31 meters at the Mondo Classic event. He achieved this using a stiffer pole and a new approach, with a 22-step run-up instead of his usual 20 steps. According to SVT Sports expert Alhaji Jeng, Duplantis could potentially jump even higher with fine-tuning.
08 meters, leaving only Norwegian Sondre Guttormsen as a competitor, who did not clear that height. Duplantis decided on the 22-step approach two weeks prior and tested it in training.