France – On an evening of stunning middle-distance performances at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay produced the highlight by taking two seconds off the world indoor 1500m record*, winning at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in 3:53.09. [Read more…]
Dibaba sets new Record
Her big sister Tirunesh has twice been a world record breaker indoors and it was the turn Genzebe Dibaba to make her own mark on the under cover record books when she smashed the women’s world indoor 1500m record * by more than three seconds with a run of 3:55.17 at the IAAF Indoor Permit meeting in Karlsruhe, Germany, on Saturday (1). [Read more…]
Willis runs 60th sub-four
Cooks Classic Meeting, Cooks Gardens – 20 January 2014
Olympic 1500m silver medallist Nick Willis ran the 60th sub-four minute mile achieved at the famous Cooks Gardens track in Wanganui in 3:55.98. [Read more…]
Willis runs World qualifier
Sydney Track Classic, Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre – 9 March 2013
Olympic Games 1500m silver medallist Nick Willis produced a qualifying time for the world athletic championships in Moscow in August with an impressive 1500m victory in 3m 34.68s in Sydney on Saturday evening. [Read more…]