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Matan Ivri Sets New Israeli 1500m Record at Kortrijk Meet in Belgium
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First reported by N12 · Jul 11, 2026
What happened
At the Kortrijk meet in Belgium, Israeli runner Matan Ivri set a new national 1500m record of 3:34.51, while Arbel Henzel broke the U20 record. Several other Israeli athletes also achieved personal and national bests across various track and field events.
- 01Matan Ivri set a new Israeli 1500m record with 3:34.51 minutes in Belgium.
- 02Arbel Henzel broke the Israeli U20 1500m record with 3:47.68 minutes.
- 03Noam Mamo equaled the Israeli U23 400m record at 46.80 seconds.
- 04Israeli women runners set personal bests in the 800m event.
- 05Sagi Lamdiel improved his 110m hurdles time to 14.06 seconds in the B final.
- 06Leah Arviv won discus gold with a personal best of 47.30 meters.
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