Renaud Lavillenie, the pole vault champion who, save for a rule, cleared the second highest vault of all-time on Sunday.

SPIKES has picked out the best quotes from a cracking weekend of European and US indoor action.

Ruth Beita, high jump champion: "I spent two months roller-skating but then I decided [to return to] athletics. Now I want to party"

Holly Bleasdale, pole vault champion:“My favourite pudding is cheesecake so I’m going to find one and eat it all”

Jenny Meadows, 800m finalist: “It’s very bizarre that I’m even in this situation. I just saw the race back for the first time and cringed a little bit.”

Sergey Shubenkov, 60m hurdles champion: “I like this arena and this fantastic audience. I wish I had this arena at home. I am the luckiest man in the world.”

Perri Shakes-Drayton, 400m and 4x400m champion: “I was expecting a big huge flag and someone threw me a Union Jack waistcoat instead. Oh well, I’ve started a new fashion.”

Jimmy Vicaut, 60m champion: “I expect to be even better in Moscow. It feels alright to have won with such a short margin. Bravo to my competitors!”

Hayle Ibrahimov, 3000m champion: “I’m very happy to get the gold medal. It is the first for my country in the history of these championships”

Darya Klishina, long jump champion: “I’ll never forget Gothenburg”

Renaud Lavillenie, pole vault champion: “I am very happy today but I am very sad about the rules. Everyone saw that the bar was still up”

Bjorn Otto, pole vault runner-up, on Lavillenie: “He jumps likes a machine”

Olha Saladuha, triple jump champion: "I love Gothenburg. My dream is to be like Inessa Kravets [world record holder]”

Mary Cain, women’s mile champion: "I wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t fun. We were hanging out at dinner and having a lot of good laughs, and I just love it"

Tim Seaman, 3000m race walk champion: “I’m 40 years old and now I have 45 national titles.”