For thirteen years, the Doha Diamond League opened the Diamond League series. For the past two years, Diamond League has opened in China, first in Xiamen and then, in Shanghai. Doha is the third meeting of the season. RunBlogRun visited every year from 2010-2017, and again in 2019 and 2023. A superb event!
2025 was another example of the amazing event!
Weber 91.06 WL, Cherotich 9:05.08 WL, Masalela 1:43.11 WL, Tia Clayton 10.92 WL
DOHA (QAT, May 16): Five world leading performances (including two in men’s javelin) highlighted the Jetour Doha Meeting, third Wanda Diamond League meet of the season. Main highlights came at the end with a great men’s javelin competition crowned by two world leads and top 2 throwers over 90m, for the third time in Doha meet history. Also a thrilling finish in the women’s steeple with Faith Cherotich defeating Winfred Yavi. And not to miss the men’s 800m and first ever Diamond League win for Reynold Cheruiyot in his rare appearance over the 5000m.
Short event by event review
Women
100m: Twins take a 1-2. Tia Clayton sets a 10.92 (2.0) world lead to win from her twin sister Tina Clayton in 11.02. Amy Hunt pipped the legendary Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce for third, 11.03 PB to 11.05.
400m: Salwa Eid Naser with a clear victory in 49.83 to equal Allyson Felix’s meeting record, winning by over one second from European champion Natalia Bukowiecka in 50.92.
1500m: Kenyan 1-2 for Nelly Chepchirchir (4:05.00) and Susan Ejore (4:06.27).
3000m steeple (Diamond+ event): Olympic bronze medallist Faith Cherotich outsprinted Olympic champion Winfred Yavi off the final barrier, 9:05.08 WL to 9:05.26. Ethiopia’s Sembo Almayew was third in 9:09.27, NR for India by Chaudhary (9:13.39) in sixth.
Pole vault (D+): Molly Caudery cleared 4.75m to win by one clear height from Italy’s Roberta Bruni and joint world champion Katie Moon who were joint second at 4.63m.
Triple jump: Clear win for Shanieka Ricketts over Olympic champion Thea Lafond – 14.72w (3.2), also 14.30 (1.9), to 14.39 (1.9).
Men
200m (DL+): Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo eased past Courtney Lindsay in the last 30 metres, 20.10 (0.7) to 20.11.
800m: Botswana’s Tshepiso Masalela with a world lead of 1:43.11, holding off a late surge from Bryce Hoppel (1:43.26) and Kenya’s Wyclife Kinyamal third…
CLICK HERE to Read the Full Original Article at runblogrun…