Four world leads: Kipyegon 8:07.04, Hodgkinson 1:54.74, Bol 51.91 and Warholm 46.28
CHORZÓW (POL, Aug 16): Four world leading performances highlighted the Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, first Diamond League meeting after one month break. Faith Kipyegon almost smashed Chinese 3000m world record, Keely Hodgkinson delivered a fabulous late start of the season clocking the second-fastest time of her career in the 800m, and both 400m hurdles races recorded not only the world leads but also a significant dominance of the winners Femke Bol and Karsten Warholm. Around 35,000 spectators also watched three individual (and one relay) Diamond League records and a bunch of meeting records (nine, plus 3 more equalled) in the Silesia Stadium. Great 100m sprints, fast women’s short hurdles by Masai Russell and Nadine Visser (in heats), 6-metres vaults by Mondo Duplantis and Manolo Karalis, or Gudaf Tsegay threatening the 1500m WR, were other highlights of a sunny Saturday afternoon in Silesia. Next DL meeting is scheduled for Lausanne, Switzerland, on 20 August.
Event by event reviews
Women
100m: Melissa Jefferson-Wooden storms to a 10.66 (0.1) clocking, just 0.01 shy of her PB, to equal Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s meeting record. Jamaica’s Tia Clayton improves to 10.82 in second with veteran Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith setting a 10.87 season’s best in third. World champion Sha’Carri Richardson was a distant sixth in 11.05.
200m: Shericka Jackson runs a big season’s best of 22.17 (-0.3), previous 22.53, for victory over Brittany Brown (22.21) and Favour Ofili (22.25).
400m (Diamond +): Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino reeled in Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser for victory, 49.18 to 49.27. Norway’s Henriette Jaeger also broke 50 seconds in third in 49.83.
800m (non-DL): In her first race in over a year, Keely Hodgkinson stormed to a 1:54.74 MR clocking, a world lead by almost two seconds for the second fastest time of her career. Kenya’s Lilian Odira was second in 1:56.52, also second in season lists, to Oratile Nowe third in a Botswanan record of 1:56.76. Australia’s Claudia Hollingsworth ran an Oceanian record of 1:57.67 in fifth.
1500m: Gudaf Tsegay attacked the world record but fell just short on the final lap, clocking 3:50.62, a meeting record and second fastest time of the season. World 5000m record-holder Beatrice Chebet ran 3:54.73 in her first serious attempt at the distance to finish second. The top-11 all broke the…
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