Diamond League competition in Monaco and no flights that could take the poles. Then Armand Duplanti's mother Helena got completely sonic to get in the car and drive down from Uppsala - 245 km easy road.

- Maybe I should have driven instead, I have a bad conscience. But my mother would never let me sit in a car and drive for 20 hours.

Armand Duplantis has a tight schedule right now, where after tonight's competitions he will fly back to Sweden for the Swedish Championships on Sunday.

- I am a competitive person, so when the best are here, I think I will raise my level. Special things always happen when I, Sam (Kendricks) and Thiago (Brazs) jump at the same time. So I think the competition will be special and I am very excited about competing and chasing them again, he says.