Alina Talay hurdles 12.41 for 100m hurdles, Fastest European time since 1992!

Alina Talay, 2018 Manchester Great City Games, photo from Great Run Company

Talay 12.41 fastest European time since 1992

ST. POLTEN (AUT, May 31): Belarus European indoor champion Alina Talay impressed in the 100 m hurdles at the 11th Liese Prokop Memorial meet. First she clocked European lead in heats with 12.61 (+0.1) and then improved to superb 12.41 national record and European lead in the finals (+0.5). Second European champion Cindy Roleder 12.89 and third Hungarian U23 record holder Luca Kozak 13.02. TalayÂ´s mark is fastest by an European since 1992. In the 100 m Austrian Alexandra Toth improved to Berlin standard 11.47 (+1.1) ahead of German Alexandra Burghardt 11.52. In the menÂ´s 100 m Czech Zdenek Stromsik won in 10.31 (0.0) over Slovak record holder Jan Volko 10.33 and Briton John Otugade 10.37. All three were faster in heats, Volko 10.27 (+1.4) and Stromsik 10.29 (+1.0) over Otugade 10.30 as both equaled their PBÂ´s. Hungarian Robert Szikszai won discus with 62.14.

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