Budapest, July 15 -- Olympic champion and world record holder Armand Duplantis won the men's pole vault at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial here, clearing 6.07 meters before narrowly missing a world record attempt at 6.32 meters.
The Swede entered the competition at 5.80 meters and comfortably cleared 5.90, 6.00 and 6.07 onTuesday.
After securing victory with all of his rivals eliminated, Duplantis raised the bar to 6.32 meters, one centimeter higher than his own world record of 6.31. His third and final attempt came agonizingly close before he clipped the bar on his way down.
"I'll be back here in September as an ambassador for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship," Duplantis said.
"I hope to break the world record again. That's always ...