Mondo Duplantis kisses emotional fiancée Desire Inglander as they celebrate another bonus for setting new world record
Athletics phenomenon Mondo Duplantis has set yet another world record - the 13th of his career.
The Swedish pole vaulter added another centimetre to his all-time record, with his new height at 6.29m.
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He achieved the feat - his third world record of 2025 - at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial in Hungary's capital Budapest in front of his fiancée, Desire Inglander, a Swedish model.
A proud Inglander recorded her reaction on Instagram, covering her mouth in shock and posting a caption that read: "My fiance just broke the world record by 1cm - 6.29m!"
Jumping off the mats the athlete regarded as the greatest pole vaulter of all time, then found his fiancée in the crowd, posing with her and sharing a moment together.
And the 25-year-old Duplantis' timing couldn’t be much better, with the World Athletics Championship taking place in a month’s time in Tokyo.
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There Duplantis will defend his world title, while he’s also the reigning Olympic champion, taking back-to-back gold medals at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
What's next for the phenom?
Should he keep going, he’ll continue to close in on Sergei Bubka’s incredible pole vault streak in the 1980s and 1990s.
The Ukrainian improved his world record by a centimetre seventeen times, with his final leap in 1994.
His record stood for almost 20 years before being taken by Frenchman Renaud L'Avillie in 2014.
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Duplantis has now taken their records and quite literally run with them, celebrating in style this time in Hungary.
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When did he first set a world record?
Duplantis first jumped a world record when he cleared 6.17 in February 2020 and every record since has seen him clear it by 1cm.
Each time he does so he earns a reported $100k bonus.
Duplantis previously broke his own record as recently as June, at home in Sweden in the Diamond League when he jumped 6.28m.
Witnessing greatness at the Olympic Stadium was Usain Bolt - the world’s fastest man who is widely considered one of the greatest athletes to ever live.
Asked about meeting Bolt, Duplantis, who showed his sprint prowess by beating a track athlete in a 100m race, said: “For me it’s pretty cool, actually.
"He said if I break the world record we can party tonight, so I’m sure it’s going to be a fun night with him, but I’m just so happy."
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Duplantis world record timeline
2020 - 6.17m
2020 - 6.18m
2022 - 6.19m
2022 - 6.20m
2022 - 6.21m
2023 - 6.22m
2023 - 6.23m
2024 - 6.24m
2024 - 6.25m
2024 - 6.26m
2025 - 6.27m
2025 - 6.28m
2025 - 6.29m
Just before that in April he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, showing just how bright his star is shining with an award that’s normally reserved for more mainstream sports.
Speaking at the event, he also paid tribute to Bolt saying: "I am incredibly honoured to have won my first Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award in the sporting capital of Madrid and to have the great Usain Bolt pay tribute to me, who I follow as the second track and field athlete to win this award.
"I’ll never forget receiving this beautiful Laureus from the great Novak Djokovic.
"I’m following in the footsteps of giants like Novak, Usain, Rafael Nadal and Lionel Messi.
"The list of past winners of this award is like a history of sporting greatness over the past 25 years."
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Bolt won said award on four occasions during his legendary career where he bagged 100metre and 200metre records that still stand.
We’ll have to wait and see how many more Duplantis picks up…