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Ethiopian, Hagos Gebrhiwet, ran 12:36.72, the second-fastest 5000-metre result in history. The historical performance happened at the Oslo, Norway-based Bislett Games as part of the Wanda Diamond League on Thursday.

The race

Fellow Ethiopian, Yomif Kejelcha, was challenging the field late in the race. Over the final four laps, he was cruising hard in second place. He ended up finishing second with a new personal best of 12:38.95. He is now the fourth-fastest 5000m runner in history.

Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo took third in a new pb of 12:40.96.  

Twelve of 19 set personal bests, and 13 ran sub 13 minutes.

Eight-time national record holder, Luis Grijalva of Guatemala ran a near two-second best at 12:50.58 to finish sixth.

World record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda only clocked a 12:52.94 result, not to his best standard, he finished ninth.

Twenty-eight-year-old Swede, Andreas Almgren, ran sub-13 for his first time, by nearly 10 seconds clocking a 12:50.94 performance. He is a six-time national record holder.

The near-record run

Historically, only Cheptegei, has run faster than Gebrhiwet did on Thursday at 12:35.36. It is the world record which bettered the 16-year-long record run by Ethiopian great Kenenisa Bekele at 12:37.35 before super shoes.

In August of 2020, Cheptegei clocked his best performance during the Diamond League meet in Monaco. The now 27-year-old holds two world records, one world best-known time and two national records. His 26:11 from 2020 in Spain is also a world record. Both of his 5000m and 10,000m times eclipsed Bekele’s long-standing world records. Bekele’s 10,000m world record was 26:17.53.

Other races at Bislett

Just six days removed from competing in the 2024 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon — also a Diamond League meet — Jakob Ingebrigtsen, on home soil, won the 1500m race. Diving at the line he took the win in 3:29.74 to Kenyan Timothy Cheruiyot’s 3:29.77. Aseddine Habz of France took third in 3:30.80.

While Ingebrigtsen led for most of the field behind pacers, and after they dropped off, it was Cheruiyot who tried to make a move with 200m to go. Ingebrigtsen held strong. During the final 60m, Cheruiyot pushed again. As they hit the finish line Ingebrigtsen dove to take the win. across the line to try to hold on to the win. 

Georgie Griffith from Australia set a new Australian and Oceania area record in the 3000m clocking 8:24.20. Likina Amebaw of Ethiopia and Australia’s Jessica Hull went 2-3 in 8:24.29 and 8:25.82, respectively. It was a new pb for Amebaw and Hull’s second-fastest performance over the distance. On March 2, in Glasgow, she clocked an 8:24.39 performance, which is an Oceania indoor record. Hull currently holds five other Oceania records.

In the men’s 400m hurdles, hometown favourite, and Olympic and World Championships gold medallist Karston Warholm was shocked as he was beaten by Brazil’s Alison Dos Santos, 46.63 to 46.70. Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands took third in 48.49.

Dos Santos holds the current South American record at 46.29. He set that at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, OR at Hayward Field where he won gold. Warholm holds the world record at 45.94. He is the Tokyo Olympic champion and a three-time World Champion. The Oslo crowd fell silent when Warholm was defeated by the 23-year-old Brazilian.

But the crowd was delighted and very loud for the Ingebrigtsen-Cheruiyot showdown.

Results

Women

200m Women Wind  -0.2

POSNAMENATRESULT
1.Brittany BROWNUSA22.32
2.Marie-Josée TA LOU-SMITHCIV22.36
3.Daryll NEITAGBR22.50
4.Anavia BATTLEUSA22.84
5.Shericka JACKSONJAM22.97
6.Jenna PRANDINIUSA23.10
7.Maboundou KONÉCIV23.13
8.Tasa JIYANED23.13

400m Women

POSNAMENATRESULT
1.Marileidy PAULINODOM49.30
2.Natalia KACZMAREKPOL49.80
3.Alexis HOLMESUSA50.40
4.Lieke KLAVERNED50.62
5.Sada WILLIAMSBAR50.71
6.Henriette JÆGERNOR50.81
7.Laviai NIELSENGBR51.04
8.Victoria OHURUOGUGBR51.61

800m Women

POSNAMENATRESULT
1.Prudence SEKGODISORSA1:58.66
2.Natoya GOULE-TOPPINJAM1:59.10
3.Catriona BISSETAUS1:59.29
4.Elena BELLÒITA2:00.05
5.Anita HORVATSLO2:00.32
6.Eveliina MÄÄTTÄNENFIN2:00.89
7.Tsige DUGUMAETH2:01.31
8.Gabriela GAJANOVÁSVK2:02.00
9.Noélie YARIGOBEN2:02.30
 Agata KOŁAKOWSKAPOLDNF
POSNAMENATRESULT
1.Georgia GRIFFITHAUS8:24.20 AR
2.Likina AMEBAWETH8:24.29
3.Jessica HULLAUS8:25.82
4.Maureen KOSTERNED8:26.30
5.Karoline Bjerkeli GRØVDALNOR8:27.02
6.Marta GARCÍAESP8:29.32
7.Caroline NYAGAKEN8:30.99
8.Nathalie BLOMQVISTFIN8:32.23
9.Wubrist ASCHALETH8:33.65
10.Nozomi TANAKAJPN8:34.09
11.Edinah JEBITOKKEN8:35.32
12.Rose DAVIESAUS8:35.57
13.Laura GALVÁNMEX8:36.13
14.Lauren RYANAUS8:42.63
15.Jessica WARNER-JUDDGBR8:59.98
 Sarah BILLINGSAUSDNF

