Just 5 days after smashing her private finest in the 1500m to set a brand new Australian record, Jessica Hull obliterated the world record in the rarely-raced 2000m in a single day.
The 27-year-old clocked 5:19.70 in Monaco, beating the earlier record set by Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba in 2018 of 5:21.56s.
It got here after Hull shattered her private finest in the 1500m by over 5 seconds as she completed second to Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon in the Paris Diamond League. Kipyegon beat her personal world record in that race, however Hull’s time was nonetheless the fifth quickest ever.
This time round, Hull was roared on by the group as she raced in opposition to fan-friendly inexperienced lights across the stadium which monitor world record tempo.
“It was incredible, when I was on my own in the last lap, everyone was cheering for me,” she mentioned. “I was just looking at the lights hoping that they don’t catch me.”
She added: “There are for sure some women who can run that 5:19, but for now I have my place in the history books. I ran hard for this record, I worked extremely hard for this.”
After her exertions in Paris, Hull conceded she felt loads of fatigue – however pushed herself to new heights in her record run.
“I definitely felt the Paris race all week in my legs,” Hull laughed.
“So, today the goal was just to be strong, even if my legs were very heavy. I ran at a different pace and level of fatigue that I have never been at before.”
Hull completed eleventh in the 1500m ultimate on her Olympic debut in Tokyo final day trip, however enters this yr’s match as a real medal probability.
“It is amazing to be called a world record-holder now,” she added. “I am running so fast now, because I have been healthy for four years and have a really strong body now.”
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