Athletics Three weeks before the Olympics
High jump world record broken after 37 years
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World record in Rome: Stefka Kostadinova became world champion on August 30, 1987 with 2.09 meters
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The Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahutschich beat an ancient world record in athletics just a few weeks before the Olympics. The Kenyan Faith Kipyegon also set a new record. Malaika Mihambo celebrated her comeback in Paris.
High jump world champion Yaroslava Mahutschich has improved the almost 37-year-old world record. The 22-year-old from Ukraine cleared 2.10 meters at the Diamond League meeting in Paris. In doing so, she beat the mark set by Bulgarian Stefka Kostadinova, who cleared 2.09 meters on August 30, 1987 when she won the world title in the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Kenyan running star Faith Kipyegon then improved her own world record over 1500 meters to 3:49.04 minutes.
Three and a half weeks before the start of the Olympic athletics competitions, Mahutschich is the top favorite for gold. The newly crowned European champion clearly won in Paris ahead of Australian Nicole Olyslagers, who managed 2.01 meters in second place. Mahutschich’s previous best, who consistently delivers top performances despite the war in her home country, was 2.06 meters.
The first woman to jump 2.10 metres: Jaroslawa Mahutschich increased her personal best by four centimetres
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“When I went into the competition, I felt that I could jump 2.07 meters or maybe even 2.10 meters,” said Mahutschich. “I have finally put Ukraine in the history books of world athletics.”
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At the end of the meeting in Paris, Kipyegon stormed to another world record in her great career. Thanks to a brilliant final lap, the 30-year-old Olympic and world champion remained seven hundredths of a second below her old record from June 2, 2023 in Florence.
Faith Kipyegon narrowly beat her own record: He set a new world record over 1500 metres
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Mihambo’s return and Weber’s victory
Long jump Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo has returned from her corona infection with seventh place at the Diamond League meeting in Paris. The 30-year-old from LG Kurpfalz jumped 6.60 meters just under a month before the Olympic competition in Paris.
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As announced, Mihambo did not complete all of the jumps, but only three attempts. “To stay within the limits of my body,” she told the TV station Sky before the competition. However, only the first attempt was valid. Nevertheless, she said afterwards: “I am very satisfied because I know that I had even better jumps up my sleeve. Unfortunately, they were invalid. Ultimately, it’s about staying within, and I managed to do that today.”
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Olympic gold for the second
Three and a half weeks ago, the two-time world champion secured her second European Championship title with the world best of the year of 7.22 meters. According to her, the first signs of the corona infection were already noticeable in Rome. In Paris, European Championship runner-up Larissa Iapichino won with 6.82 meters.
Javelin thrower Julian Weber was delighted to win his first Diamond League victory in a top-class competition, even though he still saw room for improvement. The European Championship runner-up from Mainz won with 85.91 metres ahead of former world champion Anderson Peters from Grenada. Peters pushed himself ahead of European champion Jakub Vadlejch from the Czech Republic, who threw 85.04 metres, with 85.19 metres.
