Masai Russell and Alison dos Santos produced world records within 40 minutes of each other Thursday as the Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League closed its regular season with a series of fast performances at Letzigrund Stadium.
Dos Santos struck first in the men’s 400-meter hurdles, running 45.80 seconds to lower Karsten Warholm’s world record by 0.14 seconds.
Warholm, the previous record-holder, finished second in 46.69, while Ezekiel Nathaniel took third in 47.50. Matic Ian Guček was sixth in a Slovenian record of 47.80.
Russell followed in the women’s 100 hurdles, racing to 12.09 seconds with no wind to break the world record previously held by Tobi Amusan.
Amusan was also in the race and finished second in a season-best 12.23. Nadine Visser was third in a season-best 12.34.
The two records highlighted a meeting that also produced several world-leading marks and strong performances ahead of the Diamond League Final in Brussels on Sept. 4-5.
Werro lowers Diamond League record
Swiss middle-distance runner Audrey Werro gave the home crowd another major moment in the women’s 800.
Werro won in 1:53.70, setting a world lead, Diamond League record and Swiss national record.
Femke Broeders-Bol finished second in a Dutch record of 1:54.71, while Georgia Hunter Bell took third in a season-best 1:55.03.
In the men’s 800, Emmanuel Wanyonyi moved to the top of the world list with 1:41.76. Djamel Sedjati was close behind in a season-best 1:41.83.
Bednarek takes over world lead in 200
Kenneth Bednarek produced the fastest men’s 200 of the season, winning in 19.62 seconds into a 0.4 m/s headwind.
South Africa’s Sinesipho Dambile finished second in 19.82.
The men’s 400 went to Japan’s Yuki Joseph Nakajima in a season-best 44.62, ahead of Italy’s Edoardo Scotti, who also recorded a season best of 44.70.
Cole Hocker closed strongly to win the men’s 1500 in 3:31.71. Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech was second in 3:31.84, with Yared Nuguse third in 3:31.85. Jakob Ingebrigtsen finished fifth in 3:32.16.
Parker Wolfe won the men’s 3000 in a meeting record and personal best of 7:27.43, ahead of Graham Blanks, who ran a personal best of 7:27.92.
Swiss hurdler Jason Joseph won the non-Diamond League men’s 110 hurdles in a season-best 13.11, beating Trey Cunningham, who finished in 13.19.
Alfred edges Jefferson-Wooden
The women’s 100 produced one of the closest finishes of the night.
Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden were both timed at 10.70 seconds into a 0.7 m/s headwind, with Alfred awarded the victory by 0.005 seconds.
The performance was also a national record for Alfred. Sha’Carri Richardson finished third in 10.97.
Fabienne Hoenke won the women’s 200 in 22.53, ahead of Torrie Lewis in 22.66.
In the women’s 1500, Ludovica Cavalli took victory in 4:03.27, with Heather MacLean second in 4:03.57.
Kenya took the top two positions in the women’s 3000 steeplechase. Faith Cherotich won in 8:55.82, just ahead of Doris Lemngole, who ran a personal best of 8:55.94.
Cockrell runs 52.13
Anna Cockrell won the women’s 400 hurdles in a world-leading and meeting-record 52.13 seconds.
Dalilah Muhammad finished second in a season-best 53.16, while Rushell Clayton was third in 53.17. Fatoumata Diallo placed fourth in a national record of 53.30.
Nicola Olyslagers cleared a season-best 2.02m to win the women’s high jump. Iryna Gerashchenko finished second with 2.00m, matching her personal best, while Marija Vukovic cleared a national record-equalling 1.98m for third.
Gayle, Campbell and Peters reach podium
Caribbean athletes were also among the leading performers in the field events.
Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle finished second in the men’s long jump with a season-best 8.43m, two centimeters behind Greece’s Miltiadis Tentoglou, who won with 8.45m.
Fellow Jamaican Wayne Pinnock was third with 8.33m.
In the shot put, Jamaica’s Rajindra Campbell threw 22.22m for second place behind Jordan Geist of the United States, who produced a personal best of 22.53m. Leonardo Fabbri was third with 22.16m.
Grenada’s Anderson Peters finished second in the men’s javelin with a season-best 86.93m.
Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage won with a final-round throw of 92.07m, while Poland’s Dawid Wegner was third with 85.16m.
Duplantis and Karalis clear 6.20m
Armand Duplantis and Emmanouil Karalis produced another high-level pole vault contest.
Duplantis won after clearing 6.25m, a meeting record and outdoor world lead. Karalis cleared a Greek record of 6.20m, the highest mark ever recorded by a second-place finisher.
Both athletes then attempted 6.32m, which would have been a world record.
Weltklasse Zurich marked the end of the Diamond League regular season. The series now moves to Brussels for the Diamond League Final on Sept. 4-5.
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