Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis has cleared a world-leading outdoor 6.12 metres at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava, Czechia to see off the challenge from Australia's Kurtis Marschall.
The 23-year-old world-record holder improved his previous outdoor best of 6.11 this season at Hengelo, Netherlands, earlier this month.
Duplantis cleared 6.12 on Tuesday with his first attempt before failing to clear 6.17.
"I just tried to do the best I could as I always do and I'm pretty happy with the 6.12 to win," Duplantis told the Czech public television.
The American-born Duplantis, who competes for Sweden, set a world record of 6.22 at an indoor meet in Clermont-Ferrand, France, on February 25.
Marschall set his own personal best of 5.90m to finish second, the same height cleared by Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines.
Australia's Commonwealth Games 800m silver medallist Peter Bol came home sixth in a time of 1.46.02, with the first five all recording season bests.
Michelle Jenneke (12.88) finished fifth in the women’s 100m hurdles behind Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico, who won in 12.42 seconds to stay unbeaten this year.
Cameron Myers (3.36.47) was eighth in the men's 1500m, finishing just over three seconds behind Ethiopian winner Lamecha Girma.
Elsewhere, world-record holder, American shot putter Ryan Crouser, dominated the competition with a throw of 22.63m to improve his own Golden Spike record.
South Africa’s Akani Simbine was the fastest in the men’s 100, finishing in 9.98 to beat European indoor 60m champion Samuele Ceccarelli (10.15) of Italy.
Another South African in Luxolo Adams (20.22) won the men's 200m in a season best, while Muzala Samukonga of Zambia won the men’s 400 in 45.05.
Kristjan Ceh of Slovenia won the men’s discus with his last throw of 68.55m.
With AP.
