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1500m Women: Kenyan record for conquering Kipyegon
World silver medallist Faith Kipyegon lived up to expectations in style as she eclipsed her own Kenyan record with a storming piece of middle distance running that left compatriot Hellen Obiri and a trio of young Ethiopians in her wake. The long-striding Kipyegon led from five at the bell and streaked through the final 200m to win in 3:56.82, consigning Genzebe Dibaba’s 2012 meeting record to the dustbin and lowering her own best by 0.16 to move to the top of the world list. Obiri was way back but still clocked 3:59.34 for second as 19-year-old world indoor medallist Dawit Seyaum took third in 3:59.87. Her teammates, Besu Sado and Gudaf Tsegay, ran personal bests in fourth and fifth respectively.
400m Hurdles Men: Tinsley times it right to take the points
A finely timed second half and a thrusting run to the line gave US Olympic champion Michael Tinsley victory in a season’s best over Poland’s surprise second-placer Patryk Dobek as Kenya’s world champion Nicholas Bett was sixth. Eight men finished within sixth tenths as Tinsley overhauled the fast starting Puerto Rican Javier Culson to win in 48.90, moving to third on this year’s world list. Dobek came through in lane one for second in 49.01, a tenth ahead of Bahamas Pan Am Games champion Jeffrey Gibson, while Bett was never in it, clocking 49.31. Culson faded to eighth, one place behind two times world champion Kerron Clement.
Discus Women: Revenge is sweet for record-breaking Perkovics
Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic extended her world lead as she exacted revenge on Cuba’s Beijing world champion Denia Caballero and sealed her third straight Shanghai Diamond League win. The Croatian led at half way with 67.73 before unleashing a fourth round throw of 70.88 to eclipse her own Diamond League and Shanghai meeting record from two years ago. Caballero had led after round two with 66.14, but that was to prove her best as Australia’s 2009 world champion Dani Samuels snatched the second place points with a sixth round throw of 67.77. Su Xinyue delighted the home crowd by making the last four, the two-times Asian champion producing her best of the year to finish behind Caballero with 64.45.
Shot Put Men: Roberts shocks world champions with last round winner
A sixth round put of 21.40 gave the unfancied American Kurt Roberts a shock victory over the world indoor and outdoor champions. Roberts’ winning effort landed just 7cm short of his best ever, pushing Beijing world champion and US compatriot Joe Kovacs down to third as New Zealand’s Portland hero Tom Walsh moved to second. Kovacs had looked all set to clinch a narrow win over Walsh when Roberts unleashed a last round throw to leap from fourth to first. Walsh responded with 21.20 leaving the world leader adrift with a best of 20.82. Poland's double Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski was fourth
High Jump Women: Spencer bounces back to win three-way battle
St Lucia’s Pan American Games champion Lavern Spencer moved from third to first with a sailing clearance at 1.94 to win a three-way tussle for the 10 Diamond League points with Uzbekistan’s former Asian champion Nadezhda Dusanova and European bronze medallist Ana Simic. Croatian Simic took the lead with a season’s best at 1.92, but Spencer bounced back with a first time effort at 1.94 where Dusanova needed three. A world lead of 1.96 was beyond Dusanova and Spencer bowed out, happy to take the win on countback.
McLeod shrugs off pressure ahead of Shanghai showdown
Omar McLeod may be the new kid on the block in the tight community of world athletics known as sprint hurdling, but the Jamaican world leader is adamant he’s feeling no pressure ahead of his Shanghai showdown with global champions and world record breakers on Saturday.
China’s young jumpers set to take the world by storm
Hoodies, backward caps and the adolescent slouch of the young and fearless – no, not the latest boy band, but a trio of talented athletes set to turn China into a “world powerhouse of long jumping” starting at this Saturday’s Shanghai Diamond League meeting.
Rudisha in mood for Shanghai meeting record
David Rudisha believes he’s in shape to break the meeting record on Saturday when he kicks off his 2016 Diamond League campaign with his first ever appearance at the Shanghai Stadium.
Live stream: Press conference IAAF Shanghai Diamond League
The press conference of the IAAF Shanghai Diamond League on May 13th, can be followed online via a live stream. The press conference will take place on May 13th, from 14.00 – 15.00 local time.
2016 IAAF Diamond League Shanghai meeting previews - women
The women's previews for the 2016 IAAF Diamond League Shanghai.