At the Paris Diamond League meet on Sunday, Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh broke the women’s high jump world record by clearing 2.10m, surpassing Stefka Kostadinova’s 37-year-old mark of 2.09m set in 1987[1][3][4]. Mahuchikh first jumped 2.07m to move into fourth on the all-time list, then cleared 2.10m on her first attempt[3].
In the women’s 1500m, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon improved her own world record to 3:49.04, taking 0.07 seconds off her previous best set last year[1][3][4]. Kipyegon followed the pacemakers through 800m in 2:03.82, then pulled away from Australia’s Jessica Hull in the final 200m. Hull finished second in 3:50.83, a new Oceania record[4].
The Paris meet delivered several other highlights, including:
– Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati winning the men’s 800m in 1:41.56, the 3rd fastest time ever[3][4]
– Ethiopia’s Abrham Sime winning the men’s 3000m steeplechase in 8:02.36[3]
– Dominican Republic’s Marileidy Paulino winning the women’s 400m in 49.20[3]