LAUSANNE: Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen stormed to an impressive victory in the men’s 1,500m over Ethiopian challenger Lamecha Girma here at the Lausanne Diamond League meet on Friday. Ingebrigtsen clocked 3min 28.72sec for a new meet record at the Stade de la Pontaise in unseasonally chilly conditions at the sixth of the season’s 14 meets in track and field’s elite circuit. Girma had set a new world record in the 3,000m steeplechase in Paris earlier this month, on the same night that Ingebrigtsen broke the rarely-run 2 miles record. But the Norwegian made no mistake in Lausanne with a masterful display, Girma having to content himself with second place in an Ethiopian record of 3:29.51. Dutchwoman Femke Bol continued her winning ways in the 400m hurdles, clocking a dominant 52.76sec for a new meet record.

Source: Ethiopian News July 02, 2023 02:31 UTC