Today the AV Coles State T&F Chanpionships have started in Melbourne (AUS) at Lakeside Stadium.
Today's evening session was also dedicated to walking races.
As usual in Australia, the walking events are open and therefore also to athletes from other countries.
5.000m track walk men
The number of participants was not very large, but the test certainly gave us an exceptional result.
He won the race Perseus Karlstrom (SWE) with a time of 18:32.56.
Let's say a few things about what this performance represents today:
- the best world time of the 2019 season (previous by Tyler Jones, AUS - 20:48.70 - established on Jan 19, 2019 in Sydney, AUS)
- the new Australian All-Comers record
- the new national record of Sweden (previous of 18:51.1 established at Strömstad on July 18, 1993 by Stefan Johansson).
- the fastest time in the world since 2015 when Yohann Diniz (FRA) obtained in Tourcoing (FRA) on May 10, 2015 a great 18:22.41
We add that at the split time to 3.000m Karlstrom got the time of 11:08.27 also this new record of Sweden on the distance and finally that for him this result represents the ninth consecutive victory on Australian soil.
Second place to Rhydian Cowley AUS) in 19:59.27
Third place to Chris Erickson (AUS) in 22:44.85
5.000m track walk women
Victory to Jemima Montag (AUS) in 21:53.02
Second place to Alanna Peart (AUS) in 23:54.79
Third place to Philippa Huse (AUS) in 24:05.11