WATCH: Mondo Duplantis returns to training after winning Paris Olympics gold medal and being named the Field Athlete of the Year

Mondo Duplantis has resumed training after a standout year, which saw him win a gold medal at the Paris Olympics and be named the World Athletics Field Athlete of the Year. So far in his career, the pole vaulter has recorded the world record ten times.

At the Paris Olympics, he defeated Sam Kendricks and Emmanouil Karalis by registering a world record of 6.25m, which he later surpassed. He achieved this feat by defending the title. Fresh off this victory, he competed at the Silesia Diamond League.

The Swedish pole vaulter posted the world record for the tenth time in Silesia after surpassing his previous record by a centimeter. He again defeated his fellow Paris Olympics podium finishers by leaping 6.26m.

Citing his incredible feat, the pole vaulter was honored with World Athletics Field Athlete of the Year over long jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou, who defended his title at the French capital with a massive jump of 8.48m.

Following his successful year and a well-deserved break, the two-time Olympic medalist returned to the track, honing his skills for the upcoming year. He shared a video of himself executing a flawless pole vault jump and wrote:

"Workin."

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"I can jump higher" - Mondo Duplantis fixes his sight on achieving greater goals

Mondo Duplantis of Team Sweden celebrates winning the Pole Vault at the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Getty Images)

After breaking the pole vault world record ten times, with the highest jump being 6.26m, Mondo Duplantis has set his sight fixed on a new height, 6.30m.

In an interview with Olympics.com, Duplantis reflected on his Olympic victory, stating he manifested the moment several times. He also exuded confidence in recording a jump of 6.30m.

"When I was sitting on the back of the runway, I felt like I'd been there 1000 times because I've been visualizing this moment for such a long time," Duplantis said. "I visualized this exact situation happening 1000 times in my head. I feel like that was almost every time I went out to the backyard, and I went jumping I would visualize this exact situation - it was world record height, Olympic final."

He added:

"I know I can jump higher, and I want to jump a lot higher. I would like to jump over 6.30m."

Duplantis will return to the Herculis EBS Monaco, at the Monaco Diamond League in 2025, with his eyes fixed on a fifth consecutive Wanda Diamond League title.