Paris 2024 was a Games defined by record-breaking moments, with 19 new world records set across seven sports: archery, modern pentathlon, sport climbing, swimming, track cycling, weightlifting, and of course, athletics.
Pole vault superstar Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis soared higher than any athlete in history*, claiming gold with an incredible 6.25m jump, shattering his own world record in the process. Words alone can’t capture the sheer brilliance of his vault, but the image above (and video below) says it all.
*Duplantis has since gone to break his own WR a further three times, now holding a new best of 6.28m.