by Larry EderIn a meet with many highlights, the most remarkable performance of the night has to be the second World Indoor record in five days by Genzebe Dibaba, who broke the World Indoor record for 3,000 meters with her scintillating 8:16.60. Running the first 1,500m in 4:12.5, Genzebe came back in 4:04.1, and the crowd, was, well, nuts!
In the 1,500 meters, Abeba Aregawi ran a new European record in 3:57.91. Up until five days ago, Aregawi would have been setting a world record.
Genzebe Dibaba, February 1, 2014, running 3:55.17 for 1,500m WIR,
photo courtesy of the IAAF
Also of note, is one Pavel Maslak, who ran a 45.66 for the 400 meters, to win the 400 meters and keep his country of sports fans, the Czech Republic, wondering if Mr. Maslak can keep up his running through the second week of March?
But tonight belonged to Genzebe Dibaba, who is running at that surreal level that comes when an athlete is extremely fit, and their focus and spirit matches their final kick over the last lap of the Mondo 200 meter oval, and fast times just seem to flow.
06/02/2014
XL-Galan
Stockholm, 06/02/2014
Men’ results
400 Metres – Men Race 1
1 Omelko , Rafal POL 46.45
2 Ujakpor , Mark ESP 46.90
3 Martinsson , Erik SWE 48.27
4 Claesson , Mattias SWE 49.22
400 Metres – Men Race 2
1 Maslsak , Pavel CZE 45.66
2 Santos , Luguellen DOM 45.89
3 Ekelund-Arenander , Nick DEN 46.31
4 Brenes , Nery CRC 46.62
800 Metres – Men Race 1
1 English , Mark IRL 1:47.69
2 Jamma , Samir MAR 1:47.80
3 Al-Azemi , Mohammad KUW 1:48.04
4 Renaudie , Paul FRA 1:48.36
5 Hairane , Jamal QAT 1:49.65
6 Gunnarsson , Rickard SWE 1:49.78
Akbache , Mounir FRA DNF
800 Metres – Men Race 2
1 Aman , Mohammed ETH 1:45.08
2 Lewandowski , Marcin POL 1:45.56
3 Lopez , Kevin ESP 1:45.69
4 Mutai , Jeremiah Kipkorir KEN 1:46.77
5 Balla , Musaeb Abdulrahman QAT 1:46.82
6 Rogestedt , Johan SWE 1:48.49
Kivuva , Jackson Mumbwa KEN DNF
1500 Metres – Men
1 Moustaoui , Mohamed MAR 3:35.0
2 Souleiman , Ayanleh DJI 3:35.2
3 Birgen , Bethwell KEN 3:35.3
4 Wote , Aman ETH 3:36.4
5 Ndiku , Caleb Mwangangi KEN 3:36.8
6 Elkaam , Fouad MAR 3:37.3
7 Cronje , Johan RSA 3:38.5
8 Kiplagat , Silas KEN 3:38.7
9 Chepseba , Nixon Kiplimo KEN 3:39.7
10 Cheboi , Collins KEN 3:40.5
11 Cheru , Tesfaye ETH 3:44.6
Ndiwa , Cornelius KEN DNF
Som , Bram NED DNF
60 Metres Hurdles – Men Race 1
1 Mazic , Martin CZE 7.80
2 Thomas , Mikel  
; TTO 7.86
; TTO 7.86
3 Shaker , Amir SWE 7.95
4 Brorsson , Alexander SWE 8.09
5 Tay , Marvin SWE 8.50
60 Metres Hurdles – Men Race 2
1 Robles , Dayron CUB 7.62
2 Porter , Jeff USA 7.66
3 Martinot-Lagarde , Pascal FRA 7.76
