Australia's Hull races to world record in rarely-contested 2000m

athletics12 July 2024 20:14| © Reuters
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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.

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.

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