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Forbes
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
The Return Of Trayvon Bromell At Diamond League Rome
ROME, ITALY - JUNE 06: Trayvon Bromell of USA celebrates after winning in Men's 100m during the ... More Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, part of the 2025 Diamond League at Stadio Olimpico on June 06, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by) Nearly three years ago. That was the last time Trayvon Bromell won a Wanda Diamond League race at 100 meters. Three years can sometimes feel like a lifetime in track and field. But on Friday in Italy, at Diamond League Rome outing, the St. Petersburg, Florida native turned back time, rushing out of the blocks with a blistering 0.112 reaction time en route to a dominant win in 9.84 seconds, leaving the field behind as he logged a new world best time over the 2025 season. It was his first World No. 1 performance since 2021. 'It's a blessing to come out here and put God first,' Bromell said afterward of the meet otherwise known as the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, 'and go out there and execute the race. It was a great field.' ROME, ITALY - JUNE 06: Trayvon Bromell of Team United States celebrates following victory in the ... More Men's 100m Final during the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, part of the 2025 Diamond League at Stadio Olimpico on June 06, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by) Much has changed in those three years. An Olympic cycle has passed. New global stars like Noah Lyles and Kishane Thompson have emerged. Bromell is nearing 30, and he's been a professional for nearly a decade. He last reached the Olympics in 2021, failing to reach the final during the pandemic-altered Games in Tokyo. Five years earlier, he was eighth in Rio. It's been nearly a decade since his last world medal – an indoor title that same year in Portland, Oregon. Time often slips for aging sprinters. But Friday's performance was a reminder that he has not lost a step. 'I've been away for a while now—and being able to compete at a high level probably since 2022,' the 29-year-old said, 'so it was definitely a lot of jitters. I'm not going to sit here and act like nerves weren't there. I was definitely nervous, because I didn't know what to expect.' While an oblique strain limited his indoor season, with Bromell shutting things down after the Millrose Games in February, he began to ramp things back up in April, starting first with efforts at 200 meters in April at his former home Baylor University, before following just a few weeks later down the road at the University of Texas. A month later, he found the right touch down the straightaway, clocking a time of 9.91 at the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida, submitting his first sub-10 performance since September of 2022—where he ran 9.94 at the Wanda Diamond League in Zurich, Switzerland. Of course, Bromell knew one time didn't cut it. 'Everyone will have their speculation about it being in the United States,' he said. 'Can you do it overseas? Can you do it when the pressure is on? That was one thing running through my mind.' ROME, ITALY - JUNE 06: Trayvon Bromell of USA competes in Men's 100m during the Golden Gala Pietro ... More Mennea, part of the 2025 Diamond League at Stadio Olimpico on June 06, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by) Bromell had every right to wonder on Friday, with a field in Rome that included in-form sprinters and men arriving less than a year off the Paris Olympics. His U.S. colleagues Fred Kerley and Courtney Lindsey and Brandon Hicklin all found themselves in the field. So did Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala and Cameroonian Emmanuel Eseme. Bromell, however, never gave the field a chance, slipping out of the bocks with a reaction time that was nearly perfect, just one-hundredth of a second away from an illegal start. He took his drive phase with beautiful ease before running into the final meters with precision. Like his old self. 'Never lose my faith,' Bromell told FloTrack, the Diamond League streaming partner, afterward. 'And man, that's what, that's what really got me through this. Because even coming to the race I was having, like, doubt thoughts, like, 'Man, am I gonna run fast? Like, was the 9.91 real?'' Bromell alluded to some personal growth over his recent lean years, owing to the fact that he spoke with former U.S. sprinter and Olympic champion Justin Gatlin, who advised him to see a therapist. What Bromell learned, he said, was that he was not invincible, even at his best. '2021, that was me second-guessing that nobody will be able to beat me,' Bromell said of his career-best year. 'I'm the fastest guy. And I'm never going to have that mindset going into a race again, because you never know how someone is feeling that day.' The result from Rome was an eye-opener. Just eight-hundredths off his personal best of 9.76 from 2021, Bromell gave a strong sense that he's right back in the mix when it comes to qualifying for the World Championships. Which only adds to the fire for an American contingent that exited the Paris Olympics, between Noah Lyles and Kerley, with gold and bronze, while a third, Kenneth Bednarek, was seventh and now has proceeded to run into the best form of his life with Grand Slam Track. But in track and field, if years are like lifetimes, then races are quickly-fleeting moments, worth only as much as the memories they serve. Will Bromell continue to capture his old form again and again? Time will give him his answer, but at least in Rome, there was no one better. 'I will study the film,' Bromell said of his race, adding, 'We will sit down and talk and take it from there.'
