On his first attempt, Duplantis cleared the bar which was set 6.28m to a raucous celebration in Stockholm’s Olympic Stadium.

Armand Duplantis breaks the men's pole vault record for a 12th time - but for the first time in Sweden - at the Stockholm Diamond League.

With victory in the event already guaranteed, Duplantis broke the world record for the 12th time as he sailed over the bar at the first attempt to improve on his 6.27m effort at Clermont-Ferrand, France, in February.