Track Ledger

Category : Diamond League


29 July 2023	Faith Kipyegon sizzles in world record performance at Monaco Diamond League Meet 270 By Henley Taylor The Monaco Diamond League Meet, the nineth stop on the 2023 Diamond League circuit held on the July 21, 2023, was highlighted by several exceptional performances. Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) broke the world record in the women’s mile. Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) and Karsten Warholm (Norway) both posted impressive performances in the women’s 200m and men’s 400m hurdles events, respectively. Nia Ali (USA) and Wyclife Kinyamal (Kenya) posted world leading times in the women’s 100m hurdles and the men’s 800m, respectively. Another world record for Faith Kipyegon in the Women's Mile Faith Kipyegon of Kenya produced another scintillating run when she posted a World Record of 4:07.64 in the mile final. By virtue of this victory Faith solidified herself as the best track and field athlete on the circuit as this was her third world record of the season. With 200m remaining in the event, Faith decimated the field by buil....
25 July 2023	Ta Lou, Tebogo, Crouser and Bol victorious at Lausanne Diamond League Meet 270 By Henley Taylor At the Lausanne Diamond League Meet held at the Stade Olympique dela Pontaise in Switzerland on June 29- 30, 2023, there were several impressive performances by athletes who are gearing up for the Budapest World Championship set for later this summer. Marie Josse Ta Lou (Cote D’ivoire), Letsile Tebogo (Botswana), Ryan Crouser (USA) and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (Puerto Rico) all posted outstanding victories in their respective events. Marie Josse Talou of Cote D’ivoire continued her rich vein of form in winning the women’s 100m final in 10.88. The 34-year-old Ta Lou who is known for her bullet start, easily took the victory and was the only runner to dip below sub-11 seconds. Daryll Neita of Great Britain was second in 11.07, and Gina Luckenkemper of Germany was third in 11.17, a similar time as Ewa Swoboda of Poland, who was given fourth place. The field was rounded-out by Zoe Hobbs of New Zealand (11.20), Imani Lansiquot of Great Britain (11.24), Murielle A....
23 July 2023	Warholm, Amusan, Simbine and Neita post victories in Stockholm. 270 By Henley Taylor Karsten Warholm (Norway), Tobi Amusan (Nigeria), Akani Simbine (South Africa) and Daryll Neita (Great Britain) all posted impressive victories at the Stockholm Diamond League Meet held at Olympic Stadium, Sweden on July 2, 2023. The Olympic and World Champion, Karsten Warholm of Norway, showed his dominance yet again, when he posted 47.57, to win the men’s 400m hurdles. Warholm, who is the world record holder in the event at a mind-blowing 45.94, is coming off an injury-plagued 2022 season is gradually recapturing his magic. His running style of “catch me if you can” was too much for his competitors in Stockholm. Warholm finished ahead of Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Island (48.94) and Rasmus Magi of Estonia (49.04). The field was rounded-out by Alessandro Sibilio of Italy (49.11), Wilfred Happio of France (49.67), Ludvy Vaillant of France (49.91), Oskar Edlund of Sweden (50.35) and Yasmani Copello of Turkey (50.59).
23 July 2023	Fraser-Pryce Sizzles in 100m season opener (10.82) at Luzern Meet 270 By Henley Taylor The reigning World Champion, Shelly Fraser-Pryce won the women’s 100m A final in a new Meet Record of 10.82 at the Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern Meet on Thursday July 20, 2023. This event is a World Continent Silver event that was held at the Stadion Allmend in Switzerland. This was Fraser-Pryce’s first 100m of the season, and she did not disappoint her adoring fans. Fraser-Pryce got her usual bullet start and was able to separate from the rest of the field to stop the clock in 10.82 seconds. Zoe Hobbs of New Zealand was second in 11.08, while Kennedy Blackmon of the USA was third in 11.11. The top half of the field was completed my Moralake Akinosun of the USA, who posted 11.17 for fourth. The field was rounded-out by Natasha Morrison (11.18), Melissa Jefferson (11.20), Mujinga Kambundji (11.24SB) and Briana Williams (11.35). The wind reading was -0.3m/s. Fraser-Pryce is recovering from an injury that has delayed the start of her season. She however competed i....
24 May 2019	Shanghai Diamond League Recap 270 By O'Neil A. Reid The Shanghai Diamond League meet held on Saturday May 18, 2019 was filled with several outstanding performances, including over 7 world-leads and several meet records. On the men’s side Americans Noah Lyles and Fred Kerley, Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba and Germany’s Andreas Hofmann all posted impressive victories. While on the women’s side Aleia Hobbs, Salwa Eid Naser, Beatrice Chepkoech and Huihui Lyu also posted impressive victories. With the 2019 World Championship schedule for Qatar later this year, and with Nationals trials set for June, athletes are using the Diamond League meets to fine-tune their craft as well as to garner some much needed funds that are available at the end of the Diamond League season. Lyles edged Coleman The future of American sprinting was on fully display in Shanghai as the much anticipated clash between Noah Lyles and Christian Coleman in the men’s 100m certainly lived-up ....