‘Pretty sick': New national record for Australian middle-distance star
The 20-year-old Victorian stopped the clock at one minute 57.67 seconds in a red-hot women's 800m won by Britain's Olympic champ Keely Hodgkinson at the Diamond League meet in Silesia.
High jumper Nicola Olyslagers and pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall recorded podium finishes, but the standout performance came from Hollingsworth, who consigned Catriona Bisset's previous Australian mark of 1:57.78 to history.
'It's pretty sick,' said an elated Hollingsworth.
'To come down the home straight and not be sure but to look up at the big screen and see it was really exciting.
'To share it with Abbey [Caldwell] and Catriona was so special, having three Aussies in a race like this is awesome.
'I got into this mentality that they are quick races now and if you want it to be quick, you have to be in it to win it.
'I'm trying to be more aggressive and try different ways of racing leading into Tokyo because those heats are going to be quick leading into the semis and hopefully the final.'
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