Although he did not break the world record for the 12th time, Duplantis completed an incredible record in Nanjing

Although Duplantis won again this time, he did not have an easy time winning this time. The 2025 World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing ushered in the second day of competition on the 22nd, Sweden's Olympic and world champion and world record holder Duplantis unsurprisingly won gold in the men's pole vault with 6.15m to achieve a third consecutive title, but he was attacked by the Paris Olympic bronze medallist Karalis.

Although Duplantis did not break the world record for the 12th time at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing, he did break the 6m more than 100 times in his career

In the race, Duplantis jumped 6.05 meters after the first four jumps, and if this had happened in most previous races, Duplantis would have already sealed the victory early and started thinking about whether to challenge for a new world record. This time, however, it was different, as Calalis also jumped 6.05 metres and crossed all four of his previous jumps.

The title was still in suspense, the bar height rose to 6.10m, and both men failed on the first attempt, before Duplantis crossed the bar on the second and Calalis failed again. With one chance to try the jump, Karalis chose to give it up and give up the 6.10m to challenge the 6.15m, but he still couldn't succeed.

Duplantis jumped over 6.15m to win the gold medal, but he had already completed seven attempts, which made him give up the world record again. Although the much-anticipated Duplantis "12th world record break" did not take place, he did break through what he called "the unbelievable".

Before arriving in Nanjing, Duplantis had jumped 6 meters 98 times, and at yesterday's competition, he jumped 6 meters 4 times, breaking this barrier more than 100 times in his career. Duplantis's achievement is impressive, after all, 6m is an unattainable height for many pole vault professionals, and he was the only one to cross it at last year's Paris Olympics.

Duplantis (center) was hit by Calalis (left), but he still won his third consecutive gold medal in the men's pole vault at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing

"More than 100 jumps of 6 meters, it's a level I've always wanted to beat, it's incredible, even a little magical," he said after the race. Duplantis also admitted that he was hit by Calalis, "I felt a lot of pressure in the game, so I was a little tired, Caralis did give me a lot of impact, you can say I was pushed by him, but it was fun, it was a great feeling to be so fiercely competitive, and the overall level of this game was higher than many previous games." “

In the remaining events, Norway's Ingebretsen and Ethiopia's Helu won gold in the men's and women's 3,000m, Bailly of the United States and Anning of Great Britain won gold in the men's and women's 400m, Holloway of the United States won gold in the men's 60m hurdles, Cuba's Leanis won gold in the women's triple jump, and Switzerland's Kambangi won the women's 60m flyer in 7.04 seconds.