Now that indoor meetings are being scheduled, be it without crowds, a number of athletes are hungry for racing. In Toruń, Poland, a strong field was assembled and the results did not disappoint.

Earlier this season Elliot Giles had already ran a 1"45 indoor, but in this race he reached another level. After a good job by the pacemaker Giles held the lead and maintained his speed right to the end.

He finished in a sensational 1:43.63i, the second fastest indoor time ever run behind Wilson Kipketer's 1997 World Indoor Record. Behind him fellow Brit Jamie Webb managed to break the 1"45 barrier as well.

    Result:
 1  Elliot Giles           GBR   1:43.63
 2  Jamie Webb             GBR   1:44.54
 3  Andreas Kramer         SWE   1:45.09
 4  Adam Kszczot           POL   1:45.22
 5  Mateusz Borkowski      POL   1:46.20
 6  Amel Tuka              BIH   1:46.35
 7  Marc Reuther           GER   1:46.43
 8  Collins Kipruto        KEN   1:46.61
 9  Tony van Diepen        NED   1:46.97

It was a welcome sight to see top athletes running on the track again, and Monaco had the honour to host the first real world class meeting in the middle of August of this very unusual 2020 outdoor season.

And somehow things appeared quite normal again. There they were, a bunch of strong 800 m runners. A pacemaker of course, and World Champion Donavan Brazier hot on his heels. And most other athletes unable to follow him.

With the exception of Bryce Hoppel, that was. His strong dash almost brought him level with Brazier, and the World Champion had to work very hard for the victory. Hoppel impressively improved his PB by just over a second. Behind him the athletes finishing third to sixth also ran PB's on the reputedly fast Monaco track.

    Result:
 1 Donavan Brazier         USA   1:43.15
 2 Bryce Hoppel            USA   1:43.23
 3 Marco Arop              CAN   1:44.14
 4 Benjamin Robert         FRA   1:44.56
 5 Kyle Langford           GBR   1:44.83
 6 Marc Reuther            GER   1:44.93
 7 Peter Bol               AUS   1:44.96
 8 Ferguson Cheruiyot      KEN   1:45.48
 9 Amel Tuka               BIH   1:45.97
10 Joseph Deng             AUS   1:46.20