2015 IAAF Diamond League

2015 IAAF Diamond League
Edition 6th
Dates 15 May–11 September
Meetings 14
Diamond Races 32
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The 2015 IAAF Diamond League was the sixth edition of the annual IAAF Diamond League. It consisted of fourteen one-day track and field meetings, starting on 15 May in Doha, Qatar, and ending on 11 September in Brussels, Belgium. Other events were held in Shanghai, Eugene, Rome, Birmingham, Oslo, New York City, Paris, Lausanne, Fontvieille, Monaco, London, Stockholm, and Zürich. All previous venues remained on the tour, with the exception that London returned to host the second meeting in the United Kingdom, having been replaced by Glasgow during the 2014 IAAF Diamond League.

Schedule

The following fourteen meetings were included in the 2015 season:[1]

Date Meet Stadium City Country
15 May Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Qatar SC Stadium Doha  Qatar
17 May Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Shanghai Stadium Shanghai  People's Republic of China
30 May Prefontaine Classic Hayward Field Eugene  United States
4 June Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea Stadio Olimpico Rome  Italy
7 June British Athletics Grand Prix Alexander Stadium Birmingham  United Kingdom
11 June Bislett Games Bislett Stadion Oslo  Norway
13 June Adidas Grand Prix Icahn Stadium New York City  United States
4 July Meeting Areva Stade de France Saint-Denis  France
9 July Athletissima Stade olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne   Switzerland
17 July Herculis Stade Louis II Fontvieille  Monaco
24 & 25 July London Grand Prix Olympic Stadium London  United Kingdom
30 July DN Galan Stockholm Olympic Stadium Stockholm  Sweden
3 September Weltklasse Zürich Letzigrund Zürich   Switzerland
11 September Memorial Van Damme King Baudouin Stadium Brussels  Belgium

Events

There are 16 men's and 16 women's disciplines in the Diamond League and seven events per discipline in the season. The total prize money for each competition is US$30,000, with a winner's share of $10,000. The season winner of each discipline wins US$40,000.[2]

Track Field

Results

Events not included in the Diamond League are marked in grey background.[3]

Men

Track

# Meeting 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 5000 m 110 m h 400 m h 3000 m st
1 Doha  Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.74 WL, MR –  Abdelalelah Haroun (QAT) 44.85  Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI) 1:43.78 WL –  Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) 7:38.08 WL (3000m) –  Bershawn Jackson (USA) 48.09 WL, MR –
2 Shanghai –  Alonso Edward (PAN) 20.33 SB  Kirani James (GRN) 44.66 –  Silas Kiplagat (KEN) 3:35.29 WL -  David Oliver (USA) 13.17 SB –  Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN) 8:05.36 WL
3 Eugene –  Justin Gatlin (USA) 19.68 WL  Kirani James (GRN) 43.95 WL –  Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI) 3:51.10 WL (1 Mile) –  Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA) 13.06 WL  Johnny Dutch (USA) 48.20 SB  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:01.71 WL
4 Rome  Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.75 MR  Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas (GRE) 20.09 –  Mohammed Aman (ETH) 1:43.56 WL –  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) 12:58.39 WL –  Johnny Dutch (USA) 48.13 –
5 Birmingham  Marvin Bracy (USA) 9.93 – –  Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:46.77 –  Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa (KEN) 13:07.26 – – –
6 Oslo –  Christophe Lemaitre (FRA) 20.21 SB  Steven Gardiner (BAH) 44.64 –  Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:51.45 (1 Mile) – – –  Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN) 8:05.63
7 New York  Tyson Gay (USA) 10.12  Usain Bolt (JAM) 20.29 –  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:43.58 SB –  Ben True (USA) 13:29.48  David Oliver (USA) 13.19  Javier Culson (PUR) 48.48 SB –
8 Paris  Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.81 –  Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) 43.96 AR –  Silas Kiplagat (KEN) 3:30.12 WL –  Orlando Ortega (CUB) 12.94 WL –  Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN) 7:58.83 MR WL
9 Lausanne  Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.75  Zharnel Hughes (GBR) 20.13 –  Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:43.27 –  Mo Farah (GBR) 13:11.77 –  Bershawn Jackson (USA) 48.71 –
10 Monaco  Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.78 – –  Amel Tuka (BIH) 1:42.51 WL, NR  Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:26.69 WL  Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku (KEN) 7:35.13 WL (3000m) –  Bershawn Jackson (USA) 48.23 –
11 London  Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.87  Zharnel Hughes (GBR) 20.05 PB  Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) 44.63  Nijel Amos (BOT) 1:44.57  Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:54.87 (1 Mile)  Mo Farah (GBR) 7:34.66 WL (3000m)  Jason Richardson (USA) 13.19  Michael Tinsley (USA) 49.02  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) 8:09.47
12 Stockholm –  Alonso Edward (PAN) 20.04  Machel Cedenio (TTO) 44.97 –  Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI) 3:33.33 –  Orlando Ortega (CUB) 13.18 –  Hicham Sigueni (MAR) 8:16.54 PB
13 Zürich –  Alonso Edward (PAN) 20.03  LaShawn Merritt (USA) 44,18 –  Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:35.79 –  Sergey Shubenkov (RUS) 13.14 –  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 8:10.24 SB
14 Brussels  Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.98 – –  Adam Kszczot (POL) 1:45.12 –  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) 12:53.98 WL –  Jeffrey Gibson (BAH) 48,72 –
Overall winner  Justin Gatlin (USA)  Alonso Edward (PAN)  Kirani James (GRN)  Nijel Amos (BOT)  Asbel Kiprop (KEN)  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH)  David Oliver (USA)  Bershawn Jackson (USA)  Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN)

