A pole vaulter sent over 70,000 wild by setting an incredible new world record at the Olympic Games.<br /><br />Athletics fans have been treated to an incredible 24 hours at the 2024 Olympic Games, with records falling by the hour.<br /><br />On Sunday evening fans inside the Stade de France witnessed arguably the greatest men's 100 metre final in history, with Noah Lyles winning a photo-finish by five-thousandths of a second.<br /><br />The atmosphere inside the stadium was incredible, but few expected the men's pole vault final to rival it the following evening.<br /><br />On Monday Sweden's Armand Duplantis successfully defended the gold medal he won in Tokyo in 2021, but he wasn't content with just winning.<br /><br />After his victory was already confirmed, Duplantis attempted to set a new world record with the bar set at 6.25 meters.<br /><br />After failing on his first two attempts, the 24-year-old succeeded on his third to the delight of the crowd who had stayed behind to watch him make history.<br /><br />It's the ninth world record Duplantis has set in his short career, making him one if the greatest male pole vaulter of all time.<br /><br />The Swede celebrated wildly, running over to his family in the stands before taking a lap of honor with the silver and bronze medalists, Sam Kendricks and Emmanuel Karalis.
