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Arab News
3 days ago
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Seville, Alfred and Koech shine in London rain
LONDON: Oblique Seville left Olympic champion Noah Lyles chewing his dust on Saturday as the Jamaican blasted out of the blocks and kept the hammer down to win the London Diamond League 100 meters in a hot 9.86 seconds. Seville, so impressive through the rounds at last year's Olympics before coming last in the final, roared into a two-meter lead after 20 meters and was never threatened as he came home clear, with Lyles finishing strongly, but not enough, for second in 10.00. A sold-out 60,000 Olympic Stadium crowd braved early storms to watch some superb performances as athletes start to build toward September's world championships in Tokyo. Julien Alfred won the women's 200m in a scorching personal best of 21.71 seconds, Briton Charlie Dobson was a surprise winner of the 400m, 18-year-old Kenyan Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech won the 1,500m and Mykolas Alekna won the discus with a Diamond League record of 71.70 meters. As always, however, it was the 100m that was the center piece, with, as always, Lyles at the center of that. The American, who had been struggling with an ankle injury, began his season in earnest last week with victory over 200m in Monaco and was in confident mood clad in a fetching mauve one-piece on Saturday. However, it was the red blur of Seville that caught the eye after a brilliant pick-up stage that effectively settled the race by 25 meters. 'I am proud of how I ran among a stacked field. I was the only one to run under 10 seconds today, it is something special and phenomenal heading into a major championship,' said Seville, who has yet to turn his talent into individual gold on the world stage. Lyles was also upbeat. 'I feel great after that, I feel extremely healthy and I am feeling no pain,' he said. 'I wanted the win but I think it was my fastest-ever season opener, so I will take that result today.' Alfred wins 200m The women's Olympic 100m champion, St. Lucia's Alfred, was hugely impressive winner of the 200m, forging clear in the latter stages to clock a meeting record. British duo Dina Asher-Smith (22.25) and Amy Hunt (22.31) followed her home. In a high-quality 1,500 meters field it was rising star Koech who took the honors, forcing past Britain's world champion Josh Kerr on the inside 200 meters out and driving clear to win in 3:28.82. His compatriot, Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyoni, made it a middle-distance double by taking the 800m. Canadian Marco Arop, whom he beat by one hundredth of a second in last year's Olympic final, came off the final bend in the lead but Wanyoni surged through to win in 1:42.00. Medina Eisa, 20, beat fellow Ethiopian Fantaye Belayneh in a fantastic women's 5,000 meters, battling in a back-and-forth final 200 meters to snatch victory in 14.30.97 as Belayneh set a personal best of 14:30.90. Despite the injury absence of Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson, there was plenty to cheer for the home fans in the women's 800m as Georgia Hunter Bell ran a superbly-judged race to win in 1:56.74 from American Addison Wiley. There was British success in the men's 400m too but not what was expected as Dobson overhauled favorite Matt Hudson-Smith on the line. Dobson was 10 meters adrift entering the final straight but finished like a train to sweep past five rivals and looked stunned when he saw his personal best of 44.14 seconds on the screen. World and Olympic silver medallist Hudson-Smith, tying up, finished second in 44.27. Alekna did not let a wet circle impact his performance as he won the discus with a mighty 71.70 throw – a Diamond League record but almost four meters off the world record the Lithuanian set in the United States in April in a performance dubbed 'weather doping' because of the assistance gained from high winds. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport
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05-07-2025
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Prefontaine Classic highlights: Sha'Carri Richardson finishes ninth
Sha'Carri Richardson's training partner Melissa Jefferson-Wooden pulled off the upset victory in the women's 100-meters at the Prefontaine Classic. Jefferson-Wooden got out of the blocks fast, maintained a narrow lead over Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred and was able to hold off the Olympic champion, running a winning time of 10.75. Alfred comfortably placed second at 10.77 and Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith of the Ivory Coast ran a 10.90 to place third. Advertisement The race wasn't a good showing for Richardson. Richardson got a slow start and was never in contention throughout the race. She crossed the finish line in last place at 11.19. Saturday's race was a bit of revenge for Jefferson-Wooden. Jefferson-Wooden finished third behind Alfred and Richardson at the Paris Olympics. Here are some highlights from the 2025 Prefontaine Classic: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone dominates 400 The women's 400-meter hurdles world-record holder is a force in the open 400. McLaughlin-Levrone cruised to win the event with a season-best time of 49.43. It's the sixth fastest time in the world this year. McLaughlin-Levrone asserted herself a little over 100 meters into the race. She made up the stagger during the final turn and left the rest of the runners behind her. Advertisement McLaughlin-Levrone wasn't satisfied with her performance despite the convincing victory. "Not my best work, honestly," McLaughlin-Levrone told NBC after the race. "This is a great indicator for us moving forward. A lot to work on, a lot to go and look back at but grateful for the win." Fellow Americans Aaliyah Butler (49.86) and Isabella Whittaker (50.81) placed second and third, respectively. McLaughlin-Levrone switched to the 400 this season after capturing two-straight Olympic gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles. Botswana's Letsile Tebogo wins 200 Tebogo sprinted to victory in the men's 200. Running out of lane 7, Tebogo ran with the pack around the turn but quickly surged by the other sprinters down the home stretch and crossed the finish line with a world-leading time of 19.76. American Courtney Lindsey came in second at 19.87 and Dominican Republic's Alexander Ogando came in third, crossing the line at 19.94. Tebogo became Botswana's first Olympic gold medalist when he beat a stacked 200 field, including Noah Lyles, at the Paris Olympics. He was the recipient of the 2024 World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year award. Advertisement Kishane Thompson makes statement in 100 The Olympic silver medalist is out to prove he's the fastest man in the world. Jamaica's Thompson led from start to finish in the men's 100 meters, with a winning time of 9.85. Thompson got a solid start, created some distance between the rest of the field around the 50-meter mark and crossed the finish line comfortably in first place. Britain's Zharnel Hughes took second (9.91) and American Trayvon Bromell placed third (9.94). Thompson entered the Prefontaine Classic with the top time in the world this year at 9.75. The Jamaican sprinter came in second just behind Noah Lyles in a photo finish at the Paris Olympics. Faith Kipyegon breaks own world record Kipyegon didn't become the first woman to break the 4-minute mile barrier, but she's still the top middle-distance runner in the world. The Kenyan ran a 3:48.68 to break her own world record in the women's 1,500. Advertisement The most decorated 1,500-meter runner in history, Kipyegon is a three-time Olympic champion in the event. World record in women's 5,000 Kenya's Beatrice Chebet ran a 13:58.06 to set a new world record in the women's 5,000. Chebet is the first woman in history to run the 5,000 under 14 minutes. The previous world record was 14:00.21. Follow USA TODAY Sports' Tyler Dragon on X @TheTylerDragon. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Prefontaine Classic: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone dominates 400
