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The women's mile lived up to its pre-meet hype with a three-way battle that ended up producing three of the top 10 all-time U.S. indoor performances and a collegiate record. Alicia Monson went to the front by the 600m mark after following the pacemaker through the first two laps.
More memorable were two mid-race incidents. Just past 5 km, Reia Iwade (Denso) clipped Sayaka Sato (Sekisui Kagaku) from behind and both went down. Sato got the worst of it, bloody in both knees as she tried to get going again, but both women eventually dropped out
“This is an exciting opportunity for our Australian athletes to compete on home soil with the enthusiastic support of a home crowd. Make sure you get your tickets to cheer on our green and gold-wearing champions in Bathurst next month.”
In the 60 m final Britain’s Asha Philip unfortunately produced a false start and was disqualified. With five sprinters left in the competition Ewa Swoboda had a good start and managed to just hold on to a lead that was vanishing when she approached the finish line.
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