Armand Duplantis broke the pole vault world record for the 15th time in his career, topping the podium at the meet that bears his name, the Mondo Classic in Uppsala, Sweden, after clearing 6.31 meters on his first attempt on Thursday.

The 26-year-old Swede once again rewrote the record he has owned since clearing 6.17 meters in 2020. Duplantis only took four attempts at the indoor event in his adopted hometown. After posting marks of 5.65, 5.90 and 6.08, all on his first attempts, he asked for the bar to be raised 23 centimeters to a world-record height, before immediately soaring over to end his evening's work.

Duplantis reset the world record in Sweden for a second time, having previously cleared 6.28 meters in Stockholm last June for one of four world-record vaults in 2025.

"This is my home. This is our home. That's how it is," he told the crowd. "And you know that every time I'm on the track, I represent you. And I do it with great pride. I am so proud to have been able to do this in front of you. I jump for myself, I jump for my family, but I also jump for you, for Sweden and for everyone who supports me."

The two-time Olympic gold medalist feels that he turns up the intensity even more in his home country.

"If someone comes to Sweden to challenge me, they will find it even harder to beat me. I am very emotional right now. There was extra pressure because I wanted to achieve something different. Breaking the world record here is truly incredible," he revealed to Swedish broadcaster SVT.

Duplantis added that he lengthened his run-up to better control a stiffer pole. "I tried to do something new and push myself to the limit. It's a really great feeling," he noted.

Norway's Sondre Guttormsen finished second with a best effort of 6.00 meters. Emmanouil Karalis, who cleared 6.17 at the Greek Indoor Championships earlier this year, the highest mark by any pole vaulter other than Duplantis, failed three times at 6.00 meters.

Duplantis will have a chance to further raise the standard in his specialty at the World Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland, later in March, when he will meet his Greek rival again.