Daily Express
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Express
Bromell scorches to 100m gold
Published on: Sunday, June 08, 2025 Published on: Sun, Jun 08, 2025 By: AFP Text Size: (From left to right) Americans Courtney Lindsey, Fred Kerley and Trayvon Bromell compete in the men's 100m event of the Diamond League meeting at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. ROME: American Trayvon Bromell set the fastest time over the 100m this season as he won the Rome Diamond League in 9.84 seconds on Friday. Bromell, a two-time world outdoor bronze medallist and 2016 world indoor champion, dominated the field, with compatriot Fred Kerley coming in fifth in 10.06sec. Advertisement Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme (9.99) and Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala (10.01) rounded out the podium in the blue riband event. Kenya's Beatrice Chebet, who won Olympic golds in the 5,000 and 10,000m in Paris last year, posted the second fastest time of all time in the women's 5,000m, clocking 14:03.69 after a stunning solo breakaway at the Stadio Olimpico. It was just three seconds off Gudaf Tsegay's world record set in Eugene in 2023, the Ethiopian finishing third in the Italian capital as the field struggled with Chebet's kick four laps out from the finish. 'I was planning to run 14:15, but I felt like my body was moving and I decided to go,' said Chebet. Advertisement 'So I see that my body is in a good shape and I am capable of of the world record. So now I am going home and will prepare for it. Everything is possible. If I get someone who will push me up to 3000, it is possible.' Another Olympic champion, Quincy Hall of the USA, held his nerve to claim victory in the men's 400m in 44.22sec, winning in a photo finish from fast-finishing South African Zakithi Nene. There was a first Diamond League win since 2022 for Sandi Morris in the women's pole vault, the American clearing 4.80m for the victory. 'Today is monumental for me on a personal level,' said Morris, a three-time world silver medallist. 'I have been fighting with problems with my shoulder so I have to keep the volume of jumps lower. I really wanted to keep jumping but I also listen to my goals.' There was, however, no glory for Gianmarco Tamberi in the men's high jump in front of his adoring fans. The joint 2020 Olympic gold medallist, also the current European and world champion, bombed out at a lowly 2.16m in a competition won by South Korea's Sanghyeok Woo, with a best of 2.32m. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Straits Times
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Trayvon Bromell scorches 100m as Beatrice Chebet shines at Rome Diamond League
Trayvon Bromell celebrates after winning the men's 100m event of the Diamond League meet in Rome on June 6. PHOTO: AFP ROME – American Trayvon Bromell admitted that he had the 'jitters', even as he set the fastest time over the 100m this season in 9.84 seconds at the Rome Diamond League on June 6. Bromell, a two-time world outdoor bronze medallist and 2016 world indoor champion, dominated the field, with compatriot Fred Kerley coming in fifth in 10.06sec. Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme (9.99sec) and Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala (10.01sec) rounded out the podium in the blue riband event. 'It is a blessing... I executed the race, it was a great feel,' said Bromell. 'It was definitely a lot of jitters, I'm not going to lie and say that the nerves weren't there. 'I did not know what to expect, but I just wanted to go and be the person that I know I am. I work hard so I don't expect anything but fast times and execution.' Kenya's Beatrice Chebet, who won Olympic golds in the 5,000 and 10,000m in Paris last summer, posted the second-fastest time of all time in the women's 5,000m, clocking 14:03.69 after a stunning solo breakaway at the Stadio Olimpico. It was just three seconds off Gudaf Tsegay's world record set in Eugene in 2023, the Ethiopian finishing third in the Italian capital as the field struggled with Chebet's kick four laps out from the finish. 'I was planning to run 14:15, but I felt like my body was moving and I decided to go,' said Chebet. 