Field

# Meeting Long jump Triple jump High jump Pole vault Shot put Discus Javelin
1 Doha –  Pedro Pablo Pichardo (CUB) 18.06 WL, DLR, MR –  Konstadinos Filippidis (GRE) 5.75 SB  David Storl (GER) 21.51 –  Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 88.62 WL
2 Shanghai  Aleksandr Menkov (RUS) 8.27 –  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) 2.38 WL, MR – –  Piotr Małachowski (POL) 64.65 –
3 Eugene – –  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) 2.41 WL  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 6.05 WL  Joe Kovacs (USA) 22.12  Piotr Małachowski (POL) 65.59 –
4 Rome –  Pedro Pablo Pichardo (CUB) 17.96 MR –  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.91  David Storl (GER) 21.46 –  Vítězslav Veselý (CZE) 88.14
5 Birmingham  Greg Rutherford (GBR) 8.35 SB  Christian Taylor (USA) 17.40 – – – –  Julius Yego (KEN) 91.39 AR, WL, DLR
6 Oslo  Greg Rutherford (GBR) 8.25 –  Zhang Guowei (CHN) 2.36 – –  Robert Urbanek (POL) 63.85 –
7 New York –  Pedro Pablo Pichardo (CUB) 17.56 – –  Joe Kovacs (USA) 21.67 –  Vítězslav Veselý (CZE) 83.62
8 Paris  Michael Hartfield (USA) 8.19 –  Daniil Tsyplakov (RUS) 2.32  Konstadinos Filippidis (GRE) 5.91 NR –  Piotr Małachowski (POL) 65.57 –
9 Lausanne –  Christian Taylor (USA) 18.06 =DLR, MR –  Pawel Wojciechowski (POL) 5.84  David Storl (GER) 22.20 MR –  Keshorn Walcott (TTO) 90.16
10 Monaco –  Christian Taylor (USA) 17.75 MR –  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.92  Joe Kovacs (USA) 22.56 WL, DLR –  Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 88.87
11 London  Marquis Dendy (USA) 8.38 –  Marco Fassinotti (ITA) 2.31  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 6.03 MR –  Philip Milanov (BEL) 65.14 –
12 Stockholm  Greg Rutherford (GBR) 8.34 –  Jacorian Duffield (USA) 2.32 – –  Piotr Małachowski (POL) 65.95 SB –
13 Zürich  Greg Rutherford (GBR) 8.32 –  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) 2.32  Shawnacy Barber (CAN) 5.92 NR –  Robert Urbanek (POL) 65.78 –
14 Brussels –  Christian Taylor (USA) 17.59 –  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.95  Tomas Walsh (NZL) 21.39 –  Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 87.37
Overall winner  Greg Rutherford (GBR)  Christian Taylor (USA)  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)  Joe Kovacs (USA)  Piotr Małachowski (POL)  Tero Pitkämäki (FIN)

