Olyslagers strikes ‘with grace’ in the Netherlands

New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship holder Nicola Olyslagers continued with her brilliant form leading into this year’s World Athletics Championships by adding a gold medal to her collection after winning at the FBK Games in Hengelo, Netherlands.

The Games are a World Athletics Continental Gold meet, and Olyslagers – a two-time Olympic silver medallist – set the standard after leaping 1.97m.

The event’s organisers announced Olyslagers’ latest victory on Instagram with the simple message: ‘winning with grace.’

Jamaican Lamara Distin, the reigning Commonwealth Games champion, finished in second place after jumping 1.90m, while Sweden’s Engla Nilssen came third after clearing 1.85m.

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