Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay has smashed the World Indoor 1500m Record by over two seconds in Lievin, France.
Tsegay blew the rest of the field away at the meeting in Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, part of World Athletics Indoor Tour, with a blistering time of 3:53.09, taking more than two seconds off the World Indoor Record, set by compatriot, Genzebe Dibaba in Karlsruhe in 2014.
Meanwhile, in the men’s pole vault, Sweden’s World Record holder Armand Duplantis needed just two jumps to seal victory at 5.86m.
Starting at 5.60m, Duplantis then easily cleared 5.86m before deciding against further jumps, as an injury precaution, while France’s 2012 Olympic Champion, Renaud Lavillenie, had a disappointing night, failing to pass the 5.92m mark.
In the men’s 3000m, Tsegay’s countryman Getnet Wale, cruised to victory in 7:24.98, the second-fastest indoor time in history and 0.08 shy of the world record, while Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway set a meeting and European record in the 1500m, clocking 3:31.80.
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Reigning 110m hurdles World Champion, Grant Holloway of the U.S., transferred his form to indoors, winning the 60m event in a blistering 7.32, 0.02, short of the World Indoor Record, while Cuba’s Juan Miguel Echevarria set a world-leading mark of 8.25m in the men’s long jump with his final attempt.
(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)
