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France 24
3 days ago
- Sport
- France 24
Alfred coasts in London, but Lyles pipped in season-opening 100m
Alfred, the women's 100m Olympic champion, set a meet record with a world-leading 21.71 seconds at a 60,000-capacity sell-out London Stadium. It put her joint ninth on the all-time list for the 200m in a massive boost for the St Lucia sprinter before the world championships in Tokyo in September. "It was a strong first 150 metres of the race and I managed to control it to finish strongly," said Alfred, whose 100m gold at the Paris Olympics was the first of any colour for her tiny Caribbean island homeland. "It was a great race for me, and races like this give me a lot of confidence as we get closer to Tokyo. I did the 200m last year before the Olympics and I finished second, but seeing how I ran today and how comfortable I felt, I am a lot more confident in my 200m heading into the worlds," she added. Lyles, who won Olympic gold in the men's 100m in Paris last year, suffered a dreadful start and was left chasing Jamaica's Oblique Seville, who racked up a straightforward gun-to-tape win in 9.86sec. The 28-year-old American, making a late start to the season after coming back from an ankle tendon injury, insisted, however, that he felt great. "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." In an afternoon of high-class track and field, Femke Bol produced yet another dominant run in the 400m hurdles for her 29th consecutive Diamond League win. The Dutch athlete clocked 52.10sec, finishing a full second ahead of American Jasmine Jones. "I wanted to run quicker in Monaco but my second bend was really not great there," Bol said, referring to her world-leading 51.95sec from last week. "I had hoped to do better here. I think I executed the second bend better here but other elements were a little less good, so it is a bit disappointing." Wanyonyi still chasing Rudisha Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi, hunting down compatriot David Rudisha's 800m world record of 1:40.91 -- set when he won Olympic gold in this same stadium in 2012 -- fell short. Wanyonyi, the current Olympic champion, edged Canada's Marco Arop for victory in a meet record of 1:42.00. "My training right now is at 80%, so I will be upping the training in the next few weeks and over the next races before Tokyo," the Kenyan warned. There was also a meet record of 3:28.82 for Kenya's Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech in a loaded men's 1500m. Reigning world champion Josh Kerr came second in 3:29.37 in a dramatic final event at the home of Premier League club West Ham. Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Georgia Hunter Bell delighted the home crowd by producing an impressive kick to win the women's 800m in a season's best of 1:56.74. It was the first of a trio of wins by British athletes in quick succession. Charles Dobson ran a personal best of 44.14sec to seal a dramatic victory in the men's 400m, overhauling fellow Britain Matthew Hudson-Smith, the world and Olympic silver medallist, in the final metres. "It is an incredible feeling, I love running here in front of a massive home crowd. It is just awesome to get that time," said Dobson. "Tactically it went perfectly, and I won the race, so what more can I ask for?!" And Morgan Lake claimed an unlikely win in the women's high jump, the sole athlete to clear 1.96m to finish ahead of the likes of Australia's 2022 world champion Eleanor Patterson and Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the world record holder and current world and olympic champion. The outstanding performance in the field came from Lithuania's world record holder Mykolas Alekna, who threw a Diamond League and meet record of 71.70m in the men's discus. Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay also set a meet record of 4:11.88 in an electric women's mile, bettering the previous best set by Sifan Hassan in 2018 by almost three seconds.
Independent Singapore
5 days ago
- Sport
- Independent Singapore
Here's what you need to know about the 2025 London Diamond League
Photo: LONDON: The 2025 London Diamond League is set to happen at the iconic London Stadium on July 19, with 60,000 fans expected to fill Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for the sold-out Novuna London Athletics Meet. This event features many top athletes, including Olympic champions and world record holders. After exciting events in Oregon and Monaco, the London meet is expected to be even more action-packed, filled with more thrilling athletic moments. Athletes to compete Noah Lyles, the Olympic 100m champion, headlines the men's sprint race in London. He will compete against Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, who won gold in the 200m at the Olympics. Previously, Lyles beat Tebogo in the 200m race in Monaco and aims to win the London 100m too. Lyles finished strong at the race with a time of 19.88 seconds, defeating Tebogo, who placed second with a time of 19.97 seconds. Jamaica's Oblique Seville, the only sprinter to defeat Lyles in a 100m final since 2023, is another top contender. There are local British sprinters as well, such as Jeremiah Azu and Zharnel Hughes, who will try their best and bring home the title. Moreover, in the women's 200m, Julien Alfred, Olympic 100m champion and world number two, has been a tough contender this season. Brittany Brown from the USA and Britain's Dina Asher-Smith will also participate. For hurdles, Dutch athlete Femke Bol set a world-leading time in the 400m in Monaco and aims to do better in London. In the men's 800m, Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi also set the world's best time in Monaco and wants to repeat his strong performance. The 2019 world champion, American Donavan Brazier, will run his first big 800m race since returning from injury. In the women's 800m, Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson will make a comeback, and Britain's Georgia Bell and Jemma Reekie will try to win in front of their home fans. The men's 1500m should be exciting. Olympic silver medallist Josh Kerr will return for the men's 1500m, and he will face tough rivals like Kenya's Phanuel Koech, British star George Mills, and 2022 world champion Jake Wightman. In other field events, Olympic champions like long jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou, discus