"The time I achieved is very nice," said Gebrhiwet, who narrowly missed beating Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei's world record of 12:35.36. Ingebrigtsen, who had been beaten by British arch-rival Josh Kerr in the mile five days earlier in Eugene, lunged at the finish line to hold off hard-charging Kenyan Timothy Cheruiyot. "I really do not think that it was the decision I made to dive into the finish line, because everything just happened so fast," said Ingebrigtsen, who flashed a No. Jamaica's Jackson, the second fastest woman ever over the distance, finished fifth in 22.97, well off the 21.41 she clocked last season and slightly slower than her season-opener two weeks ago. Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith won the men's 400m in 44.07 -- second fastest in the world this season -- to break his own European record.

Source: Ethiopian News May 30, 2024 23:24 UTC