5th DL trophy for Kipyegon in 3:54.75 MR, Chebet 14:09.82 MR, Fabbri 22.98 MR/NR

BRUSSELS (BEL, Sep 14): The second and final day of the Allianz Memorial van Damme concluded the long and very prosperous 2024 Wanda Diamond League season. In the cold, but this time wet weather again (first day 37 000 second day 34 000), athletes produced three meeting records. The 1500m queen Faith Kipyegon, by gaining her fifth DL trophy, Beatrice Chebet helped Medina Eisa to smash the World U20 record, and Leonardo Fabbri improved his national record. Thankful crowds watched five new DL champions crowned and defeated Olympic champions Crouser, Yavi, and Tebogo.

Short reviews

Women

200m: Premier DL title for Brown in 22.20 (0.2) over Neita (22.45).

200m (non-DL): McLaughlin-Levrone in 22.40 (0.1) clearly over the rest of the field.

1500m: Fifth DL title (and fourth consecutive) for Kipyegon in a MR of 3:54.75 ahead of Welteji (3:55.25) with top 9 finishers sub 4:00 and NR for the home country by Vanderelst (4:01.26) at 11th.

5000m: Chebet produced another stunning performance by winning in 14:09.82 MR, missing her own WL just by 0.3sec. Eisa, finishing second, smashed the World U20 record with 14:21.89; however, she was already faster last year (14:16.54), but without an anti-doping test after the race, Tesfay finished third (14:28.53 PB); in a race with two more PBs in the field. For Chebet 2nd DL overall win.

3000m steeple: Olympic champion Yavi could not keep up in the finish with Cherotich, who got a big win and premiere DL title in 9:02.36 (to 9:02.87).

100m hurdles: Clear victory for Camacho-Quinn in 12.38 (0.4), who finally added the DL title to her achievements, ahead of Visser (12.54).

400m hurdles: Fourth consecutive DL trophy for Bol in 52.45, Cockrell by a large margin second (53.71).

Pole vault: Kennedy cleared 488 on her first attempt and tried at 495 (would be AR), while Morris finished second ahead of Newman and Caudery, all clearing 480. Second DL win for Kennedy.

Long jump: Premiere DL title for Iapichino with 680 (0.0) over Nichols with 668 (0.0).

Javelin: Vilagoš took the lead from Kitaguchi in the final series with 65.23, but the Olympic champion responded with her final throw and a season-best of 66.13, moving to third in a season list, and defeated the DL title.

Men

100m (non-DL): Omanyala in 10.07 (0.0) clearly.

200m: Bednarek with impressive 19.67 (0.7)…