1 meeting highlights
1.1 doha
1.2 shanghai
1.3 rabat
1.4 eugene
1.5 rome
1.6 birmingham
1.7 oslo
1.8 stockholm
1.9 monaco
1.10 london
1.11 lausanne
1.12 paris
meeting highlights
doha
there twelve world leads set @ opening meet of season in doha, 4 meeting records @ event has begun diamond league season each of past 7 years. women s triple jump proved enthralling contest, lead changed hands 5 times between caterine ibargüen , yulimar rojas on course of 6 rounds. women s pole vault provided spectacle sandi morris jumped height of 4.83 equal diamond league record , set outdoor world lead. 2 americans, ameer webb , lashawn merritt, won men s sprint events, webb running 19.85 go 23rd on all-time list. women s track events had new world leads set, impressive being almaz ayana s 3000 metres victory, ran less second outside personal best run 19th fastest race of time. in men s field, christian taylor returned meet came within 25 cm of world record last year, , won event 17.23.
shanghai
six world leads set @ meeting, 5 meeting records falling. 2 of best performances of night came in women s 1500 metres , discus throw. sandra perković threw 70.88 although placing 98th on time lists, second farthest mark century, behind throw win 2014 european championships. in 1500 metres, faith kipyegon ran kenyan national record win, time places outside top 25 female 1500 metres runners of time. home favourite gao xinglong won men s long jump, beating rushwahl samaai on countback. on track, justin gatlin ran first 100 metres race under 10 seconds season, win, beating qatari femi ogunode. men s 800 metres won ferguson cheruiyot rotich, though there controversy, world record holder , olympic champion david rudisha , bram som, pacemaker race, left waiting @ start of race, having expected recall due field athletes being on track when gun fired.
rabat
the first appearance of rabat leg resulted in ten new meeting records african venue, 4 world-leading performances. 4 performances caster semenya s 1:56.64 in women s 800 m (five hundredths of series record), almaz ayana s 14:16.31 in women s 5000 m (the fifth fastest run ever @ point), 8:02.77-minute run conseslus kipruto in men s steeplechase (the fastest ever on african soil) , 7:35.85 in men s 3000 m home athlete abdalaati iguider (also african all-comers record). on track, 3 further meet records came elaine thompson in women s 100 m, david oliver in men s 110 m hurdles, , lashawn merritt in men s 400 m.
in field events, south africa s rushwahl samaai cleared 8.38 m (27 ft 5 ⁄4 in) in men s long jump meeting record , best mark ever achieved in africa. throw of 67.45 m (221 ft 3 ⁄2 in) left piotr małachowski comfortable winner in men s discus in meet record. in women s triple jump caterine ibargüen had 33rd straight win. latvia s madara palameika winning mark of 64.76 m (212 ft 5 ⁄2 in) in women s javelin meeting record , ekaterini stefanidi added nineteen centimetres african all-comers record win of 4.76 m (15 ft 7 ⁄4 in) in women s pole vault.
eugene
the eugene meet produced 9 world leads, 5 meet records, 3 area records, , 2 series records. best results came women s obstacle races. in 100 m hurdles american keni harrison ran second fastest ever time @ 12.24 seconds, 3 hundredths off yordanka donkova s world record 1988 , nacac area record. ruth jebet of bahrain became second woman finish steeplechase in under 9 minutes, recording asian record of 8:59.97 kenya s hyvin jepkemoi close runner-up in african record of 9:00.01. faith kipyegon broke own kenyan record world lead , meet record of 3:56.41 in 1500 m. other world leads on track came muktar edris (men s 5000 m), asbel kiprop (men s mile), tori bowie (women s 200 m) , mo farah (men s non-diamond race 10,000 m).
the men delivered best field performances of year s prefontaine classic. joe kovacs threw beyond 22 metres shot put world lead , christian taylor did in triple jump meet record of 17.76 m (58 ft 3 in). in men s javelin ihab abdelrahman of egypt threw 87.37 m (286 ft 7 ⁄4 in) meet record , equal world lead. among women field athletes, discus thrower sandra perković repeat winner, diamond leaders levern spencer , ivana Španović reduced runners-up home athletes chaunté lowe , brittney reese in jumps.
rome
almaz ayana had best performance of night @ 14:12.59 minutes women s 5000 m – (at 1 , half seconds short of tirunesh dibaba s world record) second fastest time ever , diamond league record. caster semenya equalled own world lead of 1:56.64 take third straight win in women s 800 m while janieve russell ran world lead of 53.96 seconds in women s 400 m hurdles. sole world lead of men s programme came conseslus kipruto – final-lap fall jairus birech left kipruto third steeplechase win in 8:01.41 minutes.
in diamond races, caterine ibargüen had 34th straight win. bohdan bondarenko took lead in men s high jump second win of series while men s discus leader piotr małachowski slipped sixth on night (one of worst placings of recent years). among women, elaine thompson (100 m), ekaterini stefanidi (pole vault), valerie adams (shot put) , sunette viljoen (javelin) had second wins of series top rankings.
birmingham
six world leads , 5 meet records resulted birmingham leg. in women s pole vault yarisley silva of cuba set diamond league record of 4.84 m (15 ft 10 ⁄2 in). , mutaz essa barshim (2.37 m in men s high jump) world leads field events. on men s track conseslus kipruto had fourth straight world lead in steeplechase meet record of 8:00.12. asbel kiprop had world lead , meet record of 3:29.33 minutes in men s 1500 m. in men s 400 m, kirani james had meet record run of 44.23 seconds. in non-diamond race events, mo farah had 3000 m world lead , british record of 7:32.62, while david rudisha set african record run 600 m (also world lead , meet record).
