– That can’t be true! It’s not possible. All days for a downturn, exclaimed news commentator Jann Post as Andreas Almgren went to the ground in the last lap of the 5000 metres. – I feel sorry for the Swede now, added Post. news’s athletics expert Christina Vukicevic completely agreed, and said that everyone who saw that race felt sorry for Almgren. – It sucks The Swedish 27-year-old was on course to finish his first competitive race in under 13 minutes, but shortly before the race on the last lap, just about everything that could go wrong went really wrong for Almgren. He and Canadian Mohammed Ahmed ended up too close to each other, Almgren tripped and fell away from a great race. – It felt like I was on my way to something really good. I felt very fresh there. It sucks, says a disappointed Almgren to news. You can see the situation here: Ahmed quickly went to the Swede’s place after the race and apologized, and although Almgren told news that things like this could happen, the disappointment was obvious. The Swede tore off his start number and threw it on the ground right in front of news’s reporter. – It was a bit slow, and suddenly everyone wants to go up and forward on the last lap. Then it gets tight, and if you get a wrong step, it doesn’t take that much and it doesn’t take that much before you hit the ground, explains Almgren when asked about what happened. Historic number Almgren was part of a tight group that all stormed towards crossing the finish line in under 13 minutes. And it was a historically good race for almost all the runners, as a total of 13 men were under 13 minutes in Friday’s 5,000 metres. Never before have there been more in one and the same race. The previous record was eleven runners under 13 minutes from the same race. It was during a Diamond League convention in Paris eleven years ago. But Almgren was not one of them. DISAPPOINTED: Andreas Almgren (TV) was disappointed, but composed, after he fell from a dream race in Florence. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB – I had a lot of energy left, so it was boring to walk over and see the others cross the finish line under 13 minutes. It was heavy, says Almgren. Mohammed Ahmed, who was involved in the fall, tells news that he didn’t really realize what happened and that Almgren was suddenly lying next to him. – I did not see him. He was right in front of me and I don’t know if he hit the edge. I know he bumped into me a bit, but I didn’t see what happened. Everyone tried to stay on the edge, everyone tried to push and suddenly he was down on the ground right next to me. It disturbed me a bit, but fortunately I stayed on my feet, says Ahmed to news. Spanish Mohamed Katir also won the 5000 meters with a time of 12.52.09. World record Shortly after the drama in Marcus Almgren’s race, the women’s 1,500 meters started, and that race is remembered for completely different reasons. Kenyan Faith Kipyegon ran to the world record. Kipyegon was long ahead of the “hare” for the world record, and managed to hold on to a historic feat. Kipyegon finished the next eight seconds ahead of Britain’s Laura Muir, who took 2nd place in Florence. The Kenyan’s previous best time was 3.50, 37. She set it in Monaco last summer. The time was an incredible 3.49.11, and with that she beat Genzebe Dibaba’s old record of 3:50.07. She is now the first woman to run 1,500 meters in under 3 minutes and 50 seconds. – A fantastic race. It was perfection, says news commentator Jann Post.
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