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Paris Olympics, Day 10 In Pics: Armand Duplantis Shatters World Record; Viktor Axelsen Retains Title

The 10th day of Paris Olympics saw Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis stamp his authority at the Games, as the 24-year-old pole vaulter cleared 6.25 metres to break the world record for the ninth time, but the first time at the quadrennial multi-sport extravaganza. This was the Swedish athlete's second straight gold at the event he has made his own over the past few years at the world stage. Earlier in the day, the 30-year-old from Denmark defended his men’s singles badminton title by beating Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand for the gold medal. Here is a picture gallery of highlights on Day 10 of the Olympics, captured by AP photographers at Paris 2024.

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2024 Paris Summer Olympics Day 10 Photo Gallery_men's singles badminton medal ceremony
Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn, Denmark's Viktor Axelsen and Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia | Photo: AP/Dita Alangkara

Medalists, from left, Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn, silver, Denmark's Viktor Axelsen, gold, and Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia, bronze, celebrate on the podium of the men's singles badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole vault final | Photo: AP/David J. Phillip
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Armand Duplantis, of Sweden, competes in the men's pole vault final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France.

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2024 Paris Summer Olympics Day 10 Photo Gallery_Viktor Axelsen plays against Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Viktor Axelsen plays against Kunlavut Vitidsarn | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
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Denmark's Viktor Axelsen plays against Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn during their men's singles badminton gold medal match at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Athletes compete during bike leg of mixed relay triathlon | Photo: AP/David Goldman
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Athletes compete during the bike leg of mixed relay triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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2024 Paris Summer Olympics Day 10 Photo Gallery_Adina Diaconu plays against Indias Manika Batra
Adina Diaconu plays against India's Manika Batra | Photo: AP/Petros Giannakouris
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Romania's Adina Diaconu plays against India's Manika Batra during a women's teams round of 16 table tennis match at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Anicka Newell prepares for the women's pole vault qualification | Photo: AP/Bernat Armangue
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Anicka Newell, of Canada, prepares for the women's pole vault qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France.

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2024 Paris Summer Olympics Day 10 Photo Gallery_470 mixed dinghy class race
| Photo: AP/Carolyn Kaster
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From left, Lara Vadlau and Lukas Maehr of Austria, Odyssead Spanakis and Ariadni Spanaki of Greece, Jordi Xammar Hernandez and Nora Brugman Cabot of Spain, Jérémie Mion and Camille Lecointre of France and Lara Vadlau and Lukas Maehr of Austria compete in a 470 mixed dinghy class race during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Marseille, France. The race was abandoned because of the light wind.

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China's Chen Yuxi competes in women's 10m platform diving | Photo: AP/Lee Jin-man
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China's Chen Yuxi competes in the women's 10m platform diving preliminary at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France.

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2024 Paris Summer Day 10 Photo Gallery_USAs McLain Ward during the Equestrian Jumping qualifiers
USA's McLain Ward during the Equestrian Jumping qualifiers | Photo: AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy
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USA's McLain Ward, riding Ilex, during the Equestrian Jumping qualifiers, at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Versailles, France.

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2024 Paris Summer Olympics Day 10 Photo Gallery_womens singles badminton gold medal match
South Korea's An Se-young celebrates during women's singles badminton gold medal match | Photo: AP/Dita Alangkara
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South Korea's An Se-young celebrates after defeating China's He Bingjiao during their women's singles badminton gold medal match at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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2024 Paris Summer Olympics Day 10 Photo Gallery_womens freestyle 68kg category
Linda Morais and Blessing Oborududu compete in women's freestyle 68kg category | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko
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Canada's Linda Morais and Nigeria's Blessing Oborududu, right, compete in the round of 16 of the women's freestyle 68kg category, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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2024 Paris Olympics Day 10 Photo Gallery_ womens artistic gymnastics individual balance beam finals
Zhou Yaqin performs women's artistic gymnastics individual balance beam finals | Photo: AP/Morry Gash
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Zhou Yaqin, of China, performs on the beam during the women's artistic gymnastics individual balance beam finals in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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2024 Paris Olympics Day 10_Marie-Julie Bonnin prepares for the womens pole vault qualification
Marie-Julie Bonnin prepares for the women's pole vault qualification | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Marie-Julie Bonnin, of France, prepares for the women's pole vault qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France.

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2024 Paris Summer Olympics Day 10 Photo Gallery_ womens artistic gymnastics individual floor finals
Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles bow to gold medalist Rebeca Andrade | Photo: AP/Abbie Parr
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Silver medalist Simone Biles, of the United States, left, and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles, of the United States, right, bow to gold medalist Rebeca Andrade, of Brazil, during the medal ceremony for the women's artistic gymnastics individual floor finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Team France during men's team pursuit event | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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Team France's Thomas Boudat, Benjamin Thomas, Thomas Denis, and Valentin Tabellion compete during the men's team pursuit event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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2024 Paris Summer Olympics Day 10 Photo Gallery_canoe slalom mens kayak cross finals
Joseph Clarke reacts to willing silver in men's kayak cross finals | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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Joseph Clarke of Britain reacts to willing silver in the men's kayak cross finals in front of Noah Hegge of Germany during the canoe slalom at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Vaires-sur-Marne, France.

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Women's quarterfinal field hockey match between China and Australia | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
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Australia's Amy Lawton reacts as Chinese players celebrate their win in the women's quarterfinal field hockey match between China and Australia at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Colombes, France.

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Simone Biles competes during the women's artistic gymnastics individual balance beam finals | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco
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Simone Biles, of the United States, competes during the women's artistic gymnastics individual balance beam finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Swim leg of mixed relay triathlon | Photo: AP/Dar Yasin
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Norway's Vetle Bergsvik Thorn, left, and Mitch Kolkman, of the Netherlands, right, exit the water at the end of the swim leg of mixed relay triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Men's 400-meter hurdles heat | Photo: AP/David J. Phillip
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Jaheel Hyde, of Jamaica, competes in a men's 400-meter hurdles heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France.

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Men's soccer semifinal between Spain & Morocco | Photo: AP/Julio Cortez
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Spain's Juanlu Sanchez, center, celebrates scoring his side's second goal during a men's semifinal soccer match between Morocco and Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Marseille Stadium in Marseille, France.

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2024 Paris Summer Olympics Day 10 Photo Gallery_ womens pole vault qualification
Women's pole vault qualification | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Hanga Klekner, of Hungary, competes during the women's pole vault qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France.

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2024 Paris Summer Olympics Day 10 Photo Gallery_womens 3x3 basketball semifinal game
Women's 3x3 basketball semifinal game between Germany and Canada | Photo: AP/Frank Franklin II
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Germany's Sonja Greinacher (14) shoots against Canada during a women's 3x3 basketball semifinal game at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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2024 Paris Summer Olympics Day 10 Photo Gallery_womens 10m platform diving
Japan's Matsuri Arai competes in women's 10m platform diving | Photo: AP/Lee Jin-man
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Japan's Matsuri Arai competes in the women's 10m platform diving preliminary at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France.