Nicola Olyslagers finds silver lining in high jump jackpot at Ultimate Championship
Australian high jumper Nicola Olyslagers finished second at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest. Despite missing the gold, she earned the largest payday of her career.
Why it matters
The event highlights the increasing financial incentives in professional athletics and the competitive landscape of elite high jump.
Nicola Olyslagers wins biggest payday of her life when finishing runner-up in the women’s high jump at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest. Photograph: Christel Saneh/World Athletics/Getty Images Nicola Olyslagers wins biggest payday of her life when finishing runner-up in the women’s high jump at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest. Photograph: Christel Saneh/World Athletics/Getty Images Athletics Nicola Olyslagers earns biggest payday of high jump career at Ultimate Championship Australian hits jackpot even when second to Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Kurtis Marschall finishes fourth in pole vault behind Armand Duplantis
Prefer the Guardian on Google Nicola Olyslagers has had the best worst night of her career after missing out on becoming a new “Ultimate” athletics high jump champion, only to learn to her surprise that she had still leapt to the biggest payday of her life.
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