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Duplantis, McLaughlin-Levrone Named World Athletics' Athletes Of Year

By IANS News December 01, 2025 • 09:50 AM View: 151

World Athletics Championships: Sweden's pole vault star Armand Duplantis and American sprinter Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone were named the World Athletes of the Year at the 2025 World Athletics awards ceremony.

In 2025, Duplantis broke the men's pole vault world record four times and was unbeaten in all 16 of his competitions, including sweeping both the indoor and outdoor world titles.

According to World Athletics, the 26-year-old has become the first male pole vaulter in modern athletics history to remain undefeated in a single event for two consecutive years.

TAGS World Athletics Armand Duplantis Sydney McLaughlin World Athletes World Championships Team USA Tokyo Worlds Maria Perez Sabastian Sawe Emmanuel Wanyonyi Nicola Olyslagers Rising Stars Edmund Serem Zhang Jiale Chinese Championships

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