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Swiss runner posts third-fastest 800m time at Paris Diamond League meet
A 22-year-old Swiss athlete ran 1:53.28 in the women’s 800m, the third-fastest time in history. The performance came at a Diamond League meeting that also featured a men’s 100m upset and several other event records.
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A Swiss runner recorded the third-fastest women’s 800m time in history at a Diamond League meeting in Paris. The athlete completed the distance in 1:53.28 after passing 600m in 1:25.27. She finished 0.18 seconds faster than her previous outing this month and said she was pleased with the result despite missing the world-record pace.
Men’s 100m result In the men’s 100m, one sprinter defeated the Olympic champion after a slow start by the favorite. The winner finished in 9.91 seconds, one-hundredth of a second ahead.
Other event highlights An Australian runner won the men’s 1500m in a national-record 3:28.00. A British runner took the women’s 1500m in a season-best 3:55.63. A Botswana athlete set a Diamond League record in the men’s 400m, while a Dominican Republic athlete set the corresponding women’s mark. A Canadian runner won the men’s 800m in 1:41.84.
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