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London – Flying Dutchwoman Sifan Hbadan could not believe his own speed after running the third fastest female mile of all time and fastest this year at the London meeting Diamond League Sunday.
The former 1,500-meter world champion, arrived in the Netherlands as a refugee from Ethiopia 10 years ago, crossed the finish line 200 meters from the sea. 39, arrival in 4min 14.71sec
Only two women ran the imperial distance faster: the Russian Svetlana Masterkova, setting the world record of 4: 12.56 in Zurich in 1996 and the Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba, who ran 4: 14.30 in Rovereto, Italy, last year. 19659002] Hbadan's mile race was one of the five best performances in the world this year on the second and final day at the London Stadium, but the Dutch rider was surprised by his posting.
"It was so amazing," said Hbadan, who broke the European 5000m recor At the Diamond League meeting in Rabat on July 13, which plans to focus on this distance at the championships of Next month's Europe in Berlin
"I can not believe how fast I ran," she added. "I do not normally have this last kick but today (Sunday)."
Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay took second place in 4: 16.14, the 5000m world champion Kenya's Hellen Obiri third in 4: 16.15, a Commonwealth record.
Obiri's compatriot, Emmanuel Korir, won the 800m in 1: 42.05sec, the best time in the world since Kenyan compatriot David Rudisha broke the world record on the same circuit at the Games. 2012 Olympics.
Clayton Murphy of the United States took second place in 1: 43.12 and Kenyan Wycliffe Kinyama took third place.
Korir's time took the lead of Nigerian Nigel Amos, who clocked a time of 1: 42.12 in Monaco I finished fourth just Sunday in 1: 43.29.
"It's a huge performance for me," said Korir. "I wanted to break that maybe next year, I'm glad I did it earlier than planned."
Two years ago in London, Kendra Harrison channeled the frustration of missing a spot in the US Olympic team in world record 100m hurdles.
She could not match that 12.21sec on Sunday, but her winning time of 12.36sec was a 0.02sec improvement on the 2018 world lead previously held by her American teammate Brianna McNeal, who finished second in 12.47.
World champion high jump Mariya Lasitskene rebounded after the defeat of Rabat which ended her series of 45 victories with a lead of 2.04 meters, equaling that of June 30 in Paris.
The 25-year-old Russian was pushed hard by Elena Vallortigara, who improved her personal best by 6cm to break the 2.02m-1cm mark on the Italian record.
The other 2018 overall men's 4x100m relay, the British Chijindu Ujah quartet, Zharnel Hughes, Adam Gemili and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, in 37.61sec.
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There was a British disappointment in the long jump, however, with Greg Rutherford managing a single valid effort – 7.55m for the tenth and last place – on his last appearance in the stadium where he won gold at the 2012 Olympics.
The 31-year-old, who was hit by a series of injuries during the last two years, said that he would have defended He will now have two other competitions (the Diamond League in Birmingham next month and the CityGames in Newcastle in September) before retiring to focus on a televisual career and a " "I fought so many injuries and they just beat me," Rutherford said. "The day was very moving, I cried three times."
The competition allowed Luvo Manyonga, South African World Champion, to match his best season with 8.58m and African Champion Ruswahl Samaai of 8.42m.
Jamaican sprint prodigy Akeem Bloomfield broke the 20-second mark for the first time in the 200m, taking the lead in the eighth row in 19.81 seconds – the fourth fastest time in the world this year. [19659024]
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