Emma Zapletalov\u00e1 and Marileidy Paulino impressed over one lap of the track in Doha, setting meeting records in the 400m hurdles and 400m, respectively, during the Wanda Diamond League meeting yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zapletalov\u00e1\u2019s 52.30 improved her own world-leading Slovakian record and moved her to sixth on the world 400m hurdles all-time list. World leads were also set in both triple jump contests, Davisleydi Velazco joining the 15-metre club and Pedro Pichardo making a statement on his season debut. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zapletalov\u00e1 has had a sensational season so far. The world bronze medallist is unbeaten in her specialism this year and after wins in Rabat, Rome and Oslo, she clinched her fourth consecutive Diamond League victory in her quickest time yet \u2013 52.30 \u2013 to become the sixth-fastest women\u2019s 400m hurdler in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On a hot evening in Qatar’s capital, the 26-year-old judged her race to perfection and won by three-quarters of a second ahead of Jamaica\u2019s Rushell Clayton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am very happy with my new personal best and national record,\u201d said Zapletalov\u00e1. \u201cI am also satisfied that I did it as we planned with my coach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dominican Republic\u2019s Olympic champion Paulino also dominated her event, smashing Allyson Felix\u2019s 18-year-old 400m meeting record by almost a second on her Diamond League season debut. Catapulting herself off the final bend, she stormed away from her rivals down the home straight to win in 48.91. Olympic bronze medallist Natalia Bukowiecka chased her over the finish line in 50.10, while Roxana G\u00f3mez was third in 50.23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cuba\u2019s Velazco soared into the 15-metre club, winning the women\u2019s triple jump with a world-leading PB of 15.13m (1.3m\/s). With that fifth-round leap, the 26-year-old surpassed the wind-assisted 14.97m (2.5m\/s) achieved in the second round by her compatriot Leyanis P\u00e9rez Hern\u00e1ndez, the world and two-time world indoor champion, to secure her second consecutive Diamond League victory after her win in Oslo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Improving her PB by 28 centimetres, Velazco achieved the farthest leap in the world since 2023 and her series also included jumps of 14.97m \u2013 which had matched the lead \u2013 and 14.69m. P\u00e9rez Hern\u00e1ndez backed up her wind-aided mark with a wind-legal 14.93m (1.5m\/s), just five centimetres off her PB. In a quality contest, Senegal’s world indoor bronze medallist Saly Sarr jumped a PB of 14.86m for third place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Portugal\u2019s two-time world champion Pichardo won a close battle between global medallists in the men\u2019s triple jump, leaping a world lead of 17.71m (0.4m\/s) to triumph by two centimetres ahead of Jamaica\u2019s Jordan Scott. The top three were separated by only four centimetres, Yasser Triki improving his own Algerian record to 17.67m (0.4m\/s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scott, the world indoor silver medallist, improved his PB to 17.69m (1.7m\/s) from his opening attempt \u2013 a mark he matched in the fourth round \u2013 but Pichardo, in his first competition since winning world gold in Tokyo in September, responded with 17.71m in the second round to take the lead. Triki\u2019s national record came in the fourth round, improving on his previous best of 17.43m set at the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Greece\u2019s Emmanouil Karalis won the pole vault on countback. The world silver medallist, No.2 on the world all-time list thanks to his 6.17m clearance from February, this time managed a best of 5.92m on his second try \u2013 a height also cleared by Chris Nilsen and Sondre Guttormsen on their third attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Africa\u2019s Sinesipho Dambile has improved with each of his Diamond League races this season, following his third place in Rabat and runner-up finishes in Stockholm and Oslo with a 200m win in a PB of 19.74 (1.8m\/s) in Doha. Zimbabwe\u2019s Makanakaishe Charamba was second in 19.88, matching his PB, while Alexander Ogando also dipped under 20 seconds, clocking 19.96.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jamaica\u2019s Kemba Nelson won the 100m \u2013 her first Diamond League victory \u2013 after a storming second half to her race. She strode away from her rivals and crossed the finish line in a wind-assisted 10.88 (2.5m\/s) ahead of world indoor champion Zaynab Dosso (11.01) and Patrizia van der Weken (11.05).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World champion Cordell Tinch maintained his composure to win a 110m hurdles contest full of knocked barriers. Jamal Britt and Kendry Men\u00e9ndez started well but as they hit a few hurdles, USA\u2019s Tinch moved through the field to win in 13.23 (1.4m\/s). Asier Mart\u00ednez secured second place in 13.27 and Thomas Wilkes was third in a PB of 13.28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USA\u2019s world indoor bronze medallist Addison Wiley held off a strong challenge from Olympic silver medallist Tsige Duguma in the 800m to win her first Diamond League race \u2013 1:57.98 to 1:58.08. Halimah Nakaayi was third in 1:58.41.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ethiopia\u2019s Birke Haylom dominated the 1500m, following her Diamond League win in Shanghai with another victory in 3:59.89. Saron Berhe closed the gap slightly in the closing stages but was still a couple of seconds back, securing the runner-up spot in 4:02.61. Haregeweyni Kalayu completed an Ethiopian top three in 4:03.56 and Germany\u2019s two-time world 3000m steeplechase bronze medallist Gesa Felicitas Krause ran a PB of 4:04.28 for fourth place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ethiopia\u2019s Medina Eisa held off her compatriot Likina Amebaw, the world leader, to win the 5000m. They both managed to stay out of trouble during a last lap that saw Fantaye Belayneh and Asayech Ayichew fall, Eisa reaching the finish line in 14:53.91, a couple of strides ahead of Amebaw (14:54.37). Marta Alemayo, the two-time world U20 cross-country champion, was third in 14:55.65.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Morocco\u2019s two-time Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali won the 3000m steeplechase, maintaining his unbeaten season in 8:09.28 after his Diamond League wins in Rabat and Stockholm. Samuel Firewu was second in 8:10.44 and Daniel Arce was third in 8:13.35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sri Lanka\u2019s world leader Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won the javelin by more than two metres, throwing 88.68m to beat two-time world champion Anderson Peters (86.38m). Pathirage now has the top five winning marks of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Italy\u2019s world U20 silver medallist Matteo Sioli soared to his second Diamond League victory in the high jump, following his win on home soil in Rome with a 2.29m clearance to triumph again. Home favourite Mutaz Barshim was second on 2.27m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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