{"id":17985,"date":"2025-08-27T17:34:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T17:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/?p=17985"},"modified":"2025-08-27T21:17:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:17:00","slug":"olyslagers-shines-as-first-champions-crowned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/olyslagers-shines-as-first-champions-crowned\/","title":{"rendered":"Olyslagers shines as first champions crowned"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Australian high jumper Nicola Olyslagers won her first Diamond League title in style on Wednesday, setting a new world lead and Oceania record of 2.04m on the first day of the 2025 Wanda Diamond League Final in Zurich city centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olyslagers was one of six Diamond League champions crowned in front of a thousands-strong crowd in front of Zurich&#8217;s iconic opera house on Sechsel\u00e4utenplatz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Australian cleared 2.04m at the first attempt to draw ahead in a predictably fierce battle with Ukraine&#8217;s Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the title holder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mahuchikh passed to 2.06m, but was unable to pull out a winning jump at that height, suffering her first defeat in a Diamond League Final since 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;He is proud. 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Coming back after four years to this stadium was amazing,&#8221; said Olyslagers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The USA&#8217;s Katie Moon was the first champion crowned on Wednseday, clearing 4.82m to edge out compatriot Sandi Morris and win her second pole vault Diamond League title in three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few hours later on the same runway, Mondo Duplantis won his fifth successive title in the pole vault, edging closer to Renaud Lavillenie and Christian Taylor&#8217;s record of seven Diamond Trophies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world record holder won on countback with 6.00m after a gutsy battle with Greek rival Emmanouil Karalis, with both men collapsing onto the mat in each others&#8217; arms at the end of the competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 500\/281\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=smush_video_thumbnail&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2F90pc_w5oVHM%3Ffeature%3Doembed&#038;video_width=500&#038;video_height=281)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Five in a row is crazy - Duplantis on fifth Diamond League title in Zurich - Wanda Diamond League\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/90pc_w5oVHM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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