Nicola Olyslagers finds silver lining in high jump jackpot at Ultimate Championship
Australian earns biggest payday of career with second behind Mahuchikh
TL;DR
- Nicola Olyslagers earned US$75,000 (AU$105,000) for her second-place finish in the high jump at the Ultimate Championship.
- This prize money is more than she received for winning the world title last year.
- Olyslagers struggled with the conditions, clearing 1.95m on her final attempt at that height.
- Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the high jump title with a leap of 1.99m.
- Eleanor Patterson took joint third place with a clearance of 1.91m, expressing frustration with her performance.
- Kurtis Marschall finished fourth in the pole vault with a best of 5.95m.
- Armand Duplantis won the pole vault, narrowly missing a world record.
- Ky Robinson competed in the 5,000m, while Sarah Billings qualified for the 800m final.
- Other Australians competing include Abbey Caldwell, Jess Hull (1500m), Mackenzie Little (javelin), and Lachlan Kennedy (100m).