The Swedish running talent has shown record form lately, broke the Swedish record last Friday in Rome on 1,500 meters and on Thursday in Oslo on an English mile.
So the record hopes were high.
Himself, Pihlström was pleased with the victory on 3.31,54 – 67 hundredths above his own Swedish record.
I'm very pleased to win this race. It actually means more than the time itself, says Samuel Pihlström.
He thinks that there is a fixation from the outside on times instead of placements.
Yes, I think so. It can be a bit wrong focus. There are several runners here who have been in the Olympic Games semifinal and are fighting high up in the result lists internationally.
Pihlström took the lead on the last lap and left the competitors behind. The second-placed Federico Riva, Italy, was just over half a second behind Pihlström on 3.32,17.
The teenager Edvin Sidwall surprised greatly when he broke his personal record with 57 hundredths and noted 10,29 on 100 meters.
It was enough for fourth place for the 19-year-old who graduated a few days ago.
It was fun, maybe not the best preparation, he says.
About his performance, he says to SVT:
I do not know what happened. I got a good start and then I just tried to keep up with the international runners. It's a totally sick feeling to run against the others who have run under ten seconds.
