Gelete Burka of Ethiopia won the women's 1500 in 4:00.48
940 News, Canada - June 10, 2007
Gelete Burka of Ethiopia won the women's 1,500 in 4:00.48, with Yuliya Chizhenko-Fomenko of Russia at 4:02.98. They were the world's two fastest times in this young season. Malindi Elmore of Calgary was fifth in 4:08.13.
American Christian Cantwell finished first in the shot put with a toss of 21.83 metres. Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops, B.C., finished fifth with a throw of 20.44 metres.
Kenyan Daniel Komen ran the fastest mile ever in the U.S., winning in 3:48.28. Kenyan-born Bernard Lagat, now running for the U.S., was second in 3:50.56. Kevin Sullivan of Brantford, Ont., placed fifth in 3:56.21, while Ryan McKenzie of Windsor, Ont., wound up 10th in 4:00.07.
The previous fastest mile in the U.S. was 3:49.92 by Moroccan great Hicham El Guerrouj at Hayward Field in 2001.
Olympic gold medallist Liu Xiang ignored a crashing Dominique Arnold in the next lane to win the 110 hurdles in 13.23, well off his world record of 12.88 ...