Watching them today, stupid.
Everyone knows it came from a 1609m mile.
"The 1,500 meters has been part of the Olympic program since 1896, reflecting the French origins of the modern Olympic movement and its founder, Pierre de Coubertin. It’s also the distance used at the world championships and at the NCAAs. But the mile, just 109 meters longer, is a far superior experience for athletes and spectators."
Lame. Nobody normal could name 1500m PBs as the distance is The Mile.
They should scrap it as it's a non-distance. Something else that has been wrecked by inept non-British second-class europeans.
What next 25.9 mile marathon?
9670m 10k?
4894m 5k
Waste of time for a non-event.