Pictures of the Year International

Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Men’s Pole Vault Final - Stade de France, France. Armand Duplantis of Sweden reacts after setting new world record 6.25 m and winning Olympic gold medal. This was the eighth time since 2020 that Duplantis, who took home gold, broke the pole-vaulting world record "Go out and do something special, do something that's never been done before. That's the goal" he told TIME.