Lake makes history with British record 2m leap

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What a moment for British athletics! - Lake clears two metres for first time

Morgan Lake made history by becoming the first British woman to clear two metres in the high jump as she finished third at the Diamond League Final in Zurich.

Lake soared over the mark at the first attempt to become the 86th woman in history to achieve the landmark height.

The 28-year-old, whose previous personal best of 1.99m was set in February 2023, was visibly emotional after surpassing the significant barrier with just over a fortnight until the start of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

"Its crazy. I was so in the moment and then as soon as I cleared it I was just so emotional because it is something Ive wanted to do my whole life. Im so, so happy," Lake said.

"Tonight I was like Im going to enjoy it and just jump as high as I can. It just shows me what Im capable of if I just believe in myself."

Australias Olympic silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers claimed the Diamond League trophy with a best leap of 2.04m to defeat Olympic and world champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh (2.02m).

Morgan Lake won Commonwealth Games silver in 2018

After three consecutive first-time clearances at lower heights, Lake required all three attempts to continue in the competition at 1.97m.

But in a world-class line-up, with the rounds passing by quickly at the temporary venue hosting Wednesdays field event finals in the centre of Zurich, the Briton maintained that momentum to fulfil a lifetime ambition.

Having jumped 1.90m for the first time at the age of 16 in 2013, Lake admitted that she had believed she would jump two metres each year since.

While it has not proven quite so straightforward, breaching that frontier before the World Championships will inspire belief that she can achieve a first global podium following her fourth-place finish in Budapest two years ago.

"The main thing between now and Tokyo is to keep the body healthy and dont try and change too much," said Lake.

"I think I could have jumped 2.02m with my two-metre jump, so its just trusting my coach and what were doing and do the same again, really."

The two-day winner-takes all Diamond League Final is contested by the athletes who amassed the most points across this seasons 14 regular series meetings.

The action in Zurich concludes on Thursday, with coverage from 17:30 BST on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, and live on BBC Two from 19:00-21:00.