00:00What a brilliant 800 final in prospect this is going to be, Hanna.
00:05Six men lining up for the 800-metre final.
00:09This is the toughest global final to make.
00:12Only six starts.
00:14And it made for entertaining qualification yesterday.
00:18This really is the cream of the crop.
00:21Peter Boll lines up on the outside.
00:24He was fourth in Tokyo at the Olympic Games in 2021.
00:27A finalist in Eugene, and it's taken him four years to get back in a global final.
00:32But he's here at 143.89 outdoors.
00:35Makes him the only man other than Elliot Crestan underneath 144 this season.
00:43Crestan of Belgium goes in lane five.
00:46He's gone fourth all-time in the indoor rankings this season.
00:50Bronze in Glasgow.
00:53Silver in Nanjing.
00:55Is it finally time for gold?
00:57For Belgium.
00:59Luckenhaus of the United States.
01:01Still only 17 years old.
01:03He broke the world junior indoor record this season.
01:06He's undefeated.
01:08A big test for Cooper Luckenhaus.
01:12Mohamed Atawi goes in lane three.
01:15He's fifth in Paris.
01:15Fifth in Tokyo.
01:16He ran a national record to qualify for this final.
01:20Sneaking through on the inside.
01:23Marino Blaudak has had a fantastic season.
01:26National records over 1,500 and 1,500 and 1,500 and 1,500 and 1,500 and 1,500
01:29meters for Croatia.
01:31He was over the moon to make this final.
01:35And Alan Clay surprise package in this event.
01:39A Japanese athlete's been over in America racing in the collegiate system.
01:42He was third at the NCAAs in an Asian indoor record at 1.45.17.
01:46He's timed his kick to absolute perfection here in Tehran.
02:02And they're away.
02:04Mohamed Atawi loves to get a slow start.
02:06The Spaniard he would have just seen his teammate, Mariano Garcia, triumph.
02:10A tactical triumph in the men's 1,500 meters.
02:13I will not expect to see the Spanish dress at the front until the very last moment.
02:18Elliot Crestan has front-run all of his races this season.
02:21He's had help from pacemakers.
02:23But he's looked good here in Tehran doing it without the help as well.
02:27Crestan to the front, 24.87.
02:30Peter Boll exactly where he wants to be.
02:33Clay higher up than we've seen him through the rounds here in Tehran.
02:37And Luchtenhaus already impatient.
02:40The teenager onto the shoulder of Crestan saying,
02:42I want to make sure I've got that position.
02:46This is a brilliant race in the making.
02:49There may only be six of them, but there's quality from front to back.
02:53And don't forget about Atawi.
02:55He had a penultimate 100 meters in the heat of 12.84.
03:00Luchtenhaus is displaying a confidence that belies his tender years.
03:04He could become the youngest champion ever, male or female, if he wins this title.
03:10And he's certainly being bold here.
03:12That was such a move from Luchtenhaus.
03:15It was almost as if Atawi preempted it.
03:16The Spaniard got moving, got himself in a better position.
03:19Crestan holds off Boll as they go into the bow.
03:22All the pressure on the shoulders of the 17-year-old.
03:24He's got the rest of the world stacked up behind him.
03:27The world junior record holder, the star from America.
03:30He's trying to hold off the third fastest man, fourth fastest man all time indoors.
03:36Luchtenhaus.
03:37He looked right, he looked left, he's responded.
03:39Luchtenhaus, he's got something in his legs here and he's going to need it.
03:42Crestan strikes on the outside, but he cannot make inroads.
03:45It's gold for America.
03:471.44.
03:4824.
03:49What a run for Luchtenhaus.
03:51That was brilliant, brilliant running.
03:55Elliot Crestan has got to wonder what he has to do for this world indoor title.
04:00He's on the podium for a third time.
04:02But Luchtenhaus, at 17 years and 90-ish days, becomes the youngest ever male champion at the world indoor championships
04:12in any event.
04:13Luchtenhaus, younger than Javier Sotomayor in the high jump, younger than Noah Kebet when he got the silver medal in
04:20Belgrade.
04:21This man is the real deal.
04:23So much hype around him in America.
04:26And he's converted that into a global gold.
04:30Crestan had a go.
04:32Atari finished fast.
04:34An oceanic record for Peter Boll, beating the mark of Charlie Hunter from 2021.
04:39Only good enough for four.
04:42I'm not sure he can truly comprehend the magnitude of what he's just done.
04:48He has taken apart a world-class field with real confidence, with real tactical awareness.
04:57This is the young guy that went to Tokyo and looked like a rabbit in the headlights.
05:03After scorching to the world youth best of low 142s for second in the US champs, he was nowhere in
05:09Tokyo.
05:10But he's learnt the lessons so, so quickly.
05:14He was incredibly authoritative.
05:16And he even held that inside line when Crestan tried to challenge him.
05:21He stayed on the inside.
05:22And he just wound it up and wound it up.
05:25The youngest champion ever in the world indoors, male or female.
05:35Rounds.
05:35Let's just have a look.
05:36We're seeing a replay here of Cooper Lutkenhaus just pulling away from such a brilliant field to take the gold.
05:44In the men's 800 meters at the tender age of 17.
05:48He's only just turned 17 as well.
05:51I think what I've seen throughout these endurance races here in Turun, you need to make one move and you
05:56need to make it very well.
05:57And Lutkenhaus, around about 300 meters to go, kicked for the lead.
06:02I was impressed with Atawi.
06:03He got himself involved a lot earlier on than he has across the weekend.
06:07And perhaps bronze was the best the Spanish athlete could have managed today.
06:11But Elliot Crestan is just going to wonder how he got outwitted by a 17-year-old.
06:17The Belgian on the world indoor podium for the third consecutive time.
06:22Bronze, silver, and then another silver.
06:24And I think he's going to be pretty frustrated.
06:28And Lutkenhaus is going to be pretty chuffed.
06:32Tripping on his way to that interview is the only mistake he's made over the last three days.
06:36How can you do that at the age of 17?
06:39The youngest ever male world indoor champion is Cooper Lutkenhaus of the United States.
06:44144-24, Elliot Crestan of Belgium on the podium again.
06:48But he's going to have to wait for another championship to taste gold.
06:52Mohamed Atawi finishing in third place for Spain with his first global medal.
06:57144-66, an oceanic record for Peter Boll.
07:01But the Australian finishes in fourth place.
07:18For Amen.
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