Their victories were all part of a fast-paced day at The Armory that was highlighted by Fisher toppling the mark in the 3, meters and Nuguse in the mile. The year-old Fisher set the tone with a time of 7 minutes, He broke the record of Fisher, the bronze medalist in the 5, and 10, meters at the Paris Olympics, needed a strong kick just to hold on for the win. Close behind him was Cole Hocker, who finished in Hocker is the reigning Olympic 1,meter champion.
Soon after, it was Nuguse's turn to chase history. He finished the Wanamaker Mile in a world-record time of It eclipsed the time of Like Fisher, Nuguse, 25, needed an all-out burst toward the end. Hobbs Kessler was on his heels and finished in The women's 60 meters also featured a U.
They run, weave and go airborne. And they went all out for this weekend's championship. Sorry β no, they're not the Chiefs or the Eagles. They're the agility dogs at the Westminster Kennel Club show, which began Saturday by showcasing agility and other dog sports. Dog folk often call Westminster the Super Bowl of dog shows, and the comparison might be especially fitting this year.
The United States' most prestigious canine competition opened on the same weekend as pro football's Super Bowl, which features the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. The rare coincidence comes after both competitions' dates shifted in recent years. The Westminster of football? Well, Westminster is 90 years older than the Super Bowl, after all. Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Morgan Fox co-owns a French bulldog who came within a smushy-nose length of winning at Westminster in and was a finalist the following year.
Whatever the analogy, being at Westminster was a triumph for Guster the rescue pug. He and owner Steve Martin took up agility after Guster started wagging his tail and tilting his head while they watched the Westminster agility contest on TV several years ago. A border collie named Vanish won the contest, which featured about champion-level contestants in one of dogdom's most popular sports.
