Yet no one was more electric and dominating than Yomif Kejelcha, who at only 21 has established himself as one of track and field’s premiere distance performers. Competing in the Millrose’s signature event, the men’s New York Road Runners Wannamaker Mile, the Ethiopian fell a mere two-hundredths of a second short of breaking the world indoor mile record of 3:48.45 held by the legendary Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco since 1997. “I could sense all the support,” said the 2016 3000-meters gold medal winner at World Indoor Championships. “I thank them and love them.” Kenya’s Edward Cheserek finished second in 3:53.29 and American Clayton Murphy took third in 3:53.30. The women’s Wannamker was controlled from the outset by Germany’s Konstanze Klosterhalfen, who clocked 4:19.48 to best last year’s winner, American Colleen Quigley, who came in second in 4:22.86.

Source: Ethiopian News February 14, 2019 19:07 UTC