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The Numbers don’t lie: The 74th Boris Hanžeković Memorial is the best so far!

“Starting next season, with the World Championships in Tokyo, the Boris Hanžeković Memorial will move to a new date and will take place from June 6 to 8, and I believe we’ll once again prepare something new,” said event project manager Natko Bošnjak.  Three days of fantastic athletics in Zagreb, at the end of the

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Arop, Vissa and Bett light up the track, Karalis carries fine form to Zagreb

Marco Arop did achieve one of the fastest times at 1000 m in history as he ran a North American record of 2:13.13 After the great introduction of the shot putters at the 10th Ivan Ivančić Memorial on Saturday, the 74th Boris Hanžeković Memorial continued in the same style on Sunday at the Mladost Stadium

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19 Olympic Medallist to Compete at the 74th Boris Hanžeković Memorial

Photo Renato Branđolica/BHM The great showdown between Sandra Elkasević and Valarie Allman, Marco Arop is targeting the world 1000m record This year’s Zagreb Meeting has assembled an impressive roster of 19 Olympic medallists from the recent Paris Games, a testament to the event’s prestige and caliber. For the local audience, the spotlight will be on

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Pravdica Expects Three Croatian Long Jumpers to Jump 8 Meters at the Zagreb City Challenge

Women’s and men’s long jump competition starts on Friday 6 September at 6 pm at the Ban Jelačić square Paris 2024 double bronze medallist Jasmine Moore (USA) and Paris 2024 Olympic finalist Filip Pravdica (CRO) lead women’s and men’s long jump competition at the Zagreb City Challenge, the city competition which will be held at

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Olympic champion Roje Stona leads a strong discus throw lineup in Zagreb

“I will try to break the meet record. Last week, I threw 67.85, so I’ll give my best to throw over 68 meters, maybe even more,” announced Stona about his participation in the 74th Boris Hanžeković Memorial. Among the many strong events at the 74th Boris Hanžeković Memorial, some can even be considered super strong. One

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Three Olympic and world medallists to run 200m at the 74th Boris Hanžeković Memorial

200m world silver medallist Erriyon Knighton is the sixth-fastest athlete of all time in this event with a 19.49. The 200m race will undoubtedly be one of the most exciting events at the 74th Boris Hanžeković Memorial, as the start list features a number of highly decorated and exceptionally fast sprinters. Leading the field is current 200m world silver medallist and Olympic finalist Erriyon

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Marco Arop is coming to Zagreb with a clear goal: “I want to break the 1000m world record!”

The current 800m world champion and Olympic silver medalist wants to crown his excellent form by breaking the 25-year-old 1000m world record. The highlight of the 74th Boris Hanžeković Memorial will be the attempt to break the 1000m world record. This record, set in 1999, stands at 2:11.96 and is held by Kenyan Noah Ngeny, the 1500m Olympic champion from Sydney 2000. After a quarter

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