Lamecha Girma and Gudaf Tsegay wanted WRs in the 2000m and 3000m but just missed as Girma ran 4:51.23 and Tsegay 8:17.11. And have we found the latest Ethiopian prodigy in Biniam Mehary? Official 2024 Lievin Indoor Live Thread .
LIEVIN, France (AP) Ethiopia’s Lamecha Girma broke a 25-year-old indoor world record in the 3,000 meters on Wednesday at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais. Girma, who won the silver medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Tokyo Olympics, covered the distance in 7 minutes, 23.81 seconds at the World Athletics event.
ERNEST JOHN “EJ” OBIENA picked up another men’s pole vault gold medal on Wednesday this time at the Orlen Copernicus Cup at the Torun Arena in Poland. Obiena, 26, cleared 5.81 meters to match his season best he won first in ruling the Orlen Cup in Lodz also in Poland…
Orlen Cup-Poland Filipino champion Ernest John "EJ" Obiena's gold-winning performance has qualified the pole vault athlete for the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade and the World Athletics Championships in Oregon.