Listen to commentary from Former Olympians Steve Cram, and Tim Hutchings.

The dynamic fans at Bislett Stadium in Oslo Norway were presented with the high-powered excitement of the Svein Arne Hansen Dream Mile.

Side Note: The Late Svein Arne Hansen was a former Meet Director of the Bislett Games; at the time of his death he was President of the European Athletic Association. End of Side Note.

The event got underway at 21:35 (local time) on July 1, 2021. According to Official Diamond League Records, the Temperature was 24°C (75°F), the Humidity in Oslo that evening was 35%. Oslo is located at an Elevation of 23m Above Sea Level.

The Competition featured a Line-Up of 12 athletes including 2 Pace-Makers, 9 of them were Tokyo-Bound. SOME STATISTICS, and World Rankings By World Athletics under (1500m, 1 Mile, 2000m) on June 29, 2021, are listed below:

Ronald Musagala (UGA): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. 1500m. 2013 National Champion; 2013 National Champion (800m). National Record Holder (One Mile): 3:53.04 (2021). National Record Holder (1500m): 3:30.58 (2019). His PB=3:30.58, SB=3:35.99, Ranked #4.

Adam Ali Musab (QAT): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2014 Asian U20 Champion 5000m and 3000m SC; 2019 Asian Championships 1500m Bronze Medalist. His PB=SB=3:32.41, Ranked #80.

Marcin Lewandowski (Poland): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2007 European U23 Champion 800m; 2011 World Military Games Champion 800m; 2017, 2019 European Team Champion 1500m; 2015 European Indoor Champion 800m; 2017 and 2019 European Indoor Champion 1500m; 2010 European Champion 800m. National Indoor Record Holder 1 mile: 3:56.41 (2019). National Indoor Record Holder 1500m: 3:35.71 (2021). National Indoor Record Holder 1000m: 2:17.67 (2014). Area Record Holder Distance Medley Relay: 9:24.07 (2015). National Record Holder 2000m: 4:57.09 (2020). National Record Holder One Mile: 3:49.11 (2021). National Record Holder 1500m: 3:30.42 (2021). National Record Holder 1000m: 2:14.30 (2016). His PB=3:31.46, SB=3:35.57, Ranked #5.

Stewart McSweyn (Australia): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2020 National Champion 5000m; 2017 National Champion 10000m. National and Area Record Holder 3000m: 7:28.02 (2020). National and Area Record Holder One Mile: 3:48.37 (2021). His PB=3:30.51, SB=3:31.57, Ranked #10.

Charles Cheboi Simotwo (Kenya): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2019 All African Games 1500m Bronze Medalist. His PB=3:32.59, SB=3:33.02, Ranked #23.

Jye Edwards (Australia): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2021 National Champion 1500m. His PB=SB=3:33.99. Ranked #38.

Ignacio Fontes (ESP): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. 1500m. 2019 European U23 Champion. His PB=3:33.72, SB=3:33.84, Ranked #16.

Ferdinand Kvan Edman (NOR): ONE MILE. PB=4:03.37, Ranked #118.

Ismael Debjani (BEL): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. ONE MILE. 2014 National Champion (800m); 2020 National Champion (1500m). National Record Holder (1500m): 3:33:06. His PB=3:57.33, Ranked #20.

Charlie Da’vall Grice (GBR): ONE MILE. 2015, 2016 National Indoor Champion (1500m); 2014, 2015, 2016 National Champion; 2013 European U23 Championships (1500m) Silver Medalist; 2010 Youth Olympic Games (1000m) Bronze Medalist; 2013, 2019 European Team Championships (1500m) Silver Medalist. National Record Holder (1000m): 2:17.20 (2021). His PB=3:52.64, Ranked #19.

Boaz Kiprugut (KEN): PACE-MAKER. 2017 African U20 Championships (1500m) Silver Medalist, Ranked #51.

Mounir Akbache (FRA): PACE-MAKER.

How It Unfolded:
The first Pace-Maker Akbache (FRA) led the field, the first split time was 56.49s, the 2nd one 56.79s and he drops out after 800m; Pace-Maker Kiprugut (KEN) takes now the lead and drops out after about the 1000m mark; McSweyn (AUS) is now in command and cranks it up, at the Bell the split time is 57.50s, no one can match his pace, he stays clear, and crosses the Finish Line with an advantage of about EIGHT-TENTHS of a second, in a time of 3:48.37. The finishing time represents an Area Record, a World Leading Time, and a Personal Best for the Aussie Star. All ten competitors have either a PB or an SB; there were even 2 NRs. An amazing display of form by these athletes just a few weeks before the start of the Athletics Events at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

The Competitors in the Men's One Mile and their Finishing Times:

1. McSweyn (AUS): 3:48.37 AR WL PB
2. Lewandowski (POL): 3:49.11 NR PB
3. Edwards (AUS): 3:49.27 PB
4. Simotwo (KEN): 3:49.40 PB
5. Debjani (BEL): 3:52.70 PB
6. Musagala (UGA): 3:53.04 NR PB
7. Musab (QAT): 3:53.15 SB
8. Edman (NOR): 3:53.42 PB
9. Da’Vall Grice (GBR): 3:54.97 SB
10. Fontes (ESP): 3:59.82 SB
Akbache (FRA): DNF PM
Kiprugut (KEN): DNF PM

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