Molly Caudalie announced in a statement ahead of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24, which will be held at home, that she beat the world's top personal record of 4.85 meters to win the pole vault. British Indoor Championships in Birmingham on Saturday (17th).
The 23-year-old had cleared 4.83m in her season debut at the World Athletics Indoor Tour silver event, the Meeting du Rhule, in Val de Reuil at the end of January. She now beats her lifetime best by 8 centimeters and moves to number one on her season's top list.
Then at last weekend's World Indoor Tour Gold event in Libin, New Zealand's Eliza McCartney won by a margin of 4.84 meters, replacing Caudalie as world leader, but Caudalie broke the championship record in Birmingham. He responded by extending his world lead by another centimeter with a smashing performance.
Competing at 4.41m, she jumped over the bar on her first attempt to seal the title. She needed two tries at 4.61m, but she cleared 4.75m on the first try.
After clearing 4.85 meters on his third attempt, Cordery raised the bar to a national record height of 4.91 meters, but decided to call it quits the day after completing his first attempt on the bar.
Cordery, a silver medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, finished fifth at last year's World Athletics Championships in Budapest, clearing 4.75 meters.
She has improved her career best by 25cm over the past year and hopes to carry that momentum into the World Indoor Championships early next month.
Among the athletes expected to join her on the host nation's team in Glasgow are Jeremiah Azu, who won the men's 60m with a score of 6.60, as well as Tade Ojora (7.62), who won the 60m hurdles, and Cindy There is Senbar (7.99).
Amy Hunt won the women's 60m in 7.26 seconds.
Schilder wins Top Shot spot
Jessica Schilder broke her own national shot put record by 7 centimeters, setting the world record at 20.31 meters, and achieved her fifth consecutive title at the 5th tournament. Dutch Indoor Championships Saturday in Apeldoorn.
The world indoor bronze medalist set a new record in Munich in 2022 to win the European title, jumping over 20 meters for the second time in her career in the final race of the tournament in Apeldoorn.
The 24-year-old threw 19.50 meters in the opening round, followed by 19.39 meters in the second round. She increased her record to 19.73 meters in the fourth round, and by another half a meter on her final attempt.
Schilder, who won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon, threw 18.64 meters to win over two-time world No. 4 Jolinde van Klinken.
2018 World Indoor 60m Hurdles Bronze Medalist Nadine Vissel ran a PB of 7.19 in the 60m flat to secure victory over Nketiah Seed by 0.01.
Menno Vroon won the men's pole vault with a distance of 5.83 meters.
All eyes will be on Femke Boll in Sunday's 400m final. Bol, the world indoor record holder with the 49.26 seconds he clocked to win the national title last year, braved the heat Saturday to cross the finish line in 50.55 seconds. Rike Claver further won his heat with a time of 51.31.
Furlani flies 8.34 meters and threatens U20 world record
Mattia Furlani won the long jump, tying the world record with an indoor national record of 8.34 meters. italian indoor championship in Ancona on Saturday (17th).
Mattia Furlani at the Italian Indoor Championships in Ancona (© GRANA / FIDAL FIDAL)
With this performance, the 19-year-old achieved the longest indoor jump by an Under-20 athlete and came within one centimeter of the Under-20 world record of 8.35 meters, set in 2012.
His series included three of the longest leaps of his career to date. The European U20 champion opened with a personal best of 8.31m, then equaled her personal best of 8.24m before jumping 8.03m in the third round and increasing her record to 8.34m in the fourth round.
He picked off a pass on his fifth attempt and committed a foul in the final round.
The women's long jump title went to European indoor silver medalist Larissa Iapichino, who jumped 6.80 meters.
Two other Italian records were also set on Saturday. Elisa Molinarolo cleared 4.66 meters, breaking Roberta Bruni's recent indoor pole vault national record by one centimeter, and Lorenzo Simonelli won the 60 meter hurdles with 7.48 meters, winning his own. broke the previous national record of 7.50.
Cyrena Samba-Mayela was also one of the winners. French Indoor Championships Saturday at Mirama.
The 23-year-old, who won the indoor 60m hurdles world title in Belgrade two years ago, ran 7.87 seconds to reclaim the national title after clocking 8.00 seconds in qualifying.
Geoff Elius defended his title in the men's 60m with a personal record of 6.58, while Auran Ollier won the women's race with a time of 7.21.
Two-time world U20 champion Erwan Konate may have only made one valid jump, but his 7.97m in the third round was enough to win him the long jump title.