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Diamond League: Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Armand Duplantis set world records in Silesia

Diamond League: Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Armand Duplantis set world records in Silesia
Diamond League: Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Armand Duplantis set world records in Silesia


Great Britain’s Daryll Neita finished fourth in the women’s 100m final in 11.01 seconds, which was an improvement on seventh in the Lausanne meet three days ago.

After running a season’s-best 10.88 to win Thursday’s race, Dina Asher-Smith opted not to compete in Silesia after saying on social media her body needed a “little rest”.

Jamaica’s Tia Clayton won in 10.83.

Jemma Reekie was second in the women’s 1,000m in 2:32.56, behind Kenya’s Nelly Chepchirchir, while Georgia Bell finished third in the women’s 1500m.

Kenya’s Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi targeted the men’s 800m world record after narrowly missing out earlier in the week, but was beaten by Canada’s world champion Marco Arop (1:41.86).

Jamaica’s Rasheed Broadbell upset new Olympic champion Grant Holloway in the men’s 110m hurdles in Lausanne but the American hit back by edging victory in 13.04.

Botswana’s Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo claimed his second Diamond League win in four days, clocking 19.83 in the 200m.

Olympic bronze medallist Fred Kerley won the men’s 100m in 9.87, with Paris silver medallist Kishane Thompson sitting out even though he had been due to run.

Femke Bol and Karsten Warholm missed out on gold in Paris but won the women’s and men’s 400m hurdles in Silesia – in 52.13 and 46.95 respectively.

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