New world records in some sports are remarkably elusive, yet in others they seem to fall regularly, as Armand Duplantis's extraordinary pole vault recently demonstrated. Looking to records in other ...

Mondo Duplantis broke the men's pole vault world record for a 12th time at the Diamond League in Stockholm, with the 25-year-old achieving a clearance of 6.28m. Duplantis is a two-time Olympic ...

Masai Russell and Alison Dos Santos broke world records as Mondo Duplantis prevailed in a historic pole vault duel on a remarkable night in Zurich ...

Edwards relives his triple jump world record 30 years on "I don't think it's a good sign for athletics as a sport that you have a record that stands for 30 years." Jonathan Edwards' pride in his ...

To break any world record - yet alone the oldest world record in athletics - takes some serious planning and preparation. It's not any old race against other athletes, the pressure of the ticking ...

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Scots athlete Josh Kerr backed up his bravado to set a world record in the mile at the London Diamond League. Kerr’s time of three minutes 42.66 seconds took nearly half-a-second off the previous ...