Mondo Duplantis has turned breaking records into a habit. He’s raised the pole vault mark fourteen times since 2020. His 2025 season alone delivered four world records, with 6.30m being his last masterpiece. Now, with a fifth World Athlete of the Year title, he returns to a Diamond League venue he last visited seven years ago.

If you haven’t guessed the venue already, it’s London. Mondo Duplantis will enter the 2026 season at the Novuna London Diamond League on 18 July 2026. The event will be a one-day tournament, involving 15 disciplines across track and field. But the location has a special spot in Duplantis’ heart. The reason? He competed in his first-ever World Championships in London back in 2017.

“It’s been too long since I last competed in London. My first ever World Championships

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