Morgan Lake soars to new British record as Mondo Duplantis given scare at Diamond League finals

Morgan Lake became the first British woman to clear two metres in the high jump - (AFP via Getty Images)

Morgan Lake became the first British woman to clear two metres in the high jump at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich.

Lake sank to her knees on the mat and clasped her hands to her head after removing Katarina Johnson-Thompson's jump of 1.98m from the UK record books.