Stewart McSweyn wins Svein Arne Hansen Dream Mile in 3:48.37! photo by Diamond League AG Home country runner Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal finished eighth in 14:47.67, a personal best. My race times haven’t reflected my training which has been going really well.” “The last kilometer was fast out there, but it brought out the competitiveness in me. “I couldn’t be happier with that British record,” she said. McColgan, whose mother Liz ran 14:59.56 during her career, clocked 14:28.55 and was delighted with her performance. In fourth place Scotswoman Eilish McColgan broke Paula Radcliffe’s British record of 14:29.11 set in 2004 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. I have worked hard on my endurance and now I need to concentrate on the last 300m.” “I have a lot of speed work to do between now and then. “I still have a lot of work to do before the Olympics especially as I am doubling up there,” said Obiri who will run both the 5000m and the 10,000m in Tokyo. Fantu ran a personal best 14:26.80, followed by Kenya’s Margaret Kipkemboi who had shared the lead with Obiri for much of the race. The two-time world 5000m champion held off Ethiopia’s Fantu Worku in the final sprint for home. In the women’s 5000m, Kenya’s Helen Obiri ran a superb final kilometer in 2:45.95 to win in 14:26.38. Indeed, the first eight men all set career best times, including home country runner Filip Ingebrigtsen who finished fifth in 7:34.00.Ī battle to the finish in the 5000m, Hellen Obiri holds of Fantu Worku, photo by Diamond League AG Krop narrowly got second in 7:30.07 over Kimeli (7:31.33), and both men set personal bests. “I have no more competitions now before Tokyo so I will just train hard.” “I am working hard for the Olympics but it will be very difficult as there is a lot of competition,” said Kejelcha who finished second in the 10,000m at the Ethiopian Olympic Trials in Hengelo on June 8, and who will compete in that discipline at the Tokyo Olympics. His mark was also a Diamond League record and a 2021 world leader. On the final circuit, Kejelcha powered away from his closest challengers then sprinted hard in the homestretch to finish in a meeting record 7:26.25, the 12th-fastest mark in history. Kenya’s Nicholas Kimeli was able to stay close, while his compatriot Jacob Krop was a few steps back. After 2000 meters was reached in 5:02.37, Kejelcha took over at the front, dropping the pace to 58.4 seconds for the next two laps. Running for his new sponsor adidas, Kejelcha was comfortable with the early 61-second laps behind Kenyan pacemaker Vincent Kibet. The tall and lanky Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha got the action started in the men’s 3000m. Yomif Kejelcha runs a sizzling 3000m, photo by Diamond League AG
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