Ethiopian Fereweyni Hailu, Leonardo Fabbri, Natalia Kaczmarek, and Andreas Kramer provided the standout performances of the Szewinska Memorial in Bydgoszcz, as meeting records took a tumble at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting. The 2022 Sweden 1500m champion stayed close to the pacemaker through the early laps, then maintained the tempo on the final lap. The first nine athletes finished inside the previous meeting record of 4:03.86, five of them setting PBs. The world silver medalist from Italy opened with 21.54m, which would have ultimately been sufficient to win, but then improved to 21.92m and 22.03m. After a foul in round four, he unleashed his best throw of the day, 22.38m, in round five before ending his series with 22.28m.

Source: Ethiopian News June 24, 2024 13:23 UTC