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Record-Breaking Performances Shine at Czech Indoor Gala in Ostrava

World indoor 1500m champion Freweyni Hailu delivered one of the fastest 3000m performances of all time at the Czech Indoor Gala—the fourth World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting of the season—held in Ostrava on Tuesday (4).

Competing in just the third 3000m race of her career, the Ethiopian 23-year-old dominated with an 8:24.17 season opener, moving her to eighth on the world all-time list. Following a 2:52.08 split at 1000m and hitting 2000m in 5:45.8, Hailu surged over the final five laps, closing the last kilometre in 2:39 to secure victory.

Portugal’s Salome Afonso, who ran with Hailu in the early stages, finished second in a personal best of 8:39.25, followed closely by Kenya’s Purity Kajuju Gitonga in 8:39.36. Great Britain’s 18-year-old Innes FitzGerald shattered the European indoor U20 record by over 10 seconds, running 8:40.05 to claim fourth place.

The men’s 800m also saw a standout performance, with Belgium’s Eliott Crestan breaking the 1:45 barrier indoors for the first time, clocking a national record of 1:44.69 in his season debut. The world indoor bronze medallist improved on his previous best of 1:45.08 from last year’s World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, securing 12th place on the world all-time list. Italy’s Catalin Tecuceanu finished second in 1:45.35, while Algeria’s Slimane Moula, making his indoor debut, took third in 1:45.50.

In the women’s 800m, Gabriela Gajanova emerged victorious in 2:02.16, overtaking world indoor bronze medallist Noelie Yarigo in the final 150m as Yarigo faded in the closing stretch.

Meanwhile, Portugal’s Isaac Nader continued his dominance in Ostrava, setting his second consecutive meeting record with a 3:54.17 mile after breaking the 1500m record last year. He surged past Great Britain’s Elliot Giles in the home straight, with Giles finishing second in 3:54.62 in his first indoor race since 2022. Sweden’s Samuel Pihlstrom also made history, running a Swedish indoor record of 3:54.78 to place third.

With multiple meeting records shattered and world-leading times set, the Czech Indoor Gala in Ostrava reaffirmed its status as a premier stop on the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold circuit.

(02/04/2025) Views: 129 ⚡AMP
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