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Independent Singapore
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Independent Singapore
'I am in the right space' — George Mills shatters 5000-m British record for 14 years, aims for global medal next
OSLO, NORWAY: George Mills broke the long-standing British 5,000-m record at the Oslo Diamond League after 14 years. He placed fourth with a time of 12:46.59, and he also smashed Mo Farah's previous British record of 12:53.11. With this achievement, Mills expressed: 'The national record was definitely one of the things I came for… The race was stacked and billed as a world record attempt, so to be in the mix was important.' ' Looking at the time, I came here wanting to run a national record and attack the European record, just missed that one, but I'm proud of how I did today.' The athlete is now confident as he hopes to win Britain's first men's world or Olympic 5,000-m medal since 2016. He stated: 'I don't know [how to win a medal at a world championship] because I've never done it… but me and my team will work as hard as we possibly can to achieve that goal and put myself in the best position possible. ' 'My target for the season is a global medal, and this shows I am in the right space,' he added. American Nico Young clinched first place and also set a personal best of 12:45.27. Biniam Mehary and Kuma Girma came in second and third place, respectively. Mills, who competed for Team GB at the Paris Olympics, was leading the race but was overtaken in the final lap. With his recent feat, Mills believes that this was a step closer toward his goal of winning a gold medal at the World Championships. In a social media post, Mills shared his new milestone to his fans with a caption: '12:46.59… British 5000-m Record… 2nd All Time European… Big moment, building momentum.' 'Couldn't do it without my team, family, and friends, so much work has gone into this from so many people, cannot thank them enough… we will keep building… many more goals to accomplish.' Netizens commented on the post and remarked: 'Just Incredible!! Can't wait for next one!! 💪🏻💙', 'What an achievement👏👏👏', 'Congrats George, an incredible performance 🔥🙌🏻', 'Just Brilliant always believed in your ability. Congratulations George👏', and 'Incredible performance many congratulations on a superb night in Oslo 👏🥂' George Mills has been having a great and strong season so far. He won silver in the 3000-m event at the European Athletics Indoor Championships and also went home with gold in the 3000-m event at the British Indoor Athletics Championships.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
George Mills reveals brutally honest key behind stunning British 5,000m record
George Mills insisted that a combination of patience and a fearless attitude to put himself out there led to his stunning 5,000m British record at the Oslo Diamond League. Mills ran a sizzling 12:46.59 to finish fourth at the Bislett Games, breaking Sir Mo Farah's previous mark of 12:53.11, a record that has stood since 2011. And Mills, son of former England footballer Danny Mills, revealed the fundamentals behind the brilliant performance in a race won by the USA's Nico Young in 12:45.27. 'Looking at the time, I came here wanting to run a national record and attack the European record, just missed that one, but I'm proud of how I did today,' Mills said, having put in a lot of the work to lead his rivals in the closing laps of the race. 'It was billed as a world record attempt, I was cautious, as I thought the pace would be really hot, be patient and pick people off when they started to die, that's what I did. 'With a mile to go, I felt really good, let's move through the field and let's attack, with 1,200m to go, I always put my balls on the line, and that's what happened.' Mills, who won a European Indoor silver medal in the 3,000m behind Norwegian phenom Jakob Ingebrigtsen, is pushing for a medal at the Tokyo World Championships. And while the -year-old remained coy on exactly what it takes, he is confident in the preparation required to give himself a chance at a first men's British medal at a world or Olympic championship in the event since Farah at the Rio Olympics in 2016. 'I don't know [how to win a medal at a world championship] because I've never done it,' Mills said candidly. 'But me and my team will work as hard as we possibly can to achieve that goal and put myself in the best position possible. 'My target for the season is a global medal and this shows I am in the right space.'
The Independent
a day ago
- Sport
- The Independent
George Mills reveals brutally honest key behind stunning British 5,000m record
George Mills insisted that a combination of patience and a fearless attitude to put himself out there led to his stunning 5,000m British record at the Oslo Diamond League. Mills ran a sizzling 12:46.59 to finish fourth at the Bislett Games, breaking Sir Mo Farah 's previous mark of 12:53.11, a record that has stood since 2011. And Mills, son of former England footballer Danny Mills, revealed the fundamentals behind the brilliant performance in a race won by the USA's Nico Young in 12:45.27. 'Looking at the time, I came here wanting to run a national record and attack the European record, just missed that one, but I'm proud of how I did today,' Mills said, having put in a lot of the work to lead his rivals in the closing laps of the race. 'It was billed as a world record attempt, I was cautious, as I thought the pace would be really hot, be patient and pick people off when they started to die, that's what I did. 'With a mile to go, I felt really good, let's move through the field and let's attack, with 1,200m to go, I always put my balls on the line, and that's what happened.' Mills, who won a European Indoor silver medal in the 3,000m behind Norwegian phenom Jakob Ingebrigtsen, is pushing for a medal at the Tokyo World Championships. And while the -year-old remained coy on exactly what it takes, he is confident in the preparation required to give himself a chance at a first men's British medal at a world or Olympic championship in the event since Farah at the Rio Olympics in 2016. 'I don't know [how to win a medal at a world championship] because I've never done it,' Mills said candidly. 'But me and my team will work as hard as we possibly can to achieve that goal and put myself in the best position possible. 'My target for the season is a global medal and this shows I am in the right space.'
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Mills beats Farah's British record at Oslo Diamond League
George Mills set a British record in the men's 5,000m as he finished fourth in a lightning-fast race at the Diamond League meeting in 26, led at the bell but was passed in the final 400m as Nico Young of the United States came through to win in a personal best of 12 minutes 45.27 clocked 12:46.59 to beat Sir Mo Farah's previous British best of 12:53.11 which had stood since doing so, Mills took 12 seconds off his own personal race was seen as an assault on the world record, and while the field were ultimately 10 seconds off the mark set by Joshua Cheptegei in 2020, Young's time was the second best this year, with even 10th-placed Dominic Lobalu setting a Swiss said of his own record run: "The national record was definitely one of the things I came for."The race was stacked and billed as a world record attempt, so to be in the mix was important. My target for the season is a global medal and this shows I am in the right space." Warholm thrills home crowd Britain's Dina Asher-Smith was third in the women's 100m, behind Olympic champion Julien Alfred and veteran Marie-Josee Ta failed to make the 100m final at last year's Olympics but is hopeful of better at this year's World Championships in Tokyo in said after running a season's best 11.08 seconds: "I feel great - I have been training really well and I'm healthy so I'm really happy to be here."I plan to run faster and this year is obviously all about the World Championships in Tokyo - the aim of course is to make the 100m and 200m finals, and I do believe I can run really well and get into the medals."Alfred looked smooth in her first 100m of the year, clocking 10.89, and could be the one to beat again in said: "It was my first race of the season, so I was a little rusty, but I got the win under my belt, which is the main thing."I am Olympic champion, so I am the one to beat, but I really want to add world champion to my name."Swedish pole vault star Armand Duplantis easily won again, clearing 6.15m but for once not troubling a world record, while there was a record of sorts for the crowd to celebrate in the final Warholm, who trains on the Oslo track, won the rarely run 300m hurdles in a world record of 32.67 event's famous 'Dream Mile', won in the past by greats such as Seb Coe, Steve Ovett, Steve Cram and Jakob Ingebrigtsen, this time went to Portugal's Isaac Nader in 3:48.25, with Britain's Elliot Giles setting a personal best of 3:49.16 in seventh.
