Armand Duplantis pole vaulted 6.05m, just shy of the world record of 6.18m. Sifan Hassan won in 4:14.74s, an improvement by two seconds from Faith Kipyegon’s 2015 meeting record and best world year performance.
Sifan Hassan came a little short of breaking her own world record of 4:12.33. The Ethiopian-born Dutch middle- and long-distance runner has confirmed that there are no more long-distance races for her this season. She said she will be participating in the 1,500m in the final Diamond League meeting in Zurich.
Later, Michael Cherry set a new Diamond League meeting record in 400 meters. The American won gold in Tokyo in the 4x400 meters. He has now clocked 44.03s, three-hundredths of a second faster than the previous Diamond League meeting record, set by the legendary Michael Johnson in 1998.
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Sifan Hassan, after breaking her own record, said her goal was to run as fast as she could without taking any records into account. She added:
The runner confirmed that her participation in long distance races this season has ended. She said:
Duplantis, Cherry eye more Diamond League records
Armand Duplantis, meanwhile, wasn’t bogged down on missing the world record and insisted that he will break the record in the near future. He said:
The Diamond League meeting record has inspired Michael Cherry to better it the next time he is on the track. He said:
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