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Morgan on a high with GB record
Coventry Telegraph
|August 29, 2025
MORGAN Lake became the first British woman to clear two metres in the high jump at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich.
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Lake sank to her knees on the mat and clasped her hands to her head after removing Katarina Johnson-Thompson's jump of 1.98 metres from the UK record books.
“It's still crazy, I was so in the moment and as soon as I cleared it, I was just so emotional,” said Lake. “This is something I've wanted to do my whole life and I'm so happy.
This story is from the August 29, 2025 edition of Coventry Telegraph.
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