Sweden’s Armand Duplantis, Jamaica’s Shelley-Anne Fraser-Pryce, American Noah Liles and Moroccan Sofiane Bekkali starred on the second day of the Diamond League final at the International Athletics Meeting in Zurich.
The quartet Duplantis, Fraser-Price, Liles and Al Bakali were among 32 men’s and women’s runners to win the Diamond League Cup and a $30,000 Guaranteed Prize at next year’s World Championships in Budapest for leading their races. and competition in 13 matches within the prestigious international competition.
Olympic champion, world champion and world record holder Duplantis restored the tone of victory by taking first place in the 6.07m pole vault event after suffering a sudden defeat at a meeting in Brussels last Friday.
And Fraser-Pryce, who in turn lost the 100m in Brussels, followed suit and took first place in Zurich with a time of 10.65 seconds, ahead of her compatriot Sherika Jackson (10.81 seconds).
“It was fantastic and I’m very proud to have scored 10.65 – I started the season with 10.6 and finished with 10.6,” said Fraser-Pryce, 35, who won her fifth world title in running. 100m in Eugene last July. there is nothing I could ask for more than that.”
Lyles beat Zurich’s 200m record set 10 years ago by Jamaican legend Usain Bolt by 0.14 seconds after clocking 19.52 seconds.
Al-Bakali, world and Olympic champion in the 3000m hurdles, took first place in Zurich with a time of 8:07.67 minutes.
Another Jamaican, Sherika Jackson, won the 200m in a time of 21.80 seconds.
In the absence of compatriot Karsten Warholm in the 400m hurdles, Jacob Ingebrigitsen raised the Norwegian flag to take first place in the 1500m, depriving Kenyan Timothy Cheruiyot of his sixth consecutive Diamond League final victory.
“I’m happy with tonight and the season as a whole,” said the Norwegian. “There are always things that can be improved. There’s always room for improvement, and I’ll try to do it.”
Brazil’s Alison dos Santos won the 400m hurdles in 46.98 seconds, leaving him undefeated this season in a race that also saw him crown the World Championships in Oregon.
And crowned Dutchman Wimek Paul, who won three European gold medals in Munich early last month, easily in the 400m.
Nigerian Toby Amosan, world champion and world record holder in the 100m hurdles, took first place with a time of 12.29 seconds, setting a record against Zurich held by American Gael Devers 22 years ago.
Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas once again excelled in the triple jump, winning 15.28 meters to retain the Diamond League title, while Cuban Andy Diaz Hernandez snatched victory in the men’s category from Portuguese Olympic champion and world champion Pedro Picardo.
Three-time Olympic medalist Kirani James of Grenada won the 400 meters with a time of 44.26 seconds, while Marilaid Paulino of the Dominican Republic set her personal best in the same race with a time of 48.99 seconds.
American Trayvon Brommel won the 100m hurdles with a time of 9.94 seconds and is the only sprinter to break the 10-second barrier, while compatriot Grant Holloway won the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.02 seconds.
American Olympic champion Valerie Ahlmann defended the lead in the discus throw with a record of 67.77 meters, while Slovenian world champion Christian See won the men’s title with a record of 67.10 meters.
Greek Miltiadis Tintoglu (8.42 m), Serbian Ivana Vulita (6.97 m) won the long jump, while Indian Niraj Chopra (88.44 m) and American Kara Winger (64.98 m) won the javelin throw.
Ukraine’s Jaroslava Mahocic ended a season in which she won the world indoor title in Belgrade last March, winning the high jump with a score of 2.03 meters.
Source: El Iktisad