Ingebrigtsen improves 1,500m European file in Poland

Warsaw, July 17 – Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen established a brand new European file within the males’s 1,500m, clocking 3:27.14 on the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Chorzow, Poland.

The Olympic champion shattered his personal file of three:27.95 set on house turf in Oslo final June. Together with his exceptional triumph on the Silesian Stadium, he ascended to fourth within the all-time rankings, trailing behind Hicham El Guerrouj, Bernard Lagat, and Asbel Kiprop, reviews Xinhua.

Kenya’s Abel Kipsang captured the silver medal with 3:29.11, whereas his fellow countryman Reynold Kipkorir Cheruiyot accomplished the rostrum, ending the race in 3:30.30.

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis prevailed within the males’s pole vault, clearing a peak of 6.01 meters. Sam Kendricks of the USA matched his season’s finest with 5.91m, securing second place, whereas fellow American Christopher Nilsen took third with 5.81m.

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Olympic champion Mutaz Essa Barshim dominated the lads’s excessive soar, leaping 2.36m on his first attempt. The Qatari athlete’s result’s one of the best mark achieved globally this season. Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi claimed the second spot, whereas Germany’s Tobias Potye earned a bronze medal, each clearing 2.34m.

Some 24,000 Polish followers on-site rejoiced within the victory of their countryman Wojciech Nowicki within the males’s hammer throw, attaining a distance of 80.02 meters. He was adopted by Rudy Winkler of the USA and Norway’s Eivind Henriksen.

South Africa’s Akani Simbine sprinted to victory within the males’s 100m with 9.97 seconds, whereas Sha’Carri Richardson of the USA clocked 10.76 seconds to grab the ladies’s title over the identical distance.

The Kamila Skolimowska Memorial marked the ninth assembly of this yr’s Diamond League season.