The tenth edition of the Doha Diamond League athletics meeting saw strong, thrilling competition across 14 track and field events between the world’s male and female champions, who enjoyed the stadium’s World Cup-standard atmosphere, shining and breaking a number of records.
The competition was attended by a prominent turnout of dignitaries and officials, led by HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, president of the Qatar Olympic Committee, Lord Sebastian Coe, president of the IAAF, HE Dr Thani bin Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, president of the Qatar Athletics Federation, and HE Jassim Rashid Al Buainain, secretary-general of the Olympic Committee.
As for the results, American runner Dalilah Muhammad won the women’s 400m hurdles, covering the distance in 53.61 seconds, the year’s best mark.
Muhammad finished ahead of compatriot Ashley Spencer, who came second in 54.72 seconds, and Ukraine’s Anna Ryzhykova, who covered the distance in 54.82 seconds.
In the men’s 800m, Botswana’s Nijel Amos won first place in 1:44.29 minutes. Last year’s champion, Kenya’s Emmanuel Korir, finished second in 1:44.50 minutes, and American Donavan Brazier came third in 1:44.70 minutes.
Qatari champion Abubaker Haydar Abdalla finished fourth in this race, recording a time of 1:44.82 minutes.
Fellow Qatari Jamal Hairan finished tenth in 1:46.27 minutes, teammate Mohammed Mubarak Rabia came eleventh in 1:46.40 minutes, and Abdulrahman Hassan finished thirteenth in 1:48.52 minutes.
In the women’s 100m hurdles, Jamaica’s Danielle Williams won first place in 12.66 seconds, finishing ahead of Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, who clocked 12.73 seconds, and American Sharika Nelvis in 12.78 seconds.
In the discus throw, Sweden’s Daniel Ståhl won first place with a distance of 70.56m, a new Diamond League meeting record.
Austria’s Lukas Weißhaidinger finished second with 66.90m, and Iran’s Ehsan Hadadi took third with 66.78m.
Diamond League champion Piotr Małachowski of Poland finished sixth with 64.45m.
Qatar’s Mohammed Ibrahim finished ninth with a distance of 58.98m.
In the 3000m steeplechase, Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali won first place, clocking 8:07.22 minutes. El Bakkali finished ahead of American Hillary Bor, who came second in 8:08.41 minutes, and Kenya’s Leonard Bett took third in 8:08.61 minutes.
In the men’s 200m, Turkish world champion Ramil Guliyev won first place in 19.99 seconds, having finished third here in Doha last year. Ecuador’s Alex Quiñónez came second in 20.19 seconds, and Canada’s Aaron Brown finished third in 20.20 seconds.
In this race, Qatar’s Jaber Al Meamari finished eighth in 21.47 seconds, and his national teammate Owaab Barrow came ninth in 21.55 seconds.
In the women’s 800m, Olympic and world champion Caster Semenya of South Africa rose to the occasion, taking first place in 1:54.98 minutes
Semenya also holds the Diamond League meeting record, set at 1:54.25 minutes.
Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba finished second in 1:57.75 minutes, and American Ajee Wilson took third in 1:58.83 minutes.
In the men’s pole vault, American Sam Kendricks won first place with a height of 5.80m, Brazil’s Thiago Braz finished second with 5.71 m, and Japan’s Seito Yamamoto took third with 5.61m.
Kenyan runners dominated the men’s 1500m, with Mutonei Manangoi taking first place in 3:32.21 minutes. Timothy Cheruiyot finished second, and Bethwel Birgen came third in 3:33.12 minutes.
In this race, Qatar’s Mohanad Khamis finished twelfth in 3:43.62 minutes, and teammate Idris Moussa came thirteenth in 3:50.92 minutes.
In the women’s high jump, Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh won first place with a jump of 1.96m, finishing ahead of Bulgaria’s Mirela Demireva, who cleared 1.91m, and Sweden’s Erika Kinsey, who also cleared 1.91m.
In the women’s long jump, Colombia’s Caterine Ibargüen won first place with 6.76m, Ukraine’s Maryna Bekh finished second with 6.74m, and Australia’s Brooke Stratton took third with 6.73m.
In the women’s 200m, Britain’s three-time European champion Dina Asher-Smith won first place in 22.26 seconds. The Netherlands’ Jamile Samuel finished second in 22.90 seconds, and Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare took third in 23.14 seconds.
In the men’s shot put, Olympic champion Ryan Crouser of the United States won first place with 22.13m, finishing ahead of three-time world champion Tom Walsh of New Zealand, who came second with 22.06m, while Brazil’s Darlan Romani took third with 21.60m.
In this event, Kuwait’s Saeed Saroor finished ninth with 18.07m.
In the meeting’s final race, the women’s 3000m, Kenyan world champion Hellen Obiri took first place in 8:25.60 minutes, finishing ahead of Ethiopian Olympic champion Genzebe Dibaba, who clocked 8:26.20 minutes.
Fellow Kenyan Lilian Kasait finished third in 8:29.02 minutes.
