27-year-old Nicola Olyslagers, an Australian Olympic silver medallist, won the women's high jump gold at the world indoor athletics championships in Glasgow.

27-year-old Nicola Olyslagers, an Australian Olympic silver medallist, won the women's high jump gold at the world indoor athletics championships in Glasgow after a last-gasp leap. This was her first global crown, following her second place in Tokyo and a third place at last year's world championships in Budapest. Olyslagers clinched the win with a final-attempt clearance at 1.99 meters.