IAAF World Championships Day 2: Aprot claims 4th place in 10000m final
Alice Aprot Nawowuna for the second straight time finished just off the podium in a global championships 10000m final.
August 6, 2017
Alice Aprot Nawowuna for the second straight time finished just off the podium in a global championships 10000m final.
Abraham Cheroben was the first Personae athlete to compete in an event final at this year’s IAAF track and field world championships in London.
Reigning global championship medalists Eunice Kirwa, Philip Milanov, Gesa Krause, and Ruth Jebet, along with current world no. 1 steepler Celliphine Chespol, all go into the ’17 IAAF world championships as medal contenders.
Homiyo Tesfaye ran a season-best 3:33.47 in the 1500m at the Herculis Monaco Diamond League meeting on 21. July.
While already a world and European championships medalist, Gesa Krause had not reached the top of the podium in Diamond League competition until her victory in Rabat on 16. July.
With his performance at the London Diamond League meeting on 9. July, Philip Milanov remained in contention for the season’s Diamond League discus points title.
Celliphine Chespol’s steeplechase victory at Kenyan World Championship Trials was the top result among the seven Personae-managed athletes securing their spot on Kenya’s team for the ’17 IAAF World Championships.
With his 3rd and 4th place finishes in the discus throw events at the Diamond League stops in Oslo and Stockholm, respectively, Philip Milanov gave notice he’s once again approaching championship form.
The long-standing Belgian 1500m record of 3:34.13 (Christoph Impens, 1996) was finally surpassed by Ismael Debjani, who ran 3:33.70 at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo on 11 June.