May 15 (Reuters) - Two-time Olympic ⁠pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis is looking to pack ⁠more power into his jump with a new ‌22-step approach, a longer run-up than he previously used to break the world record multiple times since 2020.

Sweden's Duplantis, who set the world record for ​the 15th time when he cleared 6.31 ⁠metres in March, used ⁠to have a 20-step approach.

"Tried 22 steps for the first ⁠time in ‌the indoor season, which was really nice," the 26-year-old told reporters on Friday, a day before ⁠the season's first Diamond League meeting in Shaoxing.

"I ​feel like I ‌hadn't really made a change in basically any part ⁠of the jump... ​since five or six years."

Duplantis said he was looking forward to developing his new technique, with the World Championships set for ⁠next year, followed by the 2028 Olympics ​in Los Angeles.

"We'll probably try 22 steps again tomorrow, see how it feels, because I'm still very new to it," he ⁠added.

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon, who has three Olympic golds and the world record in the 1,500m, is also looking to ease into the season, competing at the 5,000m event on Saturday.

Kipyegon ​took the silver medal in the 5,000m ⁠at the Paris Games and was the 2023 world champion ​at that distance.

"It's really to see how ‌the body is, and going ​towards the final of the Diamond League," the 32-year-old said.

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in BengaluruEditing by Toby Davis)