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Feature: Scottish win is dream come true for Lewis-Smallwood
You might think beating the reigning world and Olympic champion at an IAAF Diamond League meeting, and setting a personal best at the ripe old age of 35 is reason enough to be pleased with your day’s work. But for Gia Lewis-Smallwood her shock discus victory over Sandra Perkovic at the Sainsbury’s Glasgow Grand Prix on Friday was made so much sweeter simply because it happened in Scotland.
Glasgow: Hassan beats Aregawi again with a Meeting record
Just six days after setting a Dutch national record with 3:57.00 in Paris last Saturday, Sifan Hassan produced another fantastic 1500m finish to beat Abeba Aregawi in a meeting record of 4:00.67 at the Sainsbury’s Glasgow Grand Prix, an IAAF Diamond League meeting, at Hampden Park on Friday (11).
Glasgow: Perkovic beaten, Bartoletta goes close to her best
Sandra Perkovic’s perfect IAAF Diamond League record came to an end on a bright and breezy evening at the Sainsbury’s Glasgow Grand Prix as the 35-year-old Scotland-loving American, Gia Lewis-Smallwood, produced a personal best to end the Croatian’s winning streak on Friday (11).
Feature - Glasgow: Rudisha plots world lead
When you’ve broken one of the toughest world records in the book in an Olympic final and produced arguably THE performance of the games, you could be forgiven for believing that life will remain sweet forever.