400m Hurdles Women

POSNAMENATRESULT
1.Rushell CLAYTONJAM54.02
2.Andrenette KNIGHTJAM54.63
3.Janieve RUSSELLJAM55.07
4.Amalie IUELNOR55.50
5.Jessie KNIGHTGBR55.52
6.Anna RYZHYKOVAUKR55.58
7.Ayomide FOLORUNSOITA56.06
8.Viivi LEHIKOINENFIN56.23

Discus Throw Women

POSNAMENATRESULT
1.Bin FENGCHN67.89
2.Sandra ELKASEVIĆCRO66.48
3.Daisy OSAKUEITA63.29
4.Jorinde VAN KLINKENNED63.16
5.Liliana CÁPOR62.69
6.Claudine VITAGER61.69
7.Melina ROBERT-MICHONFRA61.57
8.Shanice CRAFTGER60.24

RESULTS MEN

100m Men Final wind +0.4

POSNAMENATRESULT
1.Akani SIMBINERSA9.94
2.Abdul Hakim SANI BROWNJPN9.99
3.Emmanuel ESEMECMR10.01
4.Lamont Marcell JACOBSITA10.03
5.Brandon HICKLINUSA10.05
6.Rohan WATSONJAM10.23
7.Yohan BLAKEJAM10.29
8.Jeremiah AZUGBR11.11

400m Men

POSNAMENATRESULT
1.Matthew HUDSON-SMITHGBR44.07
2.Kirani JAMESGRN44.58
3.Vernon NORWOODUSA44.68
4.Leungo SCOTCHBOT45.02
5.Quincy HALLUSA45.02
6.Lythe PILLAYRSA45.34
7.Håvard Bentdal INGVALDSENNOR45.41
8.Rusheen MCDONALDJAM47.60

1500m Men

POSNAMENATRESULT
1.Jakob INGEBRIGTSENNOR3:29.74 WL
2.Timothy CHERUIYOTKEN3:29.77
3.Azeddine HABZFRA3:30.80
4.Isaac NADERPOR3:30.84
5.Elliot GILESGBR3:31.06
6.Oliver HOAREAUS3:31.08
7.George MILLSGBR3:31.57
8.Pietro ARESEITA3:32.13
9.Robert FARKENGER3:32.20
10.Andrew COSCORANIRL3:32.68
11.Adel MECHAALESP3:33.21
12.Ryan MPHAHLELERSA3:33.85
13.Narve Gilje NORDÅSNOR3:34.86
14.Stewart MCSWEYNAUS3:38.22
 Boaz KIPRUGUTKENDNF
 Žan RUDOLFSLODNF

5000m Men

POSNAMENATRESULT
1.Hagos GEBRHIWETETH12:36.73 WL
2.Yomif KEJELCHAETH12:38.95
3.Jacob KIPLIMOUGA12:40.96
4.Thierry NDIKUMWENAYOESP12:48.10
5.Addisu YIHUNEETH12:49.65
6.Luis GRIJALVAGUA12:50.58
7.Dominic Lokinyomo LOBALUSUI12:50.90
8.Andreas ALMGRENSWE12:50.94
9.Joshua CHEPTEGEIUGA12:51.94
10.Oscar CHELIMOUGA12:54.59
11.Jimmy GRESSIERFRA12:54.97
12.Samuel TEFERAETH12:55.78
13.Adriaan WILDSCHUTTRSA12:56.67
14.Telahun Haile BEKELEETH13:08.80
15.Stanley Waithaka MBURUKEN13:18.67
16.Ferdinand Kvan EDMANNOR13:23.66
17.Per SVELANOR13:25.70
18.Brian FAYIRL13:30.45
19.Awet Nftalem KIBRABNOR13:44.52
 Callum DAVIESAUSDNF
 Mike FOPPENNEDDNF
 Jude THOMASAUSDNF

400m Hurdles Men

POSNAMENATRESULT
1.Alison DOS SANTOSBRA46.63
2.Karsten WARHOLMNOR46.70
3.Kyron MCMASTERIVB48.49
4.Rasmus MÄGIEST48.56
5.Joshua ABUAKUGER49.37
6.CJ ALLENUSA49.42
7.Andreas Haara BAKKETUNNOR51.32
8.Bassem HEMEIDAQAT51.41

Pole Vault Men

POSNAMENATRESULT
1.KC LIGHTFOOTUSA5.82
2.Emmanouil KARALISGRE5.72
3.Ernest John OBIENAPHI5.72
4.Sam KENDRICKSUSA5.72
5.Bo Kanda LITA BAEHREGER5.72
6.Menno VLOONNED5.72
7.Christopher NILSENUSA5.62
8.Simen GUTTORMSENNOR5.52
9.Thibaut COLLETFRA5.42

Triple Jump Men

POSNAMENATRESULTWIND
1.Hugues Fabrice ZANGOBUR17.27-0.1
2.Yasser Mohammed TRIKIALG17.25+0.6
3.Lázaro MARTÍNEZCUB16.85+0.9
4.Jean-Marc PONTVIANNEFRA16.590.0
5.Tiago PEREIRAPOR16.51-0.1
6.Almir DOS SANTOSBRA16.41+0.3
7.Christian TAYLORUSA16.14+0.1
8.Gabriel WALLMARKSWE16.01-1.3

Discus Throw Men

POSNAMENATRESULT
1.Mykolas ALEKNALTU70.91
2.Matthew DENNYAUS67.61
3.Daniel STÅHLSWE66.80
4.Lukas WEIßHAIDINGERAUT65.68
5.Kristjan ČEHSLO65.12
6.Fedrick DACRESJAM65.06
7.Andrius GUDŽIUSLTU63.65
8.Ola STUNES ISENENOR62.36
 Simon PETTERSSONSWENM

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