Athletics: In Zurich, Werro Pursues the World Record in the 800m
Werro arrives after wins in Birmingham and Lausanne, while a strong field could challenge Jarmila Kratochvilova’s 1:53.28 mark, officials said.
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Audrey Werro enjoying rise to top of women’s 800m, plays down world record talk
The 22-year-old Swiss sensation, basking in her role as one of the star attractions for the Diamond League in Zurich, now owns three of the 10 fastest times ever run in the gruelling women’s 800m event.
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Zurich Diamond League: five events to watch
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden faces off against Julien Alfred in the women's 100m and Karsten Warholm will seek revenge over Alison Dos Santos in the men's 400m hurdles at a sell-out 25,000-capacity Letzigrund Stadium. AFP Sport looks at five events to follow: Women's 800m After triumphing at the European champs in Birmingham, Werro competed immediately at Lausanne, where she held off a fast-improving Femke Broeders-Bol for a win in front of an adori…
Catapulted to stardom in just one year, Audrey Werro is the only athlete in the 21st century to have broken the 1:54 barrier in the 800 meters, twice this season – 1:53.80 in Paris and 1:53.98 in Stockholm. This legendary mark, broken by only three athletes, has undoubtedly whetted the appetite of the 22-year-old Swiss runner. Each of her races is an opportunity to challenge the highly controversial 800-meter world record of 1:53.28, held by Cze…
DIAMOND LEAGUE, THURSDAY AT ZURICH 800m European champion, Switzerland's Audrey Werro finds Dutch woman Femke Broeders-Bol for a new double lap, in pursuit of the world's oldest track record in athletics. Powered in a new year star of distance, Audrey Werro is the only athlete in the 21st ...
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