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The medal hopes for Sinclaire Johnson and Grant Fisher just went WAY down. Studs Selemon Barega, Berihu Aregawi, Letesenbet Gidey, and Ejgayehu Taye will all double in the 5k/10k and Gudaf Tsegay has moved to the 1500.

Jakob Ingebrigsten's 3:46.46 mile was the highlight as Keely Hodgkinson (1:57.71) won again & Alicia Monson ran 14:31.11 (#3 all-time US) for 5k.

No human has run, faster than 3:46.91 in the mile since 2007. Will Jakob Ingebrigtsen go faster Dream Mile on home soil. Plus two Americans race in the 5000.

Kristjan Ceh and Malaika Mihambo led some fierce field performances, while some top track battles also set the tone for the season ahead.

Huge victories in the field for Germany’s Malaika Mihambo and Kristjan Ceh of Slovenia, and impressive wins on the track from home athletes Dina Asher-Smith, Keely Hodgkinson and Laura Muir were highlights of a blustery afternoon’s athletics at Birmingham’s re-built Alexander Stadium today.

Slovenia’s Kristjan Ceh also broke the Diamond League record with a 71.27 throw in the discus as Marco Arop dominated the men’s 800 in 1:45.41.

Birmingham’s re-built Alexander Stadium stands ready to usher in a new era of big-time athletics tomorrow when it hosts the second Diamond League meeting of the season, before hosting track and field at the Commonwealth Games later this year.

The Olympic 1500m champion is now the world indoor record-holder

Five Olympic champions set to star at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais

Duplantis, Thompson-Herah and Parchment return to winning ways in Paris