Malaika Mihambo Breaks 30-Year-Old Record at Karlsruhe Meeting

The Olympic champion achieved a world-leading 7.07 meters, surpassing Heike Drechsler's 1994 mark.

Malaika Mihambo set a world-leading jump of 7.07 meters at the Karlsruhe indoor athletics meeting, breaking Heike Drechsler's 1994 meeting record of 7.06 meters.
This marks Mihambo's first seven-meter jump of the season and her best indoor performance, tying her personal record.
The 31-year-old Olympian expressed her ambition to challenge Drechsler's longstanding German record of 7.48 meters in the future.
Mihambo's performance comes after overcoming challenges from a COVID-19-related illness that impacted her 2024 season and required a five-month recovery period.
The Karlsruhe event was part of Mihambo's preparation for the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, where she previously won Olympic gold in 2021.