Serial medallist Nicola Olyslagers has surprised herself by adding a seventh major championship gong to her collection, but she had to settle for silver as her biggest rival soared back at the world indoor championships in Poland.
Hoping to launch Australia's challenge in Torun with a fourth successive world title, indoors and out, on Friday morning, defending champ Olyslagers met her match in her rejuvenated pal Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who revisited her Olympic-winning best.
Ukraine's world record holder Mahuchikh, who gave best to Olyslagers at both the world indoor and outdoor championships last year, cleared 2.01 metres to strike gold and reassert her supremacy.
