Patterson ready to soar in Tokyo

The 2022 world high jump champion, Australia’s Eleanor Patterson, declared she’s in career-best form before revealing her goals for Sunday’s World Championships final in Tokyo.

Patterson, who won the bronze medal at last year’s Paris Olympics, will go head-to-head with fellow New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) scholarship holder, Nicola Olyslagers, whose scintillating form leading into the championships was reflected by her earning the right to be called the champion female high jumper in the prestigious Diamond League.

“I back myself when it comes to a major championships, so we’ll see how we go,” said Patterson.

When quizzed about what she was hoping to achieve in the final Patterson said she had not only pinpointed a season’s best performance, but she was also looking to jump higher than two metres.

“I would love to come away with a season’s best, if not a PB,” she said. “That would be incredible.

“I think I have been in incredible form all year and I’ve had, to date, the best season of my life. I’ve jumper nothing less than 1.91m

Yeah, I think I’m knocking on the door of higher heights. So, it could really be a lot of fun on Sunday.”

Daniel Lane, NSWIS