Alina Talay set a Belarusian record in the 100m hurdles
Alina Talay updated the Belarusian record in the 100m hurdles. The new achievement of 12.63 seconds was set at the international tournament in Regensburg, Germany, Sparkassen Gala 2016.
In the final, the Belarusian outran two German runners, Nadine Hildebrand (12.81 seconds) and Pamela Dutkiewicz (12.85 seconds). As reported by the Belarusian Athletics Federation, Talay's result in Regensburg surpassed the previous Belarusian record in the 100m hurdles, which belonged to Lidiya Yurkova (12.66 seconds). Another leader of the Belarusian national team in running disciplines, Maryna Arzamasava, took part in another stage of the "Diamond League" in Birmingham. The 2015 World Champion in the 800m run finished fifth this time - 1 min. 59.97 sec. The winner in this distance was Francine Niyonsaba from Burundi - 1 min. 56.92 sec. Another Belarusian, Viktoria Kushnir, competed in the 1500m race, taking ninth place - 4 min. 20.29 sec. This race was won by Briton Sarah McDonald - 4 min. 07.18 sec. The next stage of the "Diamond League" will take place on June 9 in Oslo.