Duplantis breaks world pole vault record in Clermont-Ferrand

PARIS, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Swedish Armand Duplantis cleared 6.22 meters to claim victory with a new world record at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting in Clermont-Ferrand on Saturday.

The 23-year-old Olympic champion added one centimeter to his previous best of 6.21m which he nailed at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon last year.

At Clermont-Ferrand, Duplantis entered the competition