Gallery: 2022 Prefontaine Classic-Canada’s Running Magazine

What was Busy weekend race In Canada, at the 2022 Prefontaine Classic, some of the top US athletes were active in Eugene, Oregon. Gabriela DeBues-Stafford, William Paulson When Mohammed Ahmed Introduced Canada’s top performers in the Diamond League, Oregon. Their performance is a great sign that athletics will come back to Eugene in July for the 2022 World Championships.

If you missed action on the weekend, we’ve put together a photo and performance of Prefontaine Classic.

William Paulson runs the third fastest Canadian mile time ever (3: 52.42)

Paulson finished eighth in the pre-classical men’s Bowerman Mile with a personal best time of 3: 52.42.Paulson was one step ahead of Canada Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, The person who ran the best of the season at 3: 53.82. Olympic 1,500m champion, Jacob IngebrigzenWon the race at 3: 49.76, the world’s leading.

Francine Niyonsaba will be sub 9 in 2 miles

Francine Niyonsaba He won 2 miles at his personal best time of 8: 59.08 and won the rest of the field by 15 seconds (about 100m). Niyonsaba set a two-mile world record in just one second. Meseret Defar 8: 58.58, set in 2007.

Andre De Grasse is missing in Eugene

Olympic 200m champion Andre de grasse Her daughter, Yuri, roamed the track before the 100-meter race in the Preclassic. De Grasse showed another benign performance and finished in 10.21 seconds.

Gabriela DeBues-Staffford dips under 4 years old against elite women’s 1,500m field

DeBues-Stafford once showed her world-class form, finishing third in the Olympic champion’s season best of 3: 58.62. Faith Kipyegon Kenya’s and World Indoor Champion, Gudaf Tsegae Preclassical women’s 1,500 meters of Ethiopia. DeBues-Stafford defeated Olympic 1,500m silver medalist and more Laura Muir And US rivals El Saint-Pierre, Those who have previously defeated DeBues-Stafford in the major championships.

Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei misses 5,000m world record in Eugene

The men’s 5,000m was the Olympic 5,000m champion, and if he were the world record holder, there was a lot of speculation. Joshua Cheptegei Uganda His world record 12: 35.36. Cheptegei shortened and set a world-leading time of 12: 57.99. Belif Allegawi The next day, at another 5,000m.

Trayvon Bromell gets his redemption in the men’s 100 meters

US sprinter after being disqualified for a false start at 100m a week before the Diamond League tournament in Birmingham, England Trayvon Bromell Recorded 9.93 to defeat the sprinter’s elite field.Olympic 100m silver medalist Fred Kerley The only other athlete came in second at 9.98 in less than 10 seconds. De Grasse finished in 9th place with a season beat of 10.21 (-0.2 m / s).

5K world record holder Belif Allegawi runs the world lead over 5,000 meters in the Eugene

Ethiopia Allegawi attacked the men’s 5,000m early and did not look back. Allegawi ran the fastest 12: 50.05 in the world this year. In December 2021, Allegawi broke the world record for 5K roads at 12:49.

Mo Ahmed ran the best of the season at 5,000m for men and finished in 4th place

The 5,000m and 10,000m Canadian record holders finished fourth in the men’s 5,000m at 13: 07.85, the season’s highest under the 13: 13.50 world championship standards. Ahmed has the potential to compete next at 5,000 meters at the Canadian Athletics Championships in Langley, British Columbia, June 24-26.

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