Allyson Felix begins farewell tour in Ostrava, finishes second

American sprint legend Allyson Felix finished second in the women’s 200m event at the 2022 Ostrava Golden Spike meet. She clocked a time of 22.78 seconds, half a second back of Niger’s Aminatou Seyni who set a personal and national record of 22.21.

The 36-year-old Felix owns a personal best of 21.69 which was set in Eugene, Oregon during the 2012 Prefontaine Classic. Since, she has been the queen of the sprints, earning seven Olympic gold medals along the way. Felix holds two world records in the relays over 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m mixed, from the 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships.

In Ostrava, the third-place finisher was Vittoria Fontana of Italy who ran to a new personal best time of 22.97.

One last dance in Ostrava 💃

Sprinting legend @allysonfelix 🇺🇸, who announced that 2022 would be her final season, will compete over 200m at the @ZlataTretra on 31 May 👇#ContinentalTourGold

— Continental Tour Gold (@ContiTourGold) May 25, 2022

The Ostrava meet

In the men’s 100m sprint, Jamaican Yohan Blake continues to work on his comeback, however, he finished second in a pedestrian 10.05 to Great Britain’s Reece Prescod who went 9.93. Taking third was Zharnal Hughes, another runner from GB who clocked a 10.05.

Hughes doubled, running the 200m, and again finished in third place in the time of 20.29 to Elijah Hall of the US and Canadian Jerome Blake who both clocked a 20.14 result.

There were a pair of men’s 800m races with winning times in 1:44. Other races offered included men’s 400m, as well as the 3000m steeplechase. Ethiopian Lamecha Girma became the first from his country to dip below the eight-minute threshold with his 7:58.68. performance, for the win. It wasn’t close. Finishing second was Hailemariyam Tegegn in 8:07.70. Italian Ahmed Abdelwahed clocked a third place finish of 8:14.53.

Emmanuel Wanyonyi 🇰🇪 ran a Season's Best (SB) of 1:44.15 to win the men's 800m in Ostrava, holding off a strong Moula Slimane 🇩🇿 who ran a big PB of 1:44.19 while Max Burgin 🇬🇧 was 3rd in an SB of 1:44.54. Noah Kibet ran 1:44.89 while Nijel Amos ran 1:44.92 in 4th and 5th. pic.twitter.com/72gkBqAbqo

— Track & Field Gazette (@Athleticsglobe) May 31, 2022

Girma improved his own national record, which he set at the 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships in the time of 8:01.36. The world record is 7:53.63 Saif Saaeed Shaheen set in Belgium in 2004. Shaheen was formerly from Kenya and changed allegiances to Qatar and changed his name. Girma’s time is the 12th fastest in history. Only thirteen men have dipped under the eight-minute benchmark.

Women’s races offered were the aforementioned 200m, 100m hurdles, 400m, 1500m among others. A world record was set in the women’s 300m hurdles — a rarely run event outdoors.

Femke Bol clocked a 36.86 performance for the win. Two Ukrainian followed in second and third place, Viktoriya Tkachuk clocked a 38.24 time, while Anna Ryzhykova turned in a 38.36 performance.

Full results below

RESULTS WOMEN

Women’s 200m Final, Wind: -0.2

Women’s 400m

Women’s 1500m

Women’s 300m hurdles

Women’s 100mH Final, Wind: -1.0

Women’s Pole Vault

Women’s Javelin Throw

Women’s 4x100m

RESULTS MEN

Men’s 100m Final 1, Wind: -1.2

Men’s 100m Final 2, Wind: +0.1

Men’s 200m, Wind: -0.2

Men’s 400m

Men’s 800m Heat 1

Men’s 800m Heat 2

Men’s 3000m Steeplechase

Men’s High Jump

Men’s Shot Put

Men’s Long Jump

Men’s Javelin Throw

Men’s 4x100m