Meeting highlights 2015 IAAF Diamond League

1 meeting highlights

1.1 doha
1.2 shanghai
1.3 eugene
1.4 rome
1.5 birmingham
1.6 oslo
1.7 new york
1.8 paris
1.9 lausanne
1.10 monaco

meeting highlights
doha

three diamond league records set in doha during opening competition of series. allyson felix of united states won women s 200 metres run of 21.98 seconds equal veronica campbell-brown s time set during inaugural 2010 iaaf diamond league season. jasmin stowers, making debut on circuit, broke women s 100 metres hurdles record time of 12.35 seconds – raised seventh on all-time rankings discipline. third record of evening came in men s triple jump: cuba s pedro pablo pichardo became first person go beyond eighteen metres in series history, setting national record , diamond league best of 18.06 m (59 ft 3 in). placed him third on all-time lists sport behind jonathan edwards , kenny harrison. reigning olympic champion, christian taylor, runner-up , moved himself fourth on all-time lists mark of 18.04 m (59 ft 2 in), making contest first in history feature 2 men going beyond eighteen metres. among other results, justin gatlin of united states became fifth fastest man in history of 100 metres winning time of 9.74 seconds (bettering world record of 9.77 seconds set in 2006, annulled due failed doping test).

shanghai

almaz ayana of ethiopia gave stand-out performance @ shanghai diamond league running third fastest women s 5000 metres of all-time, finishing in 14:14.32 minutes diamond league record. mutaz essa barshim defeated bohdan bondarenko in men s high jump meeting record , world-leading mark of 2.38 m (7 ft 9 ⁄2 in). in addition these 2 performances, there 4 other world-leading marks set during competition: silas kiplagat (men s 1500 m), jairus kipchoge birech (men s steeplechase), gong lijiao (women s shot put) , nikoleta kyriakopoulou (women s pole vault). kyriakopoulou s vault of 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) greek record. aside gong, lü huihui china s other home nation victor, , winning mark of 64.08 m (210 ft 2 ⁄4 in) women s javelin throw meeting record.

eugene

renaud lavillenie continued streak of diamond league records winning men s pole vault mark of 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in), raising him joint second on all-time outdoor lists. wind , temperature conditions suited sprinting events. justin gatlin won men s 200 metres in world lead 19.68 seconds, while shelly-ann fraser-pryce won women s 100 metres in world lead of 10.81 seconds, sharing time murielle ahouré. 6 women ran under 10.9 seconds day, , china s su bingtian became first man of asian descent break 10-second barrier in 100 m. mutaz essa barshim continued high jump streak meet record , world lead of 2.41 m (7 ft 10 ⁄4 in), while caterine ibargüen extended undefeated run 24 triple jump competitions. genzebe dibaba attempted top almaz ayana s 5000 metres run shanghai: although came short, winning time of 14:19.76 fifth fastest ever run distance. total of thirteen world-leading marks , 6 meet records set @ two-day competition.

rome

a total of 5 world leading marks set @ golden gala. ethiopian male distance runners provided 2 of these, mohamed aman winning 800 m in 1:43.56 minutes , 17-year-old yomif kejelcha taking first diamond race victory in 5000 m first sub-13-minute run of season. hyvin kiyeng jepkemoi, in first diamond race win, took women s steeplechase in 9:15.08 minutes (a personal best more 6 seconds). more experienced ruth beitia topped women s high jump clearance of 2.00 m (6 ft 6 ⁄2 in) – 36-year-old spaniard became oldest woman jump on height. american jennifer simpson became first woman under 4 minutes 1500 m year.

two meeting records bettered in rome. justin gatlin knocked 1 hundredth off usain bolt s 2012 time 9.75 seconds in men s 100 m. pedro pablo pichardo took down 2 longer-standing marks in men s triple jump jump of 17.96 m (58 ft 11 in): jonathan edwards 1998 meet record , khristo markov s 1987 stadium record, winning mark of 1987 world championships in athletics. other marks of note thiago braz da silva s south american record of 5.86 m (19 ft 2 ⁄2 in) in men s pole vault , men s javelin throw national records kenya s julius yego , olympic champion keshorn walcott of trinidad , tobago. strong women s 100 m hurdles field notable high-profile failures: olympic champion sally pearson fell heavily , injured, world champion brianna rollins clashed hurdle , fell, , world leader jasmin stowers hit hurdle heavily , walked finish.

birmingham

the best performance @ birmingham grand prix came in men s javelin kenya s julius yego improving 91.39 m (299 ft 10 in) break diamond league record , african record. mark best recorded in discipline since 2006. there discussion on validity of throw: officials judged throw outside allowable sector, despite throw going beyond area officials had marked out, , meeting had finished did accept yego s effort. world lead , african record came in non-standard 300 m sprint wayde van niekerk won in 31.63 seconds.

sandra perković athlete set meeting record, doing in women s discus mark of 69.23 m (227 ft 1 ⁄2 in), improving on former olympic champion ellina zvereva s 13-year-old record. perković win made athlete of meeting have won diamond races in discipline after 5 meetings, marvin bracy s 100 m win erased justin gatlin s streak. home athlete adam gemili broke 10-second barrier first time in race, becoming sixth briton achieve feat.

oslo

in poor weather conditions, there few record performances in oslo. genzebe dibaba fell short in 5000 m world record attempt, although winning time of 14:21.29 minutes still seventh fastest ever recorded @ point. sole world-leading performance of evening kaliese spencer s 400 m hurdles win in 54.15 seconds. brought jamaican twelve points in diamond race. caterine ibargüen reached twelve points, extending three-year unbeaten run. no men left unbeaten in diamond race due 2 unexpected victories. men s high jump billed contest between mutaz essa barshim, bohdan bondarenko , ivan ukhov saw finish outside top two, china s zhang guowei had first diamond league victory , marco fassinotti equalled italian record of 2.33 m (7 ft 7 ⁄2 in). robert urbanek ousted fellow pole piotr małachowski prevent him taking 3 straight wins in men s discus. in absence of diamond race leader kirani james, steven gardiner broke men s 400 m streak , took first diamond league win.

