Because the Paris Diamond League dominated the observe and area headlines over the weekend, a smaller meet on the outskirts of the French capital showcased the spectacular efficiency of Quebec’s Charles Philibert-Thiboutot. The nine-year professional runner achieved the quickest 1,500m time of his profession, clocking 3:33.54, comfortably below the 2023 world championship normal of three:34.20.
Nouveau file personnel et file du Québec pour @Chuck_PT sur 1500m en France lors de l’événement Quick 5000m où il termine 2e en 3:33.54.
Customary pour les Mondiaux 2023 et maintenant 3e meilleur canadien de l’histoire sur 1500m.
Sa marque personnelle datait de 2015 à Monaco. pic.twitter.com/lw7YCV0OXO
— Felix A Lapointe (@CoachLapointe) June 10, 2023
Competing at On Observe Nights in Montesson, France, Philibert-Thiboutot secured second place within the males’s 1,500m occasion, setting a brand new private finest and surpassing his earlier Quebec provincial file of three:34.23, set in 2015. This excellent efficiency ensures him an automated qualifying spot on Staff Canada for the upcoming 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August.
The 32-year-old middle-distance runner shared on Instagram that he had been persuaded to take part within the race simply 5 days earlier by his buddy, French miler Jimmy Gressier. Gressier ran a private finest time of three:33.90, ending third within the race, whereas victory went to Narve Gilje Nordas of Norway, who set a private finest of three:32.39.
Philibert-Thiboutot expressed his pleasure on social media, celebrating his new private finest and reaching the world championship normal. “Eight years within the making, it was about rattling time,” he wrote.
Along with his exceptional efficiency, Philibert-Thiboutot now ranks because the third-fastest Canadian 1,500m runner in historical past, trailing solely Canadian file holder Kevin Sullivan (3:31.71) and Toronto’s Justyn Knight (3:33.41).
Philibert-Thiboutot will race once more in France subsequent Sunday earlier than returning to his residence province of Quebec to compete on the Classique d’athlétisme de Montréal on June 29.
