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Britain’s Georgia Bell ran a personal best to win the mile race at the prestigious Millrose Games in New York.<\/b><\/p>\n
Bell, Olympic 1500m bronze medallist at last year’s Paris Games, finished in four minutes 23.35 seconds at what is regarded as the world’s premier indoor athletics meeting.<\/p>\n
She gave a dominant performance and finished strongly to hold off the challenge from American pair Heather MacLean and Nikki Hiltz.<\/p>\n
Compatriot Josh Kerr, the 1500m world champion and Olympic silver medallist in Paris, was unable to run in the night’s final event, the men’s mile, after falling ill.<\/p>\n
However, America’s Yared Nuguse ensured there was a fitting end to the 117th edition of the meeting by winning with a new world indoor record time of 3:46.63.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Grant Fisher also set a new world record when beating Olympic 1500m champion Cole Hocker in the 3,000m.<\/p>\n
The US pair duelled throughout the race before Fisher, the 5,000m and 10,000m bronze medallist in Paris, passed compatriot Hocker on the final turn.<\/p>\n
He won with a time of seven minutes 22.91 seconds – beating a record set by Ethiopia’s Lamecha Girma in 2023.<\/p>\n
Hocker crossed the line in 7:23.14 – also beating Girma’s previous record of 7:23.81.<\/p>\n
“That was a battle for the ages right there,” said Fisher.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Olympic 100m hurdles champion Masai Russell won the 60m hurdles in a world-leading 7.76secs before Dylan Beard also set a world-leading time of 7.38secs in the men’s 60m hurdles.<\/p>\n
The men’s 60m was won by Marcellus Moore in 6.56secs, with Jacious Sears’ world-leading time of 7.02secs landing her victory in the women’s 60m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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