4 Xie , Wenjun CHN 7.79
5 Craddock , Kevin USA 7.81
6 Nossmy , Philip SWE 7.93
Long Jump – Men
1 Makusha , Ngonidzashe ZIM 8.18
2 Torneus , Michel SWE 8.14
3 Saladino , Irving PAN 8.11
4 Li , Jinzhe CHN 8.03
5 Reif , Christian GER 8.02
6 Gaisah , Ignisious NED 7.90
7 Tomlinson , Christopher GBR 7.72
8 Visser , Zarck RSA 7.49
Women’ results
60 Metres – Women Race 1
1 Grincikaite , Lina LTU 7.37
2 Cechova , Katerina CZE 7.41
3 Kjellberg , Emilia SWE 7.67
4 Bauschke , Melanie GER 7.71
5 Gustafsson , Maria SWE 7.73
Wei , Yongli CHN DNS
60 Metres – Women Race 2
1 Sailer , Verena GER 7.22
2 Lawson , LaKeisha USA 7.25
3 Okparaebo , Ezinne NOR 7.28
4 Bailey , Aleen JAM 7.31
5 Horn , Carina RSA 7.35
6 Ekelund , Iréne SWE 7.47
200 Metres – Women Race 1
1 Ghafoor , Madiea NED 24.02
2 Cechova , Katerina CZE 24.29
3 Gustavsson , Maria SWE 24.78
200 Metres – Women Race 2
1 Ekelund , Irene SWE 23.48
2 Bailey , Aleen JAM 23.68
3 Weit , Inna GER 23.84
1500 Metres – Women
1 Aregawi , Abeba SWE 3:57.91
2 Tsegay , Gudaf ETH 4:08.47
3 Desalegn , Betlhem UAE 4:08.79
4 Plis , Renata POL 4:09.19
5 Urbanik , Danuta POL 4:10.07
6 Arafi , Rababe MAR 4:11.65
7 Belete , Mimi BRN 4:12.10
8 Embaye , Axumawit ETH 4:12.52
9 Hilali , Siham MAR 4:14.30
10 Wafula , Lydia Nasimiyu KEN 4:20.44
11 Nilsson , Linn SWE 4:21.27
Cusma Piccione , Elisa ITA DNF
Cichocka , Angelika POL DNF
3000 Metres – Women
1 Dibaba , Genzebe ETH 8:16.60 WIR
2 Obiri , Hellen Onsando KEN 8:29.99
3 Jelagat , Irene KEN 8:40.75
4 Kibiwot , Viola Jelagat KEN 8:43.42
5 Ayana , Almaz ETH 8:43.47
6 Teferi , Senbere ETH 8:47.94
7 Mohammed , Alia Saeed UAE 8:48.27
8 Chepkurui , Lidya KEN 8:55.21
9 Ennaoui , Sofia POL 9:06.27
10 Kireyeva , Svetlana RUS 9:10.64
11 Roman , Sonja SLO 9:12.17
Varga , Judit ITA DNF
Rostkowska , Anna POL DNF
High Jump – Women
1 Kuchina , Maria RUS 2.01
2 Green Tregaro , Emma SWE 1.96
3 Kasprzycka , Justyna POL 1.92
4 Holosha , Olena UKR 1.88
5 Jungfleisch , Marie-Laurence GER 1.88
5 Skoog , Sofie SWE 1.88
7 Spencer , Levern LCA 1.88
8 Aitova , Marina KAZ 1.83
Pole Vault – Women
1 Spiegelburg , Silke GER 4.72
2 Kiriakopolou , Nikolota GRE 4.72
3 Svobodova , Jirina CZE 4.64
4 Murer , Fabiana BRA 4.42
5 Nikkanen , Minna FIN 4.42 &nbs
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6 Bengtsson , Angelica SWE 4.42
7 Savchenko , Anastasia RUS 4.30
8 Dahlström , Malin SWE 4.30
9 Strutz , Martina GER 4.30
Rogowska , Anna POL NM
Long Jump – Women
1 Tpanovic , Ivana SRB 6.58
2 Jarder , Erica SWE 6.57
3 Moguenara , Sostene GER 6.53
4 Jimoh , Funmi USA 6.49
5 Bauschke , Melanie GER 6.27
6 Voss , Stephanie GER 6.26
