That victory came after she wonbronze at the world championships in Oregon in July thenCommonwealth Gold in Birmingham in August.
She follows high jumper Brandon Starc (2018),long jumpers Fabrice Lapierre (2016) and Mitchell Watt (2011),and sprint hurdler Sally Pearson (2017) as the only Australians to be Diamond League champions.
Kennedy won the pole vault Diamond League with a jump of 4.81 metres,which was one centimetre shy of the national record she set only last year.
More importantly,if the world bronze medal hadn’t already announced her as a serious player on the world standing and in the vanguard of the next generation of elite pole vaulters,then this victory for the 25-year-old certainly has.
“I’m really happy that the world and my competitors especially can see that I am now a factor,” she said.
“The Australian record of 4.82m in Australia was cool,but to come here and actually win against massive names has been super rewarding and cool.