Mondo is returning to the location where he set the first of his 15 world record vaults, six years ago.

Here's how the record has progressed since...

• 6.17m - 8 Feb 2020 (Torun, Poland)
• 6.18m - 15 Feb 2020 (Glasgow, UK)
• 6.19m - 7 Mar 2022 (Belgrade, Serbia)
• 6.20m - 20 Mar 2022 (Belgrade, Serbia)
• 6.21m - 24 Jul 2022 (Eugene, USA)
• 6.22m - 25 Feb 2023 (Clermont-Ferrand, France)
• 6.23m - 17 Sept 2023 (Eugene, USA)
• 6.24m - 20 Apr 2024 (Xiamen, China)
• 6.25m - 5 Aug 2024 (Paris, France)
• 6.26m - 25 Aug 2024 (Chorzow, Poland)
• 6.27m - 28 Feb 2025 (Clermont-Ferrand, France)
• 6.28m - 15 Jun 2025 (Stockholm, Sweden)
• 6.29m - 12 Aug 2025 (Budapest, Hungary)
• 6.30m - 15 Sept 2025 (Tokyo, Japan)
• 6.31m - 12 Mar 2026 (Uppsala, Sweden)

Armand Duplantis, widely known by his nickname 'Mondo', has already won every major gold available to him, and became the first man in 68 years to retain the Olympic pole vault title at Paris 2024.

The US-born Swede, who chose to represent his mother's homeland, has not lost a major final since the World Athletics Championship in Doha in 2019.

A potent combination of lightning runway speed, technical precision in the take-off, explosive power and the bravery to embrace it as he travels far beyond the average height of a giraffe (5.5m).

He has enhanced his sprinting through specially developed sprinting spikes which he wears for his world record attempts, which feature an unusual hooked spike in the forefoot.

It also helps that Duplantis grew up with a pole vault pit in the back garden of his childhood home in Louisiana, with his father a former elite competitor in the discipline.

TV cameras spot Mondo Duplantis sat with his tracksuit on, watching his competitors attempt 5.95m.

The Swede won't break a sweat for a fair while yet.

Switzerland's world-record breaker Simon Ehammer speaking to BBC Two: "It is unbelievable. I'm speechless. It is like a dream come true. It is the world record of Ashton Eaton, who is just the man. I can't believe I've beaten him, it is unbelievable.

"Today was crazy. In the pole vault, I was the last athlete to go and the crowd was there for me. It has been a great atmosphere, so it was a little bit easier to run with a crowd like this."

We'll be seeing plenty of Goosia the goose this weekend, as the official mascot of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Kujawy Pomorze.

Honk.

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Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
Three-time world heptathlon champion on BBC Two

Josh Kerr just played it perfectly, didn't he?

He was tactically aware of what was going on around him and he put himself in a fantastic position. He is so confident, to the point where sometimes we question if he is over-confident, but he is such a shining example of just believing.

Josh Kerr has a chat with the trackside photographers to sort his poses.

One of them offers a gold plastic crown and he dons it with a big grin.

Paula Radcliffe
Former women's marathon world record holder on BBC Two

Josh Kerr has just worked and worked his way back.

There would've been moments where he was wondering if he had enough time to prepare and get ready for these championships, but he had himself in the perfect position all the way through.

He hasn't raced much on the track, but I'm going to guess he has played this moment through in his mind lots of times.

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Steve Cram
1983 1500m champion on BBC Two

Champion Josh knows what to do!

He asked them to come and take him on. He told everybody this was his event and his title. He told them to come and take it off him. All they could do was try.

A perfect run! He waited with patience and placed himself perfectly. When he struck, it was decisive and quick.

A touch of shoving between the two Ethiopians!

There's a furious coach somewhere.

And Josh Kerr pushes into third!

We wait for the big kick with four laps to go.

Josh Kerr moves wide - is he going to make a move?

The front five remains the same for now.

The two Ethiopians lead Americans Yared Nuguse and Cole Hocker, with Great Britain's Josh Kerr in fifth.

We're approaching the 2,000m mark.

Now it's Addisu Yihune of Ethiopia who moves in front.

Compatriot Genet Wale sits behind him, as the pace begins to pick up.

Paula Radcliffe
Former women's marathon world record holder on BBC Two

We talk about the speed of Cole Hocker, but he can also get things tactically wrong.

He is getting the ball rolling early and hoping that somebody else might come through to take over from him.

The pace is steady and regular at the minute - perhaps the athletes are settling in.

Cole Hocker of the United States, winner of the 5,000m outdoors in Tokyo last year, moves into the lead.

Josh Kerr sits in the mid-pack for now.

Steve Backley
Two-time world and Olympic javelin silver medallist on BBC Two

Remember Emmanouil Karalis' name. He is one man who can challenge Mondo Duplantis.

We haven't seen that so far, but it's certainly going to be interesting to see how they both cope with the expectation tonight.

Mondo Duplantis has skipped 5.95m and will go for 6.00m next.

There are plenty of stars still in contention, including Paris 2024 bronze medallist Emmanouil Karalis of Greece.

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Away we go in the men's 3,000m.

South Africa's Luan Munnik, in only his second indoor race, is leading us off after the first of 15 laps of the track.

Josh Kerr says while his focus is on this week's World Indoor Championships in Poland, "the priority" is this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

The 28-year-old middle distance runner will take to the track in Torun aiming to reclaim the 3,000m title he won in his Scottish homeland two years ago.

"For me, the World Indoors right now is where my head is at," said the Olympic silver and bronze medallist.

"It is really difficult as athletes to go, 'well I want to do this, this and this' and that is normally how it goes, it is just one of those things where you have to focus on the training and make sure that you are not overcommitting yourself to these goals too early."

"You normally need to revolve it around one [event] and then see if the other one is possible.

"For me, the priority is the Commonwealth Games, the outdoor season, and then if the body is ready to run the Europeans [in August].