Iwata tied a
major championship record by shooting a 63 in the second round, catching fire on the back nine with five birdies and one eagle.
That mark, just a single centimetre off the American's
own championship record, saw her soar ahead of Serbia's European indoor champion Ivana Spanovic, who had led the competition since her 7.00 m in the first round and improved to 7.07 in the penultimate round.
The season's third major is here, but it's the first time this year Tiger Woods will have a chance to pick up ground on Jack Nicklaus» major
championships record.
Tiger is now officially behind the pace of Jack Nicklaus and his major
championship record.
Once considered a lock to break Jack Nicklaus» 18 - major
championship record, Tiger has not lifted a major trophy since his one - legged victory in the ’08 U.S. Open.
Despite adverse weather conditions, thousands of spectators attended the event and witnessed some top - class action, with one world record, three
championship records and 26 national records broken.
The Frenchman, who cleared 6.16 m last winter, came close but had to settle for
a championship record of 6.04 m which secured him his fourth consecutive European Indoors title.
An Olympic bronze medal for 99 % of the world's athletes would be an unquestionable achievement, but Rutherford's
championship record — one Olympic, one world, one Commonwealth and two European golds — allows him to have the mentality of that final 1 %.
In the women's 4x100m, Jamaica took gold in
a championship record of 41.07 as Great Britain improved the national record to 42.10 in fourth place.
«We wanted players with long - term potential who can learn from the veteran players of Gen.G, who have
championship records.