thrower Roje Stona, and high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh will also be part of the event. In the pole vault, British athlete Molly Caudery will try to win in her hometown, but will face strong competition from American Katie Moon. Here is the 2025 London Diamond League schedule: 12:53 Long Jump Men 13:19 Discus Men 13:53 Pole Vault Women 14:04 400m Hurdles Women 14:13 High Jump Women 14:15 800m Men 14:27 5000m Women 14:47 Long Jump Women 14:52 800m Women 15:03 400m Men 15:13 Mile Women 15:27 100m Men 15:38 200m Women 15:48 1500m Men The complete programme can be found here. () => { const trigger = if ('IntersectionObserver' in window && trigger) { const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries, observer) => { => { if ( { lazyLoader(); // You should define lazyLoader() elsewhere or inline here // Run once } }); }, { rootMargin: '800px', threshold: 0.1 }); } else { // Fallback setTimeout(lazyLoader, 3000); } });
BBC News
11-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Lyles beats Olympic champion Tebogo on 200m return
Noah Lyles beat Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo in the men's 200m at the Diamond League meet in Tebogo beat the American in the Olympic 200m final last year when it emerged after the race that Lyles, who came third, had tested positive for had also gone into the race in Monaco having set a world leading 19.76 seconds when he won the 200m at the last Diamond League meeting in Eugene on 5 100m champion Lyles had not raced since a 400m run in April and last competed 338 days ago in the the 27-year-old impressively held on to win in 19.88 as Tebogo came in second in 19.97."It was a great race, I'm really glad to be healthy," said Lyles, who had not raced over 100m or 200m this season prior to Monaco. "This shows I'm still in the game."I put myself in the fire for that one coming back against Tebogo. But I didn't feel any pressure, I don't see any reason to put pressure on myself - that's what we love to do." Tebogo, 22, said he was "disappointed" in his performance but now has an "idea of what to work on".Sweden's Armando Duplantis won the men's pole vault with 6.05m but missed out in his attempt at adding a centimetre to the world record height of 6.28m, while Emmanuel Wanyonyi, of Kenya, set a world-leading 1:41.44 in the men's 800m. Dutchwoman Femke Bol impressed in the 400m hurdles for a world-leading 51.95 as she beat Americans Dalilah Muhammad, who was second in 52.58, and third-placed Anna Cockrell (52.91)."Running 51 is always very special, I don't do that every day," said Bol. "I am feeling good so far this season, I had a great start to it."St Lucia's Julien Alfred put in a dominant performance in the women's 100m as the Olympic champion won in 10.79. The next Diamond League event will take place in the UK for a sold-out London Athletics Meet on 19 finals will take place in Zurich on 27 and 28 August - just over a fortnight before the start of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
The Independent
11-07-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Diamond League 2025: Monaco schedule, start times and TV channel tonight
The Diamond League season continues tonight with the Monaco meet at the iconic Stade Louis II. There are plenty of interesting storylines to look out, not least Mondo Duplantis looking to clock yet another world record in the men's pole vault. In the men's 200m, Olympic champions Noah Lyles and Letsile Tebogo are set to face off, having triumphed in the quickest races in Paris last summer. Femke Bol will attempt to continue her undefeated record in the women's 400m hurdles, while Chase Jackson will try to break new ground in the shot put. How to watch Live coverage is available on the BBC Red Button and BBC iPlayer. Coverage begins with the peak session at around 7pm BST. Friday 11 July – Monaco Diamond League schedule (all times in BST) 11:55 am Women's Shot Put 12:00 pm Men's Pole Vault 12:47 pm Men's 200 m U23 12:55 pm Men's High Jump 1:04 pm Women's 400 m Hurdles 1:15 pm Women's 400 m 1:23 pm Men's 800 m 1:33 pm Men's 110 m Hurdles 1:35 pm Men's Triple Jump 1:43 pm Women's 1,000 m 1:58 pm Women's 100 m Hurdles 2:05 pm Men's 5,000 m 2:27 pm Men's 200 m 2:34 pm Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase 2:52 pm Women's 100 m
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Savannah Sutherland lowers NCAA and Canadian women's 400m hurdles marks in 4-record effort
Savannah Sutherland's performance Saturday for the University of Michigan was nearly 3-10ths of a second faster than U.S. Olympic champion and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's collegiate record of 52.75. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images via Reuters - image credit) University of Michigan hurdler Savannah Sutherland of Borden, Sask., set four records Saturday on the final day of competition at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Ore. The 21-year-old achieved marks for her school, NCAA, NCAA Championship meet and Canada, crossing the finish line in 52.46 seconds to beat Akala Garrett (54.66) of Texas. Sutherland's previous national record time of 53.26 stood since last June 8. Advertisement Saturday's performance was nearly 3-10ths of a second faster than U.S. Olympic champion and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's collegiate record of 52.75. Sutherland and McLaughlin-Levrone are the only women's runners in NCAA history to break 53 seconds. Sutherland, who placed seventh in the Paris Olympic final last Aug. 8, also tied world champion Femke Bol for the world lead this season, behind only McLaughlin-Levrone (52.07). On Friday, Sutherland started strong and maintained her lead throughout the race, extending her advantage in the one-lap race with each clearing of the 10 hurdles, for her third consecutive top-two finish in the event at NCAA Championships. She finished fourth in her 2022 freshman year. Advertisement On May 18, Sutherland won her third straight title at the Big Ten Championships in Eugene, taking each round by over two seconds. The top-ranked NCAA athlete in women's 400m hurdles made history last summer in Paris. At 21, Sutherland was the youngest member of the Canadian track and field team to reach an individual Olympic final and Canada's first woman to reach a 400m hurdles final since the 1996 Atlanta Games.
