Hometown runner Andreas Almgren set a new European record of 12:44.27 to win the men\u2019s 5000m in front of a raucous home support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His incredible run also obliterated the 29-year-old meeting record of 12:51.60 set by Kenya’s Daniel Komen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crowd were already at fever pitch and when Mondo Duplantis set a new world record of 6.28m in the midst of Almgren\u2019s race, it sent the excitement levels into the stratosphere. Feeding off the buoyant crowd, Almren set a relentless pace. He led the field through 3000m at 7:42.9. It was a pace even Olympic 1500m champion Cole Hocker could not live with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And after another brutal kilometre, the Swede had only Ethiopian Kuma Girma for company. But with 700 metres to go, Almgren went up another gear and made a long victorious run for home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In January, Almgren set a European 10km road record of 26.53 in Valencia and he added another continental best, erasing the two-year-old record of 12:45:01 which was held by Spain\u2019s Mohamed Katir. Girma finished second in 12:57.46 with Australia\u2019s Ky Robinson third in 12:58.38.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This is probably the most memorable night of my life and career so far,” said a breathless Almgren. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I have felt awful on the start line at previous Stockholm Diamond Leagues but this year I wanted to do my very best. I wanted to give the spectators from my home city something to remember. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When the pace maker dropped off and Girma was unable to hold the pace, I decided to go for it-nobody remembers a coward. I had the European record in mind this season so I am so pleased to break it along with the Swedish and Stadium record. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“If I look back nine years ago, it was here in this stadium where I broke my navicular bone which led to 5 or so years of injury. I am so delighted and proud to have returned here and produced such a performance.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the men\u2019s 800m, Olympic and world champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi asserted his global dominance with a world lead 1:41.95. Algeria\u2019s Olympic bronze medallist Djamel Sedjati was second in 1:42.27 ahead of third placed Josh Hoey of the USA in 1:42.43.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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