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Australian Olympic hope Jess Hull has smashed her Oceanian 1500 metres record on a special night in Paris when two world records were sent tumbling. Hull beat her own mark in the Diamond League meeting at Stade Charlety on Sunday but was no match for Kenyan great Faith Kipyegon, who set a new landmark of three minutes 49.04 seconds.
Hull was second in the first-ever race to feature 12 women finishing inside four minutes, including compatriot Linden Hall, fourth in a lifetime best 3:56.40. Earlier, Mahuchikh surpassed by one centimetre the 2.09m jumped by Bulgarian Stefka Kostadinova at the 1987 Rome world championships 37 years ago. World indoor champion Olyslagers, impressing after a month out with injury, challenged the Ukrainian as they both went over 2.01m at the second attempt.
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