Kevin Mayer and Ivona Dadic
As this extraordinary year draws to a close, we look back at the key moments of 2020 in each area of the sport.
The series begins today with a review of combined events and relays. It will be followed over the coming days by reviews of all the other event groups.
Decathlon
In this extraordinary 2020 season, we actually had to wait until the last weekend before Christmas for the best results in the men’s decathlon.
The season – understandably – didn’t get off to a quick start either. The first 8000-point score was set in July when Estonia’s Taavi Tšernjavski scored a PB of 8086 in Rakvere. A few weeks later, Simon Ehammer set a PB of 8231 to win the Swiss title in August.
USA women s 4x1500m world record ratified
By IANS |
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Tue, Dec 22 2020 23:42 IST |
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Colleen Quigley. (Photo: twitter@steeple squigs). Image Source: IANS News
Lausanne, Dec 22 : The 4x1500m women s world record of 16:27.02 seconds set by the US quartet comprising Colleen Quigley, Elise Cranny, Karissa Schweizer, and Shelby Houlihan in Portland on July 31 has been ratified, World Athletics said on Tuesday.
The record was set in a low-key intra-squad competition on a high school track with few competitors and no spectators. With few competitive opportunities available to them during the main summer season due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bowerman Track Club quartet took full advantage, averaging sub-4:07 legs to smash the previous record of 16:33.58 sec set by the Kenyan quartet of Mercy Cherono, Faith Kipyegon, Irene Jelegat and Hellen Obiri at the World Relays on May 25, 2014.