Stockholm Diaries: DN Galan, 21 August 2014: World lead in 5,000m, Carter sub ten seconds, by Alfons Juck

Galen lead from 3000 meters, and Edris ran away with 800 meters to go!

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Muktar Edris wins 5,000m with WL of 12:54.83! photo by PhotoRun.net

A meet with unique qualities. The history of the stadium, dating to the 1912 Olympic Games, a storied meet, dating to 1967, and the perfect storm. Athletes from Africa, Europe after up to two of three different championships for some, Americans who had no racing for three plus weeks!

Here is how Alfons Juck saw it.

For me, the race of the night was the women’s 1,500 meters! Jenny Simpson, 2011 World Champ, 2013 silver medalist, showed her stuff by running down Sifan Hassan, and Genzebe Dibaba. Abeba Aregawi was at back of pack. Shannon Rowbury was fourth, putting two Americans in top four!

EME NEWS (AUG 21, 2014)

World lead in 5000 m, Carter sub 10

STOCKHOLM (SWE, Aug 21): In difficult weather men 5000 m world lead, sub 10 in the 100 m and great women 1500 m duel at the end highlighted the 48th DN Galan IAAF Diamond League meet. Novlene Williams-Mills with her win in the 400 m already secured the Diamond Race.

Event by event

Men

100 m (+2.0): After Rodgers false started, Carter got the clear win in superb 9.96, his fastest of the year and 27th sub 10 of the career.

800 m: Kszczot ruled and is after Eurowin in top shape. He beat also Souleiman and Amos.

5000 m: Fresh (first competition since July 8) Edris got World lead 12:54.83 and PB, beat best Kenyans Longosiwa 12.56.16 and African and Commonwealth winner Ndiku 12:59.17 PB.

400mH: Tinsley this time beat Culson 49.60 to 49.84. Both still fighting for the Diamond Race.

PV: Filippidis was the surprise winner with 560 on count-back as among five no-heighters also Lavillenie was included with his first loss of the year (at 560).

LJ: Mokoena decided in 2nd round with 809 (+1.2) over Gaisah 804 (+0.8) and Torneus 803 (+0.6).

SP: Hoffa was the best with 21.06, Storl lost as third (20.77).

JT: Ruuskanen confirmed Eurogold 87.24 also over overseas top throwers.

Women

200 m (+0.4): Felix beats Bowie, 22.85 to 22.91.

400 m: NVM with 50.09 is the DR winner, second SRR 50.27.

800 m: Simpson with best finish 4:00.38 beat Dibaba who was leading in last part of the race. Hassan third, but Aregawi faded to 10th.

SC: Ghribi back to sub 9:20 shape but was beaten by Ayalew 9:17.04. Coburn this time third.

100mH: Rare false start by Pearson and more collisions by Harper and Billaud resulted into win of Harrison 12.66 (+1.4) over Ali 12.96.

HJ: Kuchina 194 on second and Palsyte 194 on third, in rain they could not go over 198.

LJ: WL holder Bartoletta with 698 in last round (+2.3) beat until then leading Eurowinner Lesueur 694 (+2.6) in second round.

DT: World number one Perkovic ruled with 66.74.

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. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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