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Record-Breaker Armand Duplantis Soars To Olympic Pole Vault Gold, Keely Hodgkinson Wins 800m

Armand Duplantis soared over his rivals in clinching back-to-back Olympic pole vault crowns on Monday with a new world record as Keely Hodgkinson won Britain's first gold of the Paris Games on the track with a sensational 800m final victory. Swedish star Duplantis cemented his status as the greatest pole vaulter in history with a superb display, blowing the roof off the Stade de France with a world record-breaking final leap of 6.25 metres. The 24-year-old Duplantis, popularly known as "Mondo", is the first man to win consecutive Olympic pole vault golds since the USA's Bob Richards, who achieved the feat with victories in 1952 and 1956.

The Greater Manchester park that’s an ‘excellent family day out’ this summer

Keeping kids busy during the summer holidays can be a tricky task for parents and guardians, but luckily we’ve been blessed with pretty decent weather so far which makes things a little easier. One way to spend a sunny day is with a visit to a local park - and there’s lots to choose from across Greater Manchester.

Kyogo turns Celtic boogie choreographer as THAT celebration against Kilmarnock explained

Nicolas Kuhn joined Matt O’Riley in dancing to the tune of Kyogo. And the German also savoured seeing Anthony Ralston display scoring shapes as the champions waltzed straight to the top of the Premiership.

Transfer news LIVE as Rangers and Celtic plus Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen FC eye signings

The season is up and running but fear not - there's plenty more red hot transfer action left to get our teeth stuck into.

"High Time Players Step Up": 'Disappointed' Prakash Padukone Blasts Athletes' Near Misses In Paris

Lakshya Sen's heartbreaking loss to Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the bronze medal match in the 2024 Paris Olympics has confirmed the Indian badminton contingent's failure to win a medal at the Games. Following the loss, India's badminton legend Prakash Padukone, the coach and mentor of the team, stated that it was "high time the players step up and win". "All the support and finances needed to perform at the top level were given to the Indian players. It's not like earlier times when our players lacked facilities and funds. So, it's high time our players step up and win as expected," Padukone told reporters after Lakshya Sen lost his bronze medal match.

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Record-Breaker Armand Duplantis Soars To Olympic Pole Vault Gold, Keely Hodgkinson Wins 800m

The Greater Manchester park that’s an ‘excellent family day out’ this summer

Kyogo turns Celtic boogie choreographer as THAT celebration against Kilmarnock explained

Transfer news LIVE as Rangers and Celtic plus Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen FC eye signings

"High Time Players Step Up": 'Disappointed' Prakash Padukone Blasts Athletes' Near Misses In Paris

Kenya's Chebet charges to 5,000m gold as Kipyegon disqualified

Future bright for 'golden age' of Canadian swimmers as focus shifts to Los Angeles 2028

Olympic legend Nadia Comaneci slams judges over controversial score change in floor exercise