In a 1500m race featuring all three medallists in the metric mile at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Bol finished fifth in a time of 3:35.24.
Among the runners Bol beat were Kenyan Timothy Cheruiyot, the 1500m silver medallist at Tokyo 2020.
Australia’s Peter Bol in action in the 1500 metres at the Miami leg of the inaugural Grand Slam Track season.
Peter Bol in action in the 1500 metres in Miami. Matt Pendleton for Grand Slam Tr
In a re-arrangement of the 1500m podium from Paris 2024, Great Britain’s Josh Kerr won in 3:34.51, Yared Nuguse finished second in 3:34.65, and Olympic gold medallist Cole Hocker trailed home third in 3:34.79.
On Sunday (AEST), Bol will return to run the 800m in a race featuring Paris Games silver medallist Marco Arop of Canada.
Russell, the reigning Olympic gold medallist in the 100m hurdles, won the event in Miami in a record-breaking time of 12.17 seconds.
Masai Russell celebrates breaking the US record in the 100m hurdles at the Miami leg of the inaugural Grand Slam Track season.
Masai Russell celebrates. Matt Pendleton for Grand Slam Tr
Assisted by a dream wind of +2.00 metres per second, the strongest the wind can be without being illegal, Russell set a new national record by bettering the 12.20 seconds run by Keni Harrison at London’s Olympic stadium in 2016.
“I wasn’t expecting that,” Harrison told media.
“I always tell y’all when it’s time for me to run fast. I love to run fast.
“I know if I had the wind to my back I’m very competitive against anybody in the world.”
Three Australians are competing in Miami in Bol, Jessica Hull and Sarah Carli.
Hull and Carli will make their first appearances of the Miami meet on Sunday (AEST), competing in the “short distance” and “long hurdles” categories respectively.
The Miami Grand Slam Track meet is running concurrently with the Miami Formula 1 Grand Prix.
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