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Some exceptional performances were produced last week. Here are the best five female performers in the world for the outgoing week.
As the season gets more intense and competitive, athletes are finally hitting their top form, while those who started the season brilliantly have continued with the momentum showing their early season form was no fluke.
From the Millrose Games and NCAA meets in the US to several meets in Europe, the world's best female athletes were in superb form producing outstanding performances in their various events.
Here's a list of the five best performers in the world last week
1 - Femke Bol
After breaking the World Record (WR) in the 500m last weekend, Bol clocked a massive Dutch record of 49.96s in the 400m in Metz.
Her time is a new world lead and the fourth fastest in history. She also became the fourth woman in history to go sub-50s in the 400m indoors.
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Bol ran the 200m barely 85 minutes later, racing to an impressive Meeting Record (MR) and another National Record (NR) of 22.87s, which is the eighth fastest in the world this year.
The Dutch track star is now the only athlete in history to run sub-50s outdoors (49.44s), sub-50s indoors (49.96s), and sub-53s in the 400m Hurdles (52.03s).
2 - Favour Ofili
Louisiana State University (LSU) poster girl in 2023 ran a magnificent 22.36s in the 200m for a convenient win at the Tiger Paw Invitational on Saturday.
Ofili's time smashed her indoor African and Nigerian Record (AR) of 22.46s, broke her School Record (SR), sits as the NCAA and world lead, is the second fastest time in NCAA history, and the sixth fastest in world history.
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On Friday, she clocked a brilliant PB of 7.15s to finish second in the 60m final, which was a significant indication that her 200m AR was going down sooner than later.
She now owns the top seven fastest times by an African indoor 200m female runner in history, with her progression reading thus - 22.75s, 22.71s, 22.61s, 22.59s, 22.52s, 22.46s, and 22.36s.
3 - Alicia Monson
The American middle-distance runner clocked an outstanding 8:25.05 to win the women's 3000m at the Millrose Games on Saturday.
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Her world-leading time smashed Karissa Schweizer’s North American record of 8:25.70 from 2020 as the top eight finishers ran PBs.
It is also the sixth fastest all-time.
4 - Gudaf Tsegay
Ethiopia’s Tsegay stormed to second on the world indoor mile all-time list, clocking 4:16.16 for a runaway victory at the ORLEN Copernicus Cup on Wednesday.
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The 26-year-old went into the race in Torun, targeting the Word Record mile mark of 4:13.31 set by Genzebe Dibaba in 2016.
Though she fell short in achieving the WR, Tsegay eventually won by almost 13 seconds, with Poland’s Weronika Lizakowska second in 4:29.06 and Jamaica’s Adelle Tracey third in 4:30.17.
5 - Chase Ealey
She won the women’s shot put with a world-leading throw of 20.03m on her third attempt, setting a meeting and facility record at the Millrose Games on Saturday.
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The World Champion is the first thrower over the 20m mark this season.
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