HE DID THE WORLD RECORD
Duplantis clears the wobbling bar without knocking it down, and the Swede sets a new world record.

And the first to run and hug him is Karalis… From 6.16, in five years he has taken the record to 6.30.

15/09/2025 16:49
Duplantis attempts the world record at 6.30
After six successful jumps, the Swede now has two failed attempts left to break the world record once again.

15/09/2025 16:23
Karalis skips 6.10 and goes straight to 6.15!
After failing at 6.10 and with two attempts left, Manolo chooses to raise the bar to 6.15… A clear sign he believes he can challenge Duplantis.

15/09/2025 16:22
Duplantis clears it
The Swede clears 6.10 on his first attempt… Five out of five jumps so far… Incredible…

15/09/2025 16:19
Nooo, Manolo!
A spectacular jump – he clears the bar but knocks it down with his chest as he releases the pole… Still, it’s clear he has the height.

15/09/2025 16:18
Manolo begins his attempt.

15/09/2025 16:17
Both skip 6.05 and set the bar at 6.10! If Manolo clears it, it will also be a new Greek national record… Karalis goes first.

15/09/2025 16:14
After Kendricks fails, Marshall also knocks down the bar, leaving only Duplantis and Manolo!

15/09/2025 16:08
Manolo is definitely in the medals.
Kendricks knocks the bar down and Manolo will be on the winners’ podium for the first time at an outdoor World Championship.

15/09/2025 16:10
Floon also bows out… Now only Kendricks and Marshall threaten Manolo.

15/09/2025 16:08
Floon fails to clear the bar and will officially finish in 7th place.

15/09/2025 16:03
Kendricks and Marschall knock down the bar at 6 meters on their second attempt, and Karalis is now within reach of a medal.

15/09/2025 15:59
Collet exits the competition after a failed attempt at 6m.

15/09/2025 15:52
Marshall fails his attempt and now Karalis holds firmly onto second place…

15/09/2025 15:51 – HE CLEARS IT ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT
From the nerves of the third jump at 5.95m to an impressive first attempt clearance at 6m, Karalis now becomes a clear favorite for a medal.

15/09/2025 15:49
Manolo begins his attempts at 6m.

15/09/2025 15:48
Huge relief for Manolo as he clears 5.95m with a strong jump and calms himself.

15/09/2025 15:46 – HE MAKES IT!
Karalis clears 5.95m and stays alive in the medal hunt!

15/09/2025 15:43
Collet will skip his third attempt at 6m, while Karalis goes for a third attempt at 5.95m!

15/09/2025 15:41
Collet fails his second attempt at 5.95m, Lavillenie also brings the bar down, while Guttormsen and Floon, after their first misses, pass on the height and will try twice more at 6m…

15/09/2025 15:41
Australia’s Kurtis Marschall and 33-year-old American Sam Kendricks both clear 5.95m on their second attempts and are now in 2nd and 3rd place respectively, behind Duplantis.

15/09/2025 15:38 – ANOTHER MISS FOR EMMANOUIL
Karalis fails again at 5.95m on his second attempt and is now in a tough spot.

15/09/2025 15:35
Lavillenie, Floon, and Guttormsen all fail at 5.95m… Only Duplantis has cleared the height so far, leaving seven athletes with work to do.

15/09/2025 15:33 – FIRST MISS FOR MANOLO
Karalis brings the bar down, as do Marshall, Collet, and Kendricks. The only one to clear it is… Duplantis.

15/09/2025 15:28
Kendricks and Lavillenie, after missing their first attempts, decide to pass on 5.90m. The bar now goes up to 5.95m.

Karalis is now the top Greek pole vaulter and the fourth-best of all time worldwide! The confidence he has built—having cleared six meters eleven times this year—is undoubtedly giving him wings. Besides the podium, his goal is also a jump higher than 6.08m, a mark that stands as the national record, which he set in Volos during the Greek Championships.

In the final, the athlete coached by Haris Karalis and Marcin Szczepański will face, among others, the phenomenon Mondo Duplantis, who holds the world record at 6.29m. The Swede is certainly the favorite for the gold medal, but in order to hang it around his neck… he must first win the big final!

Karalis is aiming for the seventh medal of his career so far. The 25-year-old has already won an Olympic bronze medal (Paris), a silver (Nanjing) and a bronze (Glasgow) at World Indoor Championships, a gold (Apeldoorn) and a silver (Constantinople) at European Indoors, and a silver (Rome) at a European Outdoor Championship.