BELGRADE (SRB, Feb 11): Another European long jump battle and 12 meeting records (one equalled) highlighted the Belgrade Indoor Meeting (WIT Gold) in the sold out hall. Bozhidar Saraboyukov set a world lead of 845 MR/NR (823 – 826 – x – 829 – 845 – x) in the long jump and defeated Miltiadis Tentoglou (827), Carey McLeod (822) and Finland’s Kristian Pulli (808, best since 2021). Audrey Werro delivered another big solo in the 800m crowned by a world lead of 1:57.27 MR/NRi, Austria’s Caroline Bredlinger finished a distant second (2:01.80).
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Welcome to the Belgrade Indoor, photo by World Indoor Tour
Zaynab Dosso equalled her 60m EL of 7.02 MR (also 7.05 MR in heats) to win from Amy Hunt (7.09 =PB) and Geraldine Frey (7.19). Dominik Illovszky improved 27-year old Hungarian record in the 60m with 6.52 MR, winning ahead of Ireland’s Toluwabori Akinola (6.54 NR), Jenns Fernández of Cuba (6.55, 6.54 in heats) and Bulgaria’s Hristo Iliev (6.66, 6.54 NR in heats).
Zaynab Dosso goes 7.02 at EL 60m, photo by World Indoor Tour
Jakub Szymański dominated the 60m hurdles in 7.43 MR/EL ahead of Daniel Roberts (7.57) and Enzo Diessl (7.60 PB). Roger Steen topped the shot put with 22.07 MR over Jordan Geist (21.51) and Chukwu Enekwechi (21.28). High-quality home wins by Angelina Topić in the high jump with 196 =MR ahead of Montenegro’s Marija Vuković (194) and again improving Iryna Gerashchenko (191), Ivana Španović the triple jump (14.27 MR) and Milica Gardašević the long jump 661. Other wins for Denmark’s Ida Beiter Bomme in the 60m hurdles (7.96), Joceline Wind of Switzerland in the 1500m (4:08.87 MR), Tshepo Tshite in the 3000m (7:50.87 MR), with Armenia’s Yervand Mkrtchyan fourth (7:55.51 NR), while Jean-Paul Breadau (46.42) and Alexander Doom (46.84) won the two 400m races.
Roger Steen, US, takes WL and win in 22.07m, photo by World Indoor Tour
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.
