Werro Wins Lausanne 800m, Well Off World Record Pace
Werro held off Femke Broeders-Bol after a fast first lap, and the 22-year-old Swiss said the short recovery from Europeans left her feeling tired.
- On Friday, Swiss athlete Audrey Werro delighted the home crowd at the Lausanne Diamond League, winning the 800m in a meet-record 1:55.33 while holding off Femke Broeders-Bol's late charge.
- Broeders-Bol, the former two-time world 400m hurdles champion, finished second in a national record of 1:55.41, continuing her successful transition to the 800m this season.
- Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi powered to victory in the men's 800m with 1:42.19, while Botswana's Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo dominated his race in 19.87 seconds.
- Extending her season-long winning streak, American Olympic champion Masai Russell won the 100m hurdles in 12.27 seconds. "It was another win, so it keeps the streak alive, and I'm very pleased," Russell said.
- The Diamond League Finals will take place in Brussels on 4 and 5 September, marking the final showdown for the world's elite track stars as the season concludes.
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The 22-year-old Freiburger, who was the crowned champion of Europe last week, was acclaimed by the public of the Pontaise even though she did not win her best race of the season. The new track of the Lausanne stadium was still inaugurated in beautyThe world record of the 800 meters still resists Audrey Werro. For her return to the competition on Swiss soil, the European champion in Birmingham was acclaimed by the public of the Pontaise, Friday, …
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Werro wins Lausanne 800m, well off world record pace
The newly-crowned European champion, the third fastest ever in the women's two-lap race, is aiming to break the 1min 53.28sec run by Jarmila Kratochvilova of then-Czechoslovakia in 1983. It remains the oldest world record in track and field, albeit one that is highly contested having come during a period when systemic doping of athletes was prevalent. Kratochvilova, however, never failed a doping test. Unlike the European champs, the Diamond Lea…
The Diamond League stage of athletics in Lausanne witnessed a fierce duel in the women's 800-meter race, with the new European champion Audrey Werro taking first place.
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