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Aussie Hull smashes world 2,000m record ahead of Paris Olympics campaign

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Aussie Hull smashes world 2,000m record ahead of Paris Olympics campaign

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Jess Hull set a world record in the women’s 2,000 metes at the Monaco Diamond League meet with a time of 5:19.70.

Her performance came less than a week after she broke the national and Oceania record in the 1,500m.

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The Paris Olympics track and field program commences on August 1.

Australia’s Jess Hull has broken the world record in the women’s 2,000 metres at the Monaco Diamond League meeting with a display that reaffirms her standing as a genuine Olympic medal contender.

Hull clocked five minutes and 19.70 seconds, going it alone in the non-Olympic distance to dip under the previous world mark of 5:21.56 set by Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba three years ago.

Her first victory in the prestigious Diamond League series came just five days after she also obliterated her personal best by 5 seconds in the 1,500m in Paris.

Hull posted an Australian and Oceanian record of 3:50.83 at the Paris Diamond League event to finish behind Kenyan great Faith Kipyegon, who set a new world mark.

The 27-year-old’s performance in the French capital rocketed her to fifth on the all-time list, and becoming a world record holder will boost her confidence even more going into the Paris Olympics, which begin in two weeks.

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