Duplantis was flawless over 5.70 before somewhat unexpectedly tearing at 5.87, before sailing over by a good margin on the second attempt.
Then Duplantis continued in the same way, and when he was the only jumper to get over six meters, the WC gold was clear.
With the jump over six meters, 22-year-old "Mondo" Sergej Bubka's record for the number of competitive jumps over six meters (46 times) is tied.
Shortly after, he set a new championship record when he managed 6.06 on the first attempt.
The article is updated.