Jamaica’s Jordan Scott and St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred each walked away with victories at the Oslo Diamond League (Bislett Games) on June 10, headlining a strong night for Caribbean athletes at Bislett Stadion. Three other Jamaicans — Rushell Clayton, Nickisha Pryce, and Ackelia Smith — also competed and finished inside the top five in their respective events.
Scott delivered the performance of the night for Jamaica, winning the men’s triple jump with a third-round leap of 17.66 meters. He overtook Italy’s Andy Diaz Hernandez, who had set the early standard with a first-round jump of 17.59 meters. Algeria’s Yasser Triki claimed third after improving to 17.43 meters in the fifth round. Scott’s victory earned him eight Diamond League points and gave Jamaica a win on the men’s side of the meet.
Alfred matched that energy on the track, dominating the women’s 100m from start to finish. The reigning Olympic champion crossed the line in 10.76 seconds, winning by more than two-tenths of a second over Great Britain’s Amy Hunt, who finished second in 10.99. New Zealand’s Zoe Hobbs took third in 11.03. A wind reading of 3.2 meters per second made the mark wind-aided and ineligible for record purposes, but Alfred’s control of the race was never in question.
Clayton carried Jamaica’s flag in the women’s 400m hurdles and delivered a strong run. She finished second in 53.50, behind Slovakia’s Emma Zapletalova, who won her third straight Diamond League race in the event with a time of 53.13. World silver medalist Jasmine Jones of the United States placed third in 54.09.
Pryce lined up in a loaded women’s 400m field and finished fifth in 50.39. Norway’s Henriette Jaeger won the race on home soil in 49.52, the second-fastest time of her career. World indoor champion Lurdes Gloria Manuel of the Czech Republic placed second in 50.13, with European champion Natalia Bukowiecka third in 50.34.
Smith competed in the women’s triple jump and landed fourth place with a leap of 14.50 meters. Cuba’s Davisleydi Velazco took the win with a wind-aided 14.85 meters, continuing her strong recent form. Senegal’s Saly Sarr jumped a personal best of 14.75 meters for second, and world champion Leyanis Perez Hernandez of Cuba finished third at 14.60 meters.
Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo took the men’s 200m in a season-best 19.84 seconds. He led by a clear margin despite easing off late, with Sinesipho Dambile taking second in 20.12. Australian sprinting prospect Gout Gout made his Diamond League debut and finished sixth in 20.60.
Ethiopia’s Freweyni Hailu set a world lead of 8:24.22 in the women’s 3000m, just two hundredths of a second off the meeting record. Her Ethiopian teammates Senayet Getachew and Hawi Abera placed third and fourth, while Likina Amebaw finished second in 8:25.15. Maureen Koster crossed fifth in 8:27.67 to claim top European honors. The result flipped the script from Rome, where Hailu had finished behind some of the same competitors in the 5000m.
In the men’s 5000m, Addisu Yihune of Ethiopia ran 12:47.62 to claim the world lead and a personal best. Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew pushed hard in the final stretch to finish second in 12:47.73, setting a new Asian record in the process. Sweden’s Andreas Almgren took third in 12:48.61, a European lead. American Parker Wolfe placed fourth in a personal best of 12:49.45, and Australia’s Ky Robinson crossed eighth in 12:50.82 to set an Oceanian record. The race featured remarkable depth across the board.
The men’s 800m produced the most dramatic moment of the night. Seventeen-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus dove at the finish line to edge reigning world and Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi, 1:42.08 to 1:42.09. The time set a world lead and broke the U.S. under-20 record. It also ranks as the second-fastest time ever run by a junior athlete in the event. Norway’s Tobias Gronstad finished fourth on home soil in a big personal best of 1:43.61.
The Dream Mile delivered another photo finish. Timothy Cheruiyot nipped Olympic bronze medalist Yared Nuguse at the line, with both runners clocking 3:48.21. The official split gave Cheruiyot the win, 3:48.202 to 3:48.207. It marked his first Diamond League victory since 2021. Cam Myers placed third in 3:48.35. Ten of the 13 finishers broke the 3:50 barrier.
The Diamond League circuit continues with its next scheduled stop in Doha, Qatar on June 19.
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