Duplantis broke Renaud Lavillenie's world record of 6.16m, set in 2014, when jumping 6.17m in February 2020.
He then improved to 6.18m in Glasgow the following week.
Duplantis then cleared 6.19m at the Belgrade Indoor Meeting in March 2022, and 13 days later improved again to 6.20m in the same venue, when winning gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
He has now achieved 60 clearances of six metres or more in his career. Read More...
Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in history and the reigning world all-around champion, but she has not officially clinched a spot on the U.S. team for the Paris Olympics. Biles will headline the field of the country’s top gymnasts at the Olympic trials, her final step in earning a trip to her third Olympics.
Five men and five women will represent the United States in artistic gymnastics in Paris, and the selection committees will announce those gymnasts at the conclusion of the competitions in Minneapolis — Saturday evening for the men, Sunday night for the women. Read More...
Ozempic has become a household name after the jab – which was first developed to treat type 2 diabetes – has since also been used off-label (for a purpose other than that for which it was licensed), in both the US and the UK, to treat obesity.
However, medical experts have recently been shining more of a spotlight on other injections which can be used for weight loss – particularly Wegovy and Mounjaro. Read More...