Jessica Hull of Australia blazed to a world record in the women's 2 000 metres at the Monaco Diamond League meet on Friday, making a stunning statement ahead of the Paris Olympics.
The 27-year-old clocked five minutes 19.70 seconds in the rarely-contested distance to obliterate the previous mark of 5:21.56 set by Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi in 2021.
"I've been in these races a really long time, but I've never been in one where I was trying to do something like this. And tonight I embraced that to the maximum, and I'm really proud."@jessicahull96 on her 2000m world record at #MonacoDL🇲🇨#DiamondLeague
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) July 12, 2024
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Hull's first Diamond League victory comes four days after she shaved more than five seconds off her personal best in the 1 500 metres to finish second behind Kenya's Faith Kipyegon at the Paris Diamond League.
Kipyegon clocked a world record in that race with Hull's time being fifth fastest ever.