The 23-year-old US-born Swede finished with a best vault of 6.10m.
Armand Duplantis’ win at the World Athletics Championships was his sixth successive title since 2021.
Remarkably it was a sixth successive title for the 23-year-old US-born Swede; he was the European, world outdoor, and world indoor champion in 2022, and Olympic and European indoor winner in 2021. “I felt a bit of pressure as defending champion but I’m glad to come through it. It feels pretty good to be on top again.”
Duplantis flew over that height easily, as did Obiena on his second effort for what was an Asian record.
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