Just weeks out from Paris, Australian middle distance star Jess Hull posts a world record in the non-Olympic 2,000 metres event at the prestigious Monaco Diamond League meet.
Jess Hull set a world record in the women's 2,000 metes at the Monaco Diamond League meet with a time of 5:19.70.Australia's Jess Hull has broken the world record in the women's 2,000 metres at the Monaco Diamond League meeting with a display that reaffirms her standing as a genuine Olympic medal contender.
Hull posted an Australian and Oceanian record of 3:50.83 at the Paris Diamond League event to finish behind Kenyan great Faith Kipyegon, who set a new world mark. Hull said she had felt tired following her run in Paris but recovered sufficiently enough to make the start line in Monaco."So, today the goal was just to be strong, even if my legs were very heavy. I ran at a different pace and level of fatigue that I have never been at before."Kennedy triumphs in pole vault
World champion Kennedy won on countback from Angelica Moser, clearing 4.88m at the first attempt while the Swiss went over at her third try."Everyone is pushing for the Olympic gold. Our sport is in a really good shape. Now I've just got a fire in my belly and I want to win in Paris."Little, the Sydney hospital doctor who had only arrived in Monaco from Australia the previous day, was delighted with her first-round 64.
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