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William Biwott runs World JR Mile of 3:48.95, Sanya Richards runs 49.23 WL, in storm delayed Oslo! by Alfons Juck

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Sanya Richards running at US champs, Eugene, Oregon, June 27, 2009, by PhotoRun.net.

OSLO: World junior record in the dream mile 3:48.95 by William Biwott of Kenyana and world leading 49.23 at 400 m for Sanya Richards highlighted the Exxon Mobil Bislett Games after a storm delayed the begin of the main programme. Six athletes won after Berlin also in Oslo (Richards, Isinbayeva, Pitkamäki, Bekele, Cherry, Stewart). Daniel Bailey and Dexter Faulk did not win and Chris Brown and Ariane Friedrich did not come to Oslo from the remaining four Berlin winners.

METZ: French Boubdallah Tahri clocked new european steeple record at Alma Athle Tour French series meet with 8:02.19.

Special thanks to Alfons Juck, EME News.

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