'So I see that my body is in a good shape and I am capable of of the world record. So now I am going home and will prepare for it. Everything is possible. If I get someone who will push me up to 3000, it is possible.' Another Olympic champion, Quincy Hall of the USA, held his nerve to claim victory in the men's 400m in 44.22sec, winning in a photo finish from fast-finishing South African Zakithi Nene. There was a first Diamond League win since 2022 for Sandi Morris in the women's pole vault, the American clearing 4.80m for the victory. 'Today is monumental for me on a personal level,' said Morris, a three-time world silver medallist. 'I have been fighting with problems with my shoulder so I have to keep the volume of jumps lower. I really wanted to keep jumping but I also listen to my goals.' There was, however, no glory for Gianmarco Tamberi in the men's high jump in front of his adoring fans. The joint 2020 Olympic gold medallist, also the current European and world champion, bombed out at a lowly 2.16m in a competition won by South Korea's Woo Sang-hyeok, with a best of 2.32m. AFP Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
New Straits Times
07-06-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Bromell scorches 100m as Chebet shines at Rome Diamond League
ROME: American Trayvon Bromell set the fastest time over the 100m this season as he won the Rome Diamond League in 9.84 seconds on Friday. Bromell, a two-time world outdoor bronze medallist and 2016 world indoor champion, dominated the field, with compatriot Fred Kerley coming in fifth in 10.06sec. Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme (9.99) and Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala (10.01) rounded out the podium in the blue riband event. Kenya's Beatrice Chebet, who won Olympic golds in the 5,000 and 10,000m in Paris last year, posted the second fastest time of all time in the women's 5,000m, clocking 14:03.69 after a stunning solo breakaway at the Stadio Olimpico. It was just three seconds off Gudaf Tsegay's world record set in Eugene in 2023, the Ethiopian finishing third in the Italian capital as the field struggled with Chebet's kick four laps out from the finish. "I was planning to run 14:15, but I felt like my body was moving and I decided to go," said Chebet. "So I see that my body is in a good shape and I am capable of of the world record. So now I am going home and will prepare for it. Everything is possible. If I get someone who will push me up to 3000, it is possible." Another Olympic champion, Quincy Hall of the USA, held his nerve to claim victory in the men's 400m in 44.22sec, winning in a photo finish from fast-finishing South African Zakithi Nene. There was a first Diamond League win since 2022 for Sandi Morris in the women's pole vault, the American clearing 4.80m for the victory. "Today is monumental for me on a personal level," said Morris, a three-time world silver medallist. "I have been fighting with problems with my shoulder so I have to keep the volume of jumps lower. I really wanted to keep jumping but I also listen to my goals." There was, however, no glory for Gianmarco Tamberi in the men's high jump in front of his adoring fans. The joint 2020 Olympic gold medallist, also the current European and world champion, bombed out at a lowly 2.16m in a competition won by South Korea's Sanghyeok Woo, with a best of 2.32m. - AFP
Associated Press
06-06-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Chebet runs second fastest 5,000 ever at Rome's Diamond League meet
ROME (AP) — Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet ran the second fastest women's 5,000 meters of all time at Rome's Diamond League meet on Friday. The Kenyan clocked 14 minutes, 3.69 seconds to come within range of the world record of 14:00.21 set by Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia two years ago. Chebet's previous best was 14:05.92 in the race that Tsefay set the world record. Chebet holds the world record in the 10,000. Also at the Golden Gala, American sprinter Trayvon Bromell won the 100 in 9.84 seconds for the best time this year; and two-time Olympic champion Valarie Allman set a meet record in the discus with a throw of 69.21 meters. ___ AP sports:
