Mahuchikh and Kipyegon break high jump and 1500m world records in Paris

Mahuchikh and Kipyegon break high jump and 1500m world records in Paris

Previous high jump mark had stood for 37 yearsKenya’s Kipyegon lowers her own 1500m world record

Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Faith Kipyegon both set worlds records at the Diamond League track and field meeting in Paris on Sunday. First the Ukrainian high jumper erased a mark that had stood for 37 years, before the Kenyan middle distance runner lowered her own 1500m record that she set last June.

Mahuchikh, the reigning world champion, was elated after setting a new best mark of 2.10 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 previous record of 2.09m was set by Bulgaria’s Stefka Kostadinova in Rome in 1987.

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