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Day 3's main events were the Men's 1500m and the Women's
800m finals
1500m Men Winner Mehdi
Baala France Time 3:45.25
In a 'slow' run race Mehdi Baala emerged victorious after
a photo-finish with Spain's Reyes Estevez.
The race was run at a pace more suitable to the Queen's Guards
taking the horses for a stroll through the park. With an opening
lap of 63:52 followed by a 2nd slower lap 800m was passed
in 2:10.49. Off a pace like this, it is often not the best
who wins, however the medalists came from the 3 fastest athletes
of the year over the distance.
In a frantic sprint for the finish the field went through
the bell in 2:53.59 and completed the next 400m between 52
to 53 secs. Estevez was in front and Baala edged past him,
however the Spaniard dipped at the line and the photo image
of 2 linked was presented.
At first they called the result a draw and both athletes
accepted the results and began their lap of honour together,
the crowd were ecstatic about the result and applauded the
athletes as well as the decision. Almost 10 minutes later,
'the gremlin' must have stepped in, because they seperated
the 2 happy winners and made Baala the 'only' happy winner.
Rui Silva of Portugal 'nabbed' the bronze.
 Results
: Men's 1500m Final
1 Mehdi Baala (Fra) 3:45.25
2 Reyes Estevez (Spa) 3:45.25
3 Rui Silva (Por) 3:45.43
4 Fouad Chouki (Fra) 3:45.46
5 Juan C Higuero (Spa) 3:45.81
6 Michael East (Gbr) 3:46.30
7 C Obrist (Ita) 3:46.57
8 Marko Koers (Ned) 3:46.68
9 A Whiteman (Gbr) 3:47.10
10 Lorenzo Perrone (Ita) 3:47.43
11 Jose A Redolat (Spa) 3:48.28
12 John Mayock (Gbr) 3:48.41
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800m
Women Winner Jolanda Ceplak Slovenia
Time 1:57.65
