the australian Nicola Olyslagersthe current Olympic runner-up, gave a serious warning to all her rivals less than two months before the World Cups begin in Budapest, after winning Thursday’s high jump final of the meeting of lausannesixth stage of diamond leaguewith a note of 2.02 meters, the best world mark of the year.
Height that not only allowed Olyslagers, formerly known as Nicola McDermott, to improve on the best course score so far, the 2.01 shared by the Australian with Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh, but to match the Oceania record -2.02- held since the last Olympic Games in Tokyo.
A record that Nicola Olyslagers, who won his competitions this season, could not improve after failing in his three attempts at 2.05 meters.
But despite the brands, the significance of the Australian’s victory lies in the entity of the rivals he faced this Thursday in Lausanne’s Central Square, the urban setting where the first day of the mythical competition took place. Athletissima, which returns to the Pontaise Olympic Stadium this Friday.
Starting with the Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh, bronze at the Tokyo Olympics and silver at the World Cups held last year in Eugene, who had to settle for third place with a best mark of 1.97 meters.
Three centimeters lower than the Ukrainian Iryna Gerashchenko, who, after missing out on medals at both the Tokyo Games and the Eugene World Cups, has made it clear that she wants to be on the podium in Budapest, after finishing second on Thursday with a height. of 2.00 meters.
Source: La Verdad
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