The Women’s 60 Meter was a truly hyped and well-delivered event in Karlsruhe. I wish I could have been there. Dina Asher-Smith, Mujinga Kambundji, and Ewa Swoboda duked it out in two rounds and the final was superb! What a way to begin the season.
read by many of the key players and organizations in the sport.
Nice to see all three European stars in grand shape as they build to the European Athletics Indoor Champs, March 2-5, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Dina gets 7.04 NR, plenty of early World leads
KARLSRUHE (GER, Jan 27): World Indoor Tour Gold started in packed Messe Halle in Karlsruhe with a series of World and European leads for the beginning of the season. The best at the end as Dina Asher-Smith won the 60 m in 7.04 (in heats already 7.07 PB), not only the British record but also equaled the meet record of Irina Privalova from 1996 (also the European lead). Ewa Swoboda second at 7.09 (as in heats) and World champion Mujinga Kambundji third at 7.11. Middle distances delivered expected early World leads.
“The British record was one of my indoor aims”, @dinaashersmith reacts to her @INDOOR_MEETING win in the women’s 60m final 🏆#WorldIndoorTour pic.twitter.com/QxwPP0FtVw
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) January 27, 2023
Briton George Mills 3:35.88 huge indoor PB (WL+EL) in the 1500 m, only 17 years old Ethiopian Abdisa Fayisa 7:40.35 WL over 3000 m (10th best ever indoors U20) in first ever indoor race. Behind him Belgian Robin Hendrix EL and big overall PB 7:40.53.
In women, 800 m World finalist Anita Horvat opened with 2:00.44 WL+EL and indoor PB edging Freweyni Hailu to 2:00.46 indoor PB. As expected also WL in 3000 m when Lemlem Hailu won in 8:37.55 over steeple World medalist Werkwuha Getachew 8:37.98 overall PB. In sixth Spain´s Marta Perez 8:44.91 EL. New generation ruled in men’s hurdles, European champion Asier Martinez in Spanish double beat Enrique Llopis 7.561 to 7.563 with Poland´s Jakub Szymanski third 7.60 (PB 7.57 in heats).
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