Unbeaten Jakob Ingebrigsten breaks his own European 1500m record, Akani Simbinewon triumphs in men's 100m

Jakob Ingebrigsten broke his own record in the European 1500m at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland. The 22-year-old won in 3:27.14 to beat the record he set at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo by 0.81 seconds. Ad It continued a fantastic year for Ingebrigsten as he extended his unbeaten run ahead of the World Championships in Budapest next month.

AthleticsTeam England upgraded to 4x100m relay Commonwealth Champions as Nigeria disqualified14/07/2023 AT 12:27 «This result was the best I could hope for today,» said Ingebrigsten in quotes published by BBC Sport. «You cannot always think about records. Today, I wanted one, but I will now be focusing completely on getting ready for the World Championships.» The Norwegian is now the fourth-fastest man in history over 1500m, with Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj holding the record in a time of 3:26.00.

Team England upgraded to 4x100m relay Commonwealth Champions as Nigeria disqualified Dunn predicting generation battle at Paris Paralympics Zharnel Hughes backed to thrive and contend at Paris 2024 Elsewhere, Akani Simbinewon won the men’s 100m in a time of 9.97 seconds in a thrilling end to the race. It was the South African’s second successive Diamond League victory, with only two hundredths of a second separating the top four. The American reigning world champion Fred Kerley came second in his first loss of the season, while the podium was completed by Cameroonian Emmanuel Eseme with a time of 9.98 seconds.

Meanwhile, Kerley’s compatriot Cravont Charleston narrowly missed out on a podium finish with a time of 9.99 seconds. «I know I am the first to beat Fred this year,» Simbine said. «We have a good friendship, a good rivalry.