Athletics - Usain Bolt and Armand Duplantis during a Puma event in Tokyo ahead of the World Athletics Championships - Tokyo, Japan - September 11, 2025 Sweden's Armand Duplantis speaks ahead of the World Athletics Championships REUTERS/Manami Yamada
TOKYO (Reuters) -Mondo Duplantis says the key to his pole vault domination in recent years is his speed on the runway and, unlike most of his predecessors in the event, he wears specially-developed sprinting spikes to enhance it.
Duplantis chalked up his 13th world record when he cleared 6.29 metres last month and will be seeking a third successive world title in Tokyo next week.
