Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Swedish pole vault star Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis and US track sensation Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone were named athletes of the year by World Athletics in Monaco on Sunday.Duplantis, 26, set four pole vault records in 2025 as he won world titles both indoors and outdoors.

He was unbeaten in 16 competitions and became the first men's pole vaulter in modern history to go undefeated for two successive years.

Duplantis cleared 6.30 metres at the world championships in Tokyo after successfully retaining his title as he broke the world record for the 14th time in his career. It is the third time that Duplantis has scooped the overall prize for the world's top athlete. He also won it in 2020 and 2022.McLaughlin-Levrone ran the se...