Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal is a DNF on her marathon debut in the Hamburg Marathon.
Her last split was 1:23:25 at 25km which was still under Ingrid Kristiansen’s Norwegian record pace.
China qualifying for the men’s 4x400m is one of the most unexpected results of the evening!
Only one of their quarter (Liang Baotang at 45.54) has a sub-46 second lifetime best for the individual 400m.
Shall I rehash my tweet about the fact that Merlene Ottey has raced both 1968 Olympic medalist Lyudmila Maslakova and 2025 world indoor champion Mujinga Kambundji?
Yes, I shall.
Norway’s time of 3:25.35 in the 4x400m was significant.
Not only was it a Norwegian record, it was also a Nordic record. The previous mark was 3:25.7 set by Finland 51 years ago at the 1974 European Champs!
Big run from Elise Thorner who goes to third on the British all-time list in the 3000m steeplechase with 9:17.57 in Los Angeles!
Also just inside the qualifying standard for Tokyo.
I was today years ago when I discovered that a) Vigilijus Alekna has a medal from the Francophone Games and b) Lithuania (!) is seemingly eligible for the Francophone Games?!
Get yourself a friend like William!
One of Sander Skotheim’s best friends drove 22 hours to deliver his poles from his training base in Norway to Gotzis!