Mahuchikh, Kipyegon set world records in perfect Olympics boost

PARIS — Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Kenyan Faith Kipyegon hit world record-breaking form at Sunday's Diamond League meet in Paris in the perfect boost before the Olympics kick off in three weeks' time in the French capital.

Mahuchikh broke the 37-year-old women's high jump world record, while Kipyegon improved her own record in the women's 1,500m, two results that will make them two of the stars to watch in Paris.

World champion Mahuchikh set a new best of 2.10 meters, beating by 1 cm the record set by Bulgaria's Stefka Kostadinova at the 1987 world championships in Rome.