Overview
- Emil Agyekum ran 47.45 seconds at the Diamond League in London on Saturday, shaving three hundredths off Harald Schmid’s 47.48s national record and finishing second to Karsten Warholm.
- After the race Agyekum told ARD he is very confident about the European Championships and said the packed stadium and top competition pushed him to the new mark.
- The same meeting produced Josh Kerr’s new world mile record of 3:42.66 and Robert Farken’s German mile record of 3:46.82, creating a fast race that also saw other national bests.
- Malaika Mihambo recovered from four fouls to win with a 7.05 m jump, while pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis withdrew after clearing 5.95 m because of a left‑thigh complaint.
- These results serve as a strong form check before Birmingham by elevating Agyekum and Farken as German medal candidates and making Duplantis’s injury a key issue to monitor in the coming weeks.