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| - Armand Duplantis said Friday he believes that he can break the pole vault world record for the third time in a fortnight as he prepares for an event in France this weekend. Swedish star Duplantis, who on Sunday is taking part in the "All Star Perche" (Pole Vault All-Star) event organised by 2012 Olympic gold winner Renaud Lavillenie, broke Frenchman Lavillenie's record on February 8 with a jump of 6.17 metres in Poland. The 20-year-old then added another centimetre to that record a week later in Glasgow before failing to clear 6.19m in the French town of Lievin on Wednesday, a target he now has in his sights in Clermont. "You never know when you could break the world record, it's sport," said Duplantis. "I think it would be a very good place to do it, I'm not gonna promise anything but I'm in good shape. Duplantis says that he isn't feeling the pressure to perform after a phenomenal last two weeks. "I know it's here, I know that people expect these things now of me but I still feel good, I still feel confident," he said. Triple world indoor champion Lavillenie said that he remembered being in the same position "six years ago at every competition", where a new world record was expected every time he jumped. "If a world record fell every week they would lose credibility," said the 33-year-old, who set the old record in 2014. Also taking part in the event this year are two-time world champion Sam Kendricks and 2018 women's world indoor champion Sandi Morris. cca/ppy/td/dj
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