Duplantis, McLaughlin-Levrone named World Athletics' athletes of year

MONACO, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Sweden's pole vault star Armand Duplantis and American sprinter Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone were named the World Athletes of the Year at the 2025 World Athletics awards ceremony on Sunday.

In 2025, Duplantis broke the men's pole vault world record four times and was unbeaten in all 16 of his competitions, including sweeping both the indoor and outdoor world titles. According to World Ath