Audrey Werro narrowly misses 800m record, Noah Lyles sets 150m world best
Quick Look
- Swiss runner Audrey Werro finished second in the 800m at the Ostrava Golden Spike with 1:54.55, missing Jarmila Kratochvilova's 1983 record.
- Femke Bol placed second in her first outdoor 800m race.
- Noah Lyles won the 150m in a world best of 14.67.
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Why It Matters
Audrey Werro recently achieved the third-fastest women's 800m time ever in Stockholm. Femke Bol is a two-time 400m hurdles world champion transitioning to the 800m.
Audrey Werro missed out on her pursuit of the long-standing women's 800m record as two-time 400m hurdles world champion Femke Broeders-Bol impressed in her first outdoor race at the distance.
Swiss athlete Werro stunned Keely Hodgkinson two weeks ago in Stockholm by winning in a time of one minute and 53.98 seconds - the third fastest women's 800m time ever and fastest in the world this year.
The 22-year-old was looking to break the record of 1:53.28 set by Jarmila Kratochvilova in 1983 at the Ostrava Golden Spike in Czechia.
She was in contention at 600m but faded slightly to win in a time of 1:54.55 - still the eighth-fastest in history.
Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles closed the night by setting a world's best of 14.67 over the unofficial distance of 150m.
The previous fastest time over the distance on a curved track was 14.92 by Jamaica's Kishane Thompson.
Werro shone in the 800m as eight women finished inside two minutes in a stacked field.
Dutch superstar Bol, 25, who married Belgian pole vaulter Ben Broeders earlier this year, finished second in 1:57.13 to become the third fastest Dutch woman over two laps.
She announced last year that she was changing events.
She has also been a world indoor champion in the flat 400m and is a renowned relay athlete, a gold medallist anchor leg runner with the Netherlands' 4x400m team at Paris 2024.
Open Questions
- Will Werro attempt the record again?
- How will Bol perform in future 800m races?
