Nathalie Blomqvist stopped the clocks in a ferocious SE time in the women’s 3,000 meters at the Oslo Diamond League.
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Nathalie Blomqvist ran the women’s 3,000m Finnish record at the Diamond League in Oslo. Blomqvist clocked a wild time of 8:32.23 and improved by more than nine seconds Päivi Tikkanen Former SE time running 33 years ago.
Tikkanen ran his record time of 8:41.30 in 1991 in Tokyo.
Blomqvist finished eighth in the Oslo competition. Australian Georgia Griffith ran to victory with a time of 8:24.20.
Blomqvist ran a tactically perfect race. He distributed his power perfectly, found the gear and improved his positions in the last two laps.
Blomqvist’s record did not come as a surprise. He already ran the distance in the winter on the 300-meter track at Pirkkahalli in Tampere with a time of 8:49.35.
Blomqvist, 23, has been selected for the 5,000 meters at the soon-to-be European Championships in Rome. Blomqvist is training Tom Andtbackan in coaching.
Eveliina Määttänen’s wild initial pace backfired
Eveliina Määttänen was aiming for the women’s 800 meters Finnish record, but the final time was over the two-minute mark. Määttänen finished sixth with a time of 2:00.89.
Määttänen’s strong initial momentum backfired. The first round went to about 57 seconds, and in the second round the pace started to get heavy.
Sara Lappalainen The Finnish record he ran is 1.59.41. Määttänen already ran a time of 1:59.74 earlier this summer and rose to second place in Finland’s all-time statistics.
of South Africa Prudence Sekgodiso was first with a time of 1:58.66.
Viivi Lehikonen the pace remained sticky in the women’s 400m hurdles. Lehikoinen finished eighth with a time of 56.23. Lehikoinen ran a Finnish record of 54.40 in the summer a year ago, but has not been able to achieve the same pace this season.
Russell Clayton swept the women of Jamaica to a triple victory. Clayton’s winning time was 54.02.
Hagos Gebrhiwet was only one second behind ME
Ethiopian Hagos Gebrhiwet won the men’s 5,000m ME. Gebrhiwet ran to victory with a time of 12:36.73 and was only one second behind the ME time.
Ugandan Joshua Cheptegein The ME time is 12:35, 36. Gebrhiwet’s bet is the second fastest ever.
Briton Matthew Hudson-Smith erased the men’s 400m European record. Hudson-Smith ran a time of 44.07.