the greatest upset of night came through laura muir in women s 1500 m. briton built 40-metre lead have first major circuit win ahead of more favoured abeba aregawi. marharyta dorozhon first time winner, achieving feat in women s javelin in israeli record of 64.56 m (211 ft 9 ⁄2 in). other national record of meet belgian 1 of 3:51.84 minutes in 1500 m pieter-jan hannes. asbel kiprop had fourth career win @ bislett dream mile, in 50th anniversary.

new york

as in oslo, poor weather meant 1 world-leading mark recorded in new york: francena mccorory improved women s 400 m time 49.86 seconds – meeting record. women s field events provided 2 more meeting records: christabel nettey s clearance of 6.92 m (22 ft 8 ⁄4 in) brought her first long jump win on circuit, while ruth beitia , blanka vlasic both clear @ 1.97 m (6 ft 5 ⁄2 in) women s high jump record. ajee wilson brought end eunice jepkoech sum s run in women s 800 m , sandra perković became first athlete of series gather 4 straight wins.

in non-diamond race, usain bolt extended unbeaten record in 200 m, although winning margin narrow , time on second off best. wayde van niekerk took men s 400 m in south african record time. nikoleta kyriakopoulou of greece set national record, pole vault clearance of 4.80 m (15 ft 8 ⁄4 in) left second fabiana murer on count-back.

paris

six world leading marks established in paris. shelly-ann fraser-pryce s 100 m in 10.74 meeting record, jairus kipchoge birech s steeplechase victory in 7:58.83. nikoleta kyriakopoulou s women s pole vault world lead equalled diamond league record of 4.83 m (15 ft 10 in) , improved greek record. eunice sum (800 m), orlando ortega (110 m hurdles) , silas kiplagat (1500 m) others set world leads.

genzebe dibaba , almaz ayana both short again in women s 5000 m world record attempt, although genzebe s winning time of 14:15.21 new meet record. 3 continental records set @ meet: wayde van niekerk of south africa ran african record of 43.96 men s 400 m, france s jimmy vicaut runner-up asafa powell in men s 100 m equalled european record @ 9.86, while evan jager of united states set men s steeplechase record nacac region. jager did despite fall track @ last hurdle – mistake cost him win on birech , sub-8 performance. number of national records in athletics broken day: sergey shubenkov improved russian record in 110 m hurdles, konstadinos filippidis broke nation s men s pole vault (a double greece in event), konstadinos douvalidis equalled greek record in 110 m hurdles, selina büchel improved women s 800 m swiss record 1:57.95, , in women s 400 m hurdles sara petersen , kemi adekoya broke respective danish , bahraini records.

two long-standing streaks brought end @ competition. valerie adams, returning surgery, lost christina schwanitz in women s shot put after having had 56 consecutive wins. renaud lavillenie favourite men s pole vault, finished in fifth place , recorded first loss in 7 years @ meeting on home soil. zuzana hejnová won 400 m hurdles prevent kaliese spencer (who absent) taking fourth straight win. 1 streak did continue of colombia s caterine ibargüen, joined sandra perković unbeaten athletes on diamond league year.

lausanne

the athletissima meeting saw 1 world leading performance: 2.03 m (6 ft 7 ⁄4 in) anna chicherova in women s high jump. 4 meet records improved. christian taylor defeated pedro pablo pichardo triple jump of 18.06 m (59 ft 3 in) – joint fourth best jump ever @ point. david storl s shot put of 22.20 m (72 ft 10 in) meet record , best european since 1988. women s steeplechase record bettered virginia nyambura, while keshorn walcott set trinidad , tobago national record , meet record of 90.16 m (295 ft 9 ⁄2 in) in men s javelin.

yaime pérez had first ever diamond league win , in doing brought end sandra perković s unbeaten streak in women s discus throw. zharnel hughes (men s 200 m) , shaunae miller (women s 400 m) had first ever wins on diamond league circuit.

monaco

at herculis meet genzebe dibaba provided highlight 1500 metres world record of 3:50.07 minutes, breaking qu yunxia s time 1993 chinese games. veracity of previous record had been subject doubt , genzebe s time—almost 2 , half seconds faster time set outside chinese games—attracted questions in addition plaudits. in response, said want live own history. i`m not interested in others or conditions . 6 seconds behind her, sifan hassan set dutch record , shannon rowbury ran north american record.

one other diamond league record improved evening, joe kovacs in men s shot put throw of 22.56 m (74 ft 0 in) moved him eighth on all-time lists , best throw recorded in on decade. though not diamond race, men s 1500 m saw asbel kiprop move third on all-time lists run of 3:26.69 minutes. total of 6 meeting records broken – habiba ghribi s 9:11.28 in women s steeplechase, christian taylor s 17.75 m (58 ft 2 ⁄4 in) men s triple jump, , justin gatlin s 9.78 in men s 100 m, other 3 marks addition above-mentioned performances. total of 8 world-leading performances recorded.

amel tuka (men s 800 m) , candyce mcgrone (women s 200 m) both won first diamond league races in personal bests, tuka improving on second , half in 3 races in july, breaking own bosnia , herzegovina record , becoming 11th fastest performer of time. following defeat @ previous leg, sandra perković returned fifth win in women s discus.