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Eugene, USA; 17 September 2023 - Australian middle-distance sensation Linden Hall has become the first Australian woman in history to break 3:57 over 1500m on Day One of the Diamond League Final, while World Championships medallist Mackenzie Little sailed to bronze at the historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon....
Tokyo Olympic finalist Stewart McSweyn has stamped his authority on Australian middle distance running once again, shattering Craig Mottram’s 17-year-old Oceania 2000m record, while World Championships silver medallist Eleanor Patterson sailed to third place at the penultimate Diamond League meet of the year in the Brussels, Belgium.
Sometimes it is only in defeat that you realise how good an athlete is. In the case of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, that should be how great.
More colloquially, Zurich’s meeting has been dubbed “the Olympics in one day.” A touch pretentious, yes, but when you’re there, the description so often seems apt. Like the night three world records went in 45 minutes, for example, just one of many such nights in the fabled history of the Zurich Weltklasse.
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When Victor Kiplangat drew clear of Leul Gebrsilase in the closing stages of Sunday’s men’s world championships marathon, it seemed the championships were bookended by Uganda distance runners.
There they all were – 10,000 metres champion and defending 5000 metres champion Gudaf Tsegay, the woman who runs every event, and medals in most, Sifan Hassan, Kenyan teammates Beatrice Chebet, this year’s world cross-country champion, and Margaret Kipkemboi – lined up to thwart Faith Kipyegon’s hopes of completing an unprecedented 1500 and 5000 metres double.
On day seven, Budapest’s national athletics centre turned into the house of stoush. Over at the triple jump, Yulimar Rojas got off the canvas to win her fourth straight title by knock-out.
Everything is déjà vu for Jakob Ingebrigsten at the moment. He’s been to the dark room before, probably found the seat quite comfortable this time. On day six he emerged to run the heats of the 5000 metres.