Gabriela Debues-Stafford wins her first indoor race in four years

Seven-time Canadian record holder Gabriela Debues-Stafford (GDS) continues her return from long-term injury to win again, as she took the 3000m event at the INIT Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe on Sunday.

Ethiopia’s Yenawa Nbret had led for much of the race, then USA’s Elise Cranny attempted to lead, but Debues-Stafford moved ahead with just two laps remaining and quickly held her position for the clear victory.

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GDS won in 8:35.94, which is just two seconds shy of her PB. Cranny finished second in 8:37.06, and Nbret took third in 8:38.90. Her national indoor/outdoor record is 8:33.92, set in 2022 at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in New York.

British great Laura Muir was in the race, taking fifth in 8:40.44 in her season debut.

Meanwhile, English middle-distance runner Georgia Hunter Bell ran a world-leading 4:00.04.

Bell, led by the pacer through 800m in 2:08.60, took over the race from there. Ethiopia’s Birke Haylom sat on her for as long as she could, but Bell ran the final indoor lap in a crushing 28.82 seconds.

Haylom finished second in 4:00.88, while Agathe Guillemot set a French indoor record of 4:02.12 to take third.

“I was trying to look up at the screen to see what’s going on, but I wanted to try to lead the whole race,” said Hunter Bell, the world 800m silver medallist. “When the pacemaker dropped out, I tried to just hold that position.

Results

Women’s 400m Heat 1

Women’s 400m Heat 2

Women’s 400m Heat 3

Women’s 1500m

Women’s 3000m

Women’s 60m Hurdles Final

Women’s 60m hurdles heat 1

Women’s 60m Hurdles Heat 2

Women’s High Jump

Women’s Long Jump

Men’s Results

Men’s 60m Final

Men’s 60m Heat 1

Men’s 60m Heat 2

Men’s 800m

Men’s 1500m

Men’s 3000m

Men’s Pole Vault