in women s track events, francine niyonsaba ran meet record of 1:56.92 in 800 m, breaking series run of caster semenya (who absent). almaz ayana s win streak broken in absence, vivian cheruiyot taking 5000 m. keni harrison continued streak in 100 m hurdles meet record of 12.46 seconds. upset of night came in women s triple jump, olga rypakova ending caterine ibargüen s long-standing win streak winning margin of 5 centimetres.
oslo
the best performance of 2016 bislett games dafne schippers, run of 21.93 seconds in women s 200 m diamond league record, meet record , world lead. thomas röhler had world lead in field events @ 89.30 m (292 ft 11 ⁄2 in) in men s javelin. mile events delivered 2 other world leads of meet kenya s asbel kiprop , faith kipyegon topping fields there, each third diamond league win of year. sandra perković had third straight win.
in diamond races, michael tinsley s streak stopped yasmani copello in men s 400 m hurdles, while absence of americans justin gatlin (100 m), christian taylor (triple jump) , keni harrison (100 m hurdles) saw unbeaten records of series end. without gatlin in men s 100 m, andre de grasse had first diamond league win of career. joe kovacs maintained high performance in men s shot put, going on 22 metres second win of series.
stockholm
with overcast conditions, stockholm bauhaus athletics meet first of year produce no world leads. ruth jebet gave sole meet record performance @ 9:08.37 in women s steeplechase. 3 athletes achieved first diamond league wins: jak ali harvey (100 m), dina asher-smith (200 m) , angelika cichocka (1500 m). keni harrison , christian taylor returned top of disciplines take third wins of series, did ivana Španović , renaud lavillenie. sandra perković continued fourth victory remain female athlete go undefeated in series. national interest came in form of susanna kallur s return in women s sprint hurdles, following six-year absence sport world record holder due injury.
monaco
at herculis meeting, caster semenya top performer new diamond league record of 1:55.33 minutes in women s 800 m. south african record, meet record , world lead. runner-up francine niyonsaba broke national record @ 1:56.24. gianmarco tamberi set italian record of 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) in men s high jump, though left stadium on stretcher after missing mat.
conseslus kipruto increased streak 5 wins in men s steeplechase, while piotr małachowski (discus) , caterine ibargüen (triple jump) managed fourth wins after 1 loss. ekaterini stefanidi , valerie adams took top of event rankings in pole vault , shot put, respectively. tatsiana khaladovich of belarus had first career win of series in women s javelin.
london
the london grand prix featured world record run keni harrison, ran 12.20 seconds 100 m hurdles beat old standard 1988. proved emotional moment world-leader harrison, burst tears on track; after failing make american olympic team, had said record make missing out on rio . britain s laura muir delivered meet , british record of 3:57.49 minutes win women s 1500 m. 2 further meet records came through sandra perković (her fifth discus win of series) , christian taylor (in fourth triple jump win , world lead @ 17.79 m (58 ft 4 ⁄4 in)).
two additional world leads came mo farah (12:59.29 in 5000 m) , shaunae miller (49.55 in 400 m). joe kovacs improved shot put lead third win on 22 metres. ruth beitia , ekaterini stefanidi improved leads third , fourth wins, respectively. first career wins on series came 3 men: gao xinglong (long jump), jakub vadlejch (javelin) , jimmy vicaut (100 m). usain bolt won non-diamond race 200 m, marking return form after injury.
lausanne
athletissima first meet after olympic games in rio , fatigue showed, no world leads produced. sam kendricks set meet record of 5.92 m (19 ft 5 in) win men s pole vault, while churandy martina set dutch record of 19.81 seconds in winning men s 200 m – first diamond league since 2012.
orlando ortega edged olympic champion omar mcleod move top of 110 m hurdles diamond race. olympic champion elaine thompson took lead in 100 m diamond race win. in women s field events ivana Španović, caterine ibargüen, valerie adams , madara palameika won affirm near unbeatable leads in events. francine niyonsaba won 800 m in absence of olympic champion caster semenya. abraham kibiwott had first diamond league win in absence of olympic steeplechase champion conseslus kipruto.
paris
the stand-out performance of paris diamond league came ruth jebet. after dominant win @ olympic games, turned attention breaking steeplechase world record , duly achieved time of 8:52.78 minutes – on 6 seconds faster previous mark set gulnara samitova-galkina (the other woman had run under 9 minutes event). genevieve lacaze set oceanian record in sixth. fast race men s 3000 m, yomif kejelcha won in world under-20 record of 7:28.19 minutes. third distance track event highlight: laura muir improved 1500 m national record 3:55.22 minutes – world lead, meet record , putting 13th on all-time lists.
tomas walsh set second oceanian record of day 22.00 m (72 ft 2 in) in men s shot put (also meet record). moving towards final, several athletes built unpursuable leads in series, wins renaud lavillenie (pole vault), dafne schippers (200 m), keni harrison (100 m hurdles), ivana Španović (long jump), ruth beitia (high jump) , sandra perković (discus). on opposite scale, 4 men achieved first ever series wins: chris carter (triple jump), nicholas bett (400 m hurdles), alfred kipketer (800 m) , ben youssef meïté (who set ivorian record in 100 m).
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