U.S. Indoor Open: Silas Kiplagat, prince of the mile

The Kenyan Silas Kiplagt, world's best 1,500m runner in 2011, won in 4'00 "65 the U.S. indoor Open mile  by outpacing the American, Bernard Lagat who had a time of 4 '00" 82. Another Kenyan, Daniel Komen (4'03 "82) completed the podium. In the women, the Ethiopian Fantu Magiso emerged victorious in the 800m in 2'07 "54 while the Nigerian Gloria Asumnu 6" (22) finished in the third place of a 50 m won by the Jamaican Veronica Campbell Brown (6 "08).