Overview
- Noah Lyles ran 14.67 seconds in the 150m at the Ostrava Golden Spike on Tuesday, producing the fastest 150m time recorded at the meeting and beating the previous best of 14.72.
- Australian teen Gout Gout finished third in 14.96 seconds and registered a new under-20 world best for the distance.
- Mark English lowered the Irish 1000m record to 2:15.82 while Australia’s Peter Bol won the same race in 2:15.13 to claim an Oceanian record.
- Swiss Audrey Werro won the women’s 800m in 1:54.45 with Femke Broeders-Bol second in 1:57.13, and Ireland’s Sharlene Mawdsley ran 50.28 for third in the 400m.
- Benjamin Richardson set a 150m personal best of 15.14 for fourth place and the meet underlined Ostrava’s role as a venue for fast, non-standard marks and emerging talent.