athlete to throw beyond the 80 metres barrier. Five-time world champion Pawel Fajdek produced the second best mark of 78.78m. Merlin Hummel and world seasonal leader Bence Halasz threw beyond the 78 metres barrier with 78.54m and 78.42m.