(Reuters) -Pole vault sensation Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis said he was excited to be part of the growth of athletics after the two-time Olympic champion was handed an ambassadorial role for next year's inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship.

Mondo Duplantis has raised his pole vault world record to 6.29 meters at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial meet in Budapest.

Armand Duplantis breaks the men's pole vault world record for a 13th time with a clearance of 6.29m at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest.