Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh poses for a photo after setting a new world record in the women's high jump event in Paris on Sunday.
Two world records fell at the Diamond League track and field meeting in Paris on Sunday. Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine erased a mark that stood for 37 years in the women's high jump, while Kenya's Faith Kipyegon bettered her own world record in the women's 1,500 metres.Posted: Jul 07, 2024 12:07 PM EDT | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago
Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine erased a mark that stood for 37 years in the women's high jump, while Kenya's Faith Kipyegon bettered her own world record in the women's 1,500 metres."Coming into this competition, I had feelings that I could jump 2.07 metres and maybe 2.10 metres," Mahuchikh said. "Finally I signed Ukraine to the history of world athletics."The 22-year-old Mahuchikh and world indoor champion Nicola Olyaslagers both cleared 2.
The 30-year-old Kipyegon is a two-time Olympic gold medallist in the 1,500, having won in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Tokyo in 2021, and a four-time world champion.Kenya's Faith Kipyegon breaks her own 1,500m world record at Diamond League ParisThe Kenyan middle-distance runner bested her previous time, set in Florence in June 2023, by 0.07 seconds, finishing in Paris at 3:49.04.
Fellow Canadian Thomas Fafard finished sixth in the 3,000m, notching a personal-best time of 7:38.07.
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