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4 WORLD LEADS, ONE TOP NATIONAL MARK

OSLO (NOR, Jun 11): The 49th Exxon Mobil Bislett Games registered four nice world leads and one home highlight at the end with Henrik Ingebrigtsen finishing fourth in the mile with new national record. First seven meters jump was measured in 2014 and surprise in shot put.

Event by event

Men

100 m: Thompson has the shape and in 10.02 against -0.6 beat Vicaut 10.04.

1500 m (nat): Czech Jakub Holusa improved to 3:35.26 when winning over Ryan Gregson 3:36.18 and Austrian Andreas Vojta 3:36.43 Zurich standard in first race at the distance in the summer.

Mile: Another win for Souleiman 3:49.49 (3:34.38 1500 m), Willis very fast 3:49.83 PB and top PB for German Tesfaye 3:49.86 and Norwegian record for Ingebrigtsen 3:50.72.

5000 m: Alamirew has the best kick in WL 13:01.57. Ndiku tired from two races at Kenyan trials second 13:02.15 over Rupp 13:03.35.

SC: Birech looks to be the new number one, WL and PB 8:02.37 for a clear win. Second Jager beat other Kenyans 8:06.97.

110mH: PML another WL 13.12 and against – 0.6. Rest well beaten.

400mH (non-DL): Eaton gets his first European win at the distance in 49.16.

PV: Lavillenie was on top with 577 but could not go over 583 in difficult wind conditions.

TJ: Claye is also unbeaten so far in summer in this event 17.41 (+0.3).

SP: Kovacs was the surprise winner of the fight 21.14 after the toe-board was damaged and replaced. Storl and Hoffa beaten.

JT: This was close. Fresh father Pitkamaki beat Kenyan Yego by 1 cm 84.18 to 84.17. Vesely third 83.53.

Women

100 m (non-DL): Soumare wins in 11.18 and gets Zurich standard (-0.4).

200 m: Felix winning this one with 22.73 against -0.6. Ahoure 5th

400 m: Williams-Mills continues in winning in 50.06 second fastest time of the year.

800 m: Also Sum is unbeaten so far in the 800 m, clocked 1:59.02 but wants be faster. Young British junior Judd 1:59.77 PB.

400mH: Spencer another clear contender for DL win in 54.94, but Adekoya was close 54.96.

HJ: The best ones, but 198 was enough to win on count back with Kuchina (equaled outdoor PB) and Vlasic. Chicherova today 190 and 4th.

LJ: Bartoletta jumped world leading and PB 702 (+0.1), the female performance of the day.

DT: Perkovic another ruler of her event, this time 67.17. US Lewis-Smallwood good 65.77 for 2nd.

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

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