After Armand Duplanti's last week set a new world record of 6.17, there were high expectations for today's grand prix competition in Glasgow, Scotland. This time Duplantis was pitted against Sam Kendricks - who won two straight World Cup gold - and last week set a new American indoor record of 6.01.
Duplantis stepped into Glasgow at 5.50 as the world record holder flew over by a large margin. After the simple entry height, he was above 5.65. Surprisingly, Duplantis tore the first attempt at 5.75 and then managed the second by a large margin. Duplantis had an equal margin when he flew over 5.84. It also meant that Armand Duplantis won the contest when Sam Kendricks stopped at 5.75.
Armand Duplantis continued on his own and managed 6.00 for the ninth time in his career with a wide margin. After that, Armand Duplanti set the bar at 6.18 to clinch his world record by a centimeter.
The competition is ongoing and the text is updated.