Amalie Iuel already has the Norwegian record of 55.15. But the 25-year-old shows that she topped the mold just before the World Cup in Doha. Today, she won her trial heat large-scale, at a time of 54.72.
- It was a lot of fun, says Kajsa Bergqvist in SVT.
The Norwegian herself was also lyrical about her own race.
- It was very fun and so wonderful to come down in 54 seconds, I have waited a long time for that. I trained well at the end and was inspired by Karsten Warholm's gold yesterday. It was also a bit extra nice to win the heat, says Amalie Iuel, who is now uploading for the semi-finals, to SVT Sport.
However, it remains to be seen how far it will go. This year's world standout in the distance is American Dalilah Muhammad at the time 52.20.