Armand Duplantis beats pole vault world record for a NINTH time at Olympics 2024… before ‘very iconic’ celebration

SUPERSTAR pole vaulter Armand Duplantis gave Olympic fans their money’s worth tonight.

He secured gold by clearing six metres – but that was just the start.

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Armand Duplantis dominated the pole vault final[/caption]

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Anthony Ammirati caught headlines thanks to an unusual moment[/caption]

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Yusuf Dikec was celebrated for his casual look[/caption]

Duplantis broke the Olympic record with a jump of 6.1m with his next attempt.

And the 24-year-old beat his own world record by one centimetre when he cleared 6.25m with his next jump.

The two-time world champion has now broken the record on nine occasions.

American Sam Kendricks cleared 5.95m to take silver, while Greece‘s Emmanouil Karalis secured bronze with 5.90m.

Duplantis did a lap of the track draped in the Swedish flag as Dancing Queen by Abba blared out.

The Swede also paid tribute to two viral Olympic memes.

He posed with a noticeable bulge in his shorts in a nod to Anthony Ammirati’s manhood costing him a place in the final.

Duplantis had one hand tucked into his waistband and the other outstretched to mimic Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec’s iconic relaxed stance.

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Fans raced to social media to join the fun.

One posted: “Duplantis setting a new Olympic record, being real bulged up in the shorts area and doing the Turkish Shooting Guy ‘hand in pocket’ pose to celebrate……..brat summer.”

Another added: “Very iconic.”

A third said: “This is a guy that’s chronically online.”

“Game recognize game,” wrote a fifth.