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Farken Breaks German Mile Record as Warholm Shatters 300m Hurdles Mark in Oslo

Other highlights ranged from a personal best for Germany’s Lea Meyer to Armand Duplantis’s meeting record in the pole vault

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Farken ist in Topform
Robert Farken (M.) beim Lauf in Osloer Bislett-Stadion
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Overview

  • Robert Farken ran the mile in 3:49.12 at Oslo’s Bislett-Stadion, breaking Jens-Peter Herold’s 37-year-old German record.
  • Karsten Warholm lowered his 300m hurdles world best to 32.67 seconds in front of home fans.
  • Gesa Felicitas Krause stumbled over a barrier in the 3000m steeplechase and did not finish her first track race of the season.
  • Lea Meyer set a personal best of 9:09.21 to place fourth in the 5000m at the Diamond League meeting.
  • Armand “Mondo” Duplantis claimed the pole vault title with a meet record clearance of 6.15 meters.