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Ronnie Baker left a high-quality field in his dust to win the men's 100m on the first day of the Muller Anniversary Games in London on Saturday (21), the 11th stop of the IAAF Diamond League .
The event was organized on two rounds, with 11 participants holding a personal best of less than 10 seconds. But Baker, the fastest man in the world this year, has never looked ruffled. The American sprinter was fastest in the heats, winning his in 9.90. He then tied that time in the final, setting a 60-meter lead and holding him to win for the fourth time at an IAAF Diamond League meeting this year. "In the final, I felt like I was getting up at the start, which took away from my transition and how fast I could really go," he said. "But I'm really happy, two races in a short period of time;"
Behind him, five other athletes went under the 10 mark, with Zharnel Hughes leading them to second place in 9.93, a nose ahead of Akani Simbine.
In the Women's 100m, a scoreless score, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has shown that she is far from being an exhausted force.The Jamaican did not compete in 2017 after having gave birth and traveled to London with her young son.
The two rounds did not pose a problem for the 2008 and 2012 Olympic champions. She gained her heat in a comfortable 11.17. briefly followed second heat winner Dezerea Bryant, but remained relaxed to get away in the last 20 meters and win in 10.98, her best time of the year Bryant was second in 11.04.
Narrow Victories for Kendricks and Proctor
The American ain Sam Kendricks won the men's pole vault with 5.92m. The mark was good but his score card was crossed out: the world champion missed bars at 5.71m, 5.80m and 5.86m. The French Renaud Lavillenie crossed these heights for the first time and seemed to have total control.
But 5.92 m were decisive. As Kendricks went for the first time, moving away from the pit during wild celebrations, Lavillenie missed his first jump before climbing to the next height. He made no more clearance, thus giving the win to Kendricks, who was unlucky with his two attempts at 6.05m. World Under-20 champion Mondo Duplantis has also crossed the 5.86m mark but is ranked third due to failures on previous heights.
There was a popular winner in the women's long jump, as British Shara Proctor produced an impressive series to win at home. Five of his six efforts were over 6.80m, his best at 6.91m, which was enough to beat Lorraine Ugen, whose best score was 6.88m.
"I am confident in what I can do and I have shown it today" Attorney. "I gathered my mind and I perfected it."
Ugen's second place means she remains at the top of the IAAF Diamond League standings.
Chelimo's kick is the smartest
American Paul Chelimo wins first victory in an IAAF Diamond League race, showing Yomif Kejelcha a pair of heels out of the 130 last meters to win the men's 5000m
The front of the bell, and his punt tactic seemed to have borne fruit since he quickly established a lead of a few meters. The Ethiopian had run conservatively on the previous 4600 meters, the pace being far from the speed of the previous week's race in Rabat, where he had won a time ahead of the world.
But Chelimo was also smartly positioned. the divisions of Muktar Edris and Hagos Gebrhiwet at the head of the pack. The Olympic silver medalist was slender in front of Kejelcha as they came out in the home straight for the last time and withdrew to win in 13: 14.01
"What I was doing today, it was just very smart and I was running there, "said the winner. "Kejelcha made a really crazy move in the back … I knew I was going to have it 200 meters from the finish."
Kejelcha was cooked: world champion Edris put him on the line to take second place. Birhanu Balew, who is leading the overall standings of the IAAF Diamond League, finished fourth.
In the first round of Diamond on the track, Shamier Little and Janieve Russell resumed their direct duel in Lausanne. Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad led through the first 200 meters, but at the exit of the turn, Little and Russell were positioned at best.
Russell maintained a slight advantage but, as in Switzerland, prevailed with a decline, gaining by 0.01 in 53.95. American champion Little is third overall behind Russell in second place. Muhammad, tired after his quick start but still third, remains in the lead.
"It was a tough race, but it was no different from the race I had in Lausanne a few weeks ago," said Little. "I put my soul in this momentum for all points!"
A late burst of Abdalelah Haroun saw him win the men's 400m in a personal best 44.07. Qatar looked out of the race at the exit, Kirani James and Nathon Allen held up.
But Haroun, who won the world bronze in London last year, suddenly began to roll 50 meters from the finish. Pumping his arms hard, he crossed the line in the light of day to Paul Dedewo, who made his turn for a PB of 44.43. James, the Olympic champion here in 2012, was third
Records for Warholm and Bosworth
The men's 400m hurdles was not a scoring event, but world champion Karsten Warholm did not run more conservative for this fact. The Norwegian, who won the world title in London last year, used his usual quick start tactics and set a big lead. He held it well over the last two hurdles to win a national record of 47.65. All eyes are now on the finals for a showdown with world leader Abderrahman Samba.
A year after his record-breaking performance of more than a mile, Briton Tom Bosworth set a world record in the men's 3000m race in 10: 43.9.
In the women's 3000m, Lilian Rengeruk Susan Krumins won to win in 8: 41.51.
All action in the female javelin arrived early. Lyu Huihui, winner in Shanghai in May, took the lead with her opening of 64.97m. In the second round Nikola Ogrodnikova advanced 65.36m. Throwing then, Huihui responded immediately, finding 65.54m, a mark neither she nor her competitors would be better. The victory means that the Chinese pitcher is at the top of the overall standings.
Thomas Byrne for the IAAF
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