Mondo Duplantis targets pole vault world record at Stockholm Olympic Stadium; to lift WR to 6.32m

Mondo Duplantis targets another pole vault world record in front of home crowd in Stockholm

The Olympic champion returns to a familiar runway at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium, this time eyeing a 6.32m vault. A day before the fifth meeting of the 2026 Diamond League series, the Swede confirmed that his mind is on another moment of history.

Athletics superstar Mondo Duplantis has never really needed external motivation in his pursuit for pole vaulting greatness.

Driven by his hyper-competitiveness, the Swede continues to raise his own bar. On Sunday (7 June), Duplantis returns to familiar territory, competing in front of a home crowd at the Bauhaus-Galan in Stockholm, the fifth meeting of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League.

And once again, his sights are set on adding a centimetre to his world record of 6.31 metres, his leap at the Mondo Classic in Uppsala in March.

“ It’s where my mind is at, that’s what I want to do ,” he said on Saturday ahead of his return to the Stockholm Olympic Stadium.

Last year he soared to a then-world record of 6.28m in the Swedish capital, a moment that still ranks high in his decorated career.

The Olympic and world champion wants to also put on a show for one of his childhood friends, who is visiting from Louisiana and has not seen him jump in years.

“Breaking the wood record here last year was one of the more special moments I’ve had in my entire life. It just made me very also motivated to try to replicate that feeling. I feel very, very, very hungry and motivated, and I really would love to jump to [6m]32 tomorrow, because I have a lot of people that I would be able to enjoy it with after,” he said.

With temperatures expected to reach 22 degrees Celsius, the weather forecast for the meeting looks favourable and Duplantis sounded confident.

“I feel good, and I think that the day is looking good too. So, if I can hit a nice one, get some decent wind… I think [the world record] is very possible.”

The 24-year-old is still constantly evolving. He recently changed his technique, adopting a longer run-up to power his jumps.

“I do have the 22 steps, which is still pretty fresh to me. I’ve done it twice now, and that’s the only times I’ve ever even done it, because it’s a little bit too long for training.”

Duplantis, who is undefeated for close to three years, shared that he has been spending more time in the studio than on track, channelling his energy into his music career. He has been signed up to create the anthem for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.

“I don’t even do much training…That’s what people think I do, though,” he replied when asked what he was working to improve on during the winter season.

“I just do normal stuff. My training really hasn’t changed that much in the past few years. I really jump a little bit less now than I used to, especially when I was younger…maybe once every fourth week or something now. I spend time in the studio and just hope that I just get better on the track.”

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The intimate story of Mondo Duplantis and his rise to fame from child prodigy to the greatest pole vaulter of all time. By the age of 21, Mondo broke the World Record and won Olympic Gold, accomplishing the lifelong dreams of a passionate child.