Women

Track

# Meeting 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 5000 m 100 m h 400 m h 3000 m st
1 Doha –  Allyson Felix (USA) 21.98 WL, =DLR, MR  Francena McCorory (USA) 50.21 –  Dawit Seyaum (ETH) 4:00.96 WL –  Jasmin Stowers (USA) 12.35 WL, DLR, MR –  Virginia Nyambura (KEN) 9:21.51 WL
2 Shanghai  Blessing Okagbare (NGR) 10.98 SB – –  Eunice Jepkoech Sum (KEN) 2:00.28 –  Almaz Ayana (ETH) 14:14.32 WL, DLR, MR –  Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 54.71 WL –
3 Eugene  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 10.81 WL – –  Eunice Jepkoech Sum (KEN) 1:57.82 WL –  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 14:19.76 – – –
4 Rome –  Jeneba Tarmoh (USA) 22.77  Francena McCorory (USA) 50.36 –  Jennifer Simpson (USA) 3:59.31 WL –  Sharika Nelvis (USA) 12.52 –  Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi (KEN) 9:15.08 WL
5 Birmingham –  Jeneba Tarmoh (USA) 22.29 SB  Stephenie Ann McPherson (JAM) 52.14 –  Sifan Hassan (NED) 4:00.30 –  Dawn Harper-Nelson (USA) 12.58 SB  Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 54.45 SB  Virginia Nyambura (KEN) 9:24.01
6 Oslo  Murielle Ahouré (CIV) 11.03 – – –  Laura Muir (GBR) 4:00.39 SB  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 14:21.29  Jasmin Stowers (USA) 12.84  Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 54.15 WL –
7 New York –  Tori Bowie (USA) 22.23 SB  Francena McCorory (USA) 49.86 WL, MR  Ajee' Wilson (USA) 1:58.83 – – – –  Hiwot Ayalew (ETH) 9:25.26
8 Paris  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 10.74 MR WL – –  Eunice Jepkoech Sum (KEN) 1:56.99 WL –  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 14:15.21 MR –  Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) 53.76 –
9 Lausanne –  Allyson Felix (USA) 22.09  Shaunae Miller (BAH) 49.92 –  Sifan Hassan (NED) 4:02.36 –  Dawn Harper-Nelson (USA) 12.55  Sara Petersen (DEN) 55.01  Virginia Nyambura (KEN) 9:16.99 MR
10 Monaco –  Candyce McGrone (USA) 22.08 PB  Francena McCorory (USA) 49.83 WL –  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 3:50.07 WR –  Sharika Nelvis (USA) 12.46 –  Habiba Ghribi (TUN) 9:11.28 WL, MR
11 London  Dafne Schippers (NED) 10.92 NR  Elaine Thompson (JAM) 22.10 MR  Natasha Hastings (USA) 50.24 SB  Eunice Jepkoech Sum (KEN) 1:58.44  Laura Weightman (GBR) 4:06.09  Mercy Cherono (KEN) 14:54.81  Jasmin Stowers (USA) 12.47 MR  Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) 53.99 –
12 Stockholm  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 10.93 – –  Renelle Lamote (FRA) 1:59.91 –  Katie Mackey (USA) 8:52.99 PB (3000 m) –  Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) 54.37 –
13 Zürich  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 10.93 – –  Eunice Jepkoech Sum (KEN) 1:59.14 –  Almaz Ayana (ETH) 8:22.34 MR (3000m) –  Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) 54.74 –
14 Brussels –  Dafne Schippers (NED) 22.12  Shaunae Miller (BAH) 50.48 –  Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (KEN) 4:16.71 AR, WL (1 mile) –  Dawn Harper-Nelson (USA) 12.63 –  Habiba Ghribi (TUN) 9:05.36 WL, AR
Overall winner  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)  Allyson Felix (USA)  Francena McCorory (USA)  Eunice Jepkoech Sum (KEN)  Sifan Hassan (NED)  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)  Dawn Harper-Nelson (USA)  Zuzana Hejnová (CZE)  Virginia Nyambura (KEN)

Field

# Meeting Long jump Triple jump High jump Pole vault Shot put Discus Javelin
1 Doha  Tianna Bartoletta (USA) 6.99 WL –  Airinė Palšytė (LTU) 1.94 – –  Sandra Perković (CRO) 68.10 –
2 Shanghai –  Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 14.85 –  Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (GRE) 4.75 WL, NR  Gong Lijiao (CHN) 20.23 WL –  Lü Huihui (CHN) 64.08 MR
3 Eugene  Tianna Bartoletta (USA) 7.11  Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 15.18 – – – –  Christina Obergföll (GER) 63.07 SB
4 Rome  Darya Klishina (RUS) 6.89 –  Ruth Beitia (ESP) 2.00 WL – –  Sandra Perković (CRO) 67.92 –
5 Birmingham – –  Kamila Lićwinko (POL) 1.97 =SB  Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.72 SB  Christina Schwanitz (GER) 19.68  Sandra Perković (CRO) 69.23 MR –
6 Oslo –  Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 14.68 – –  Christina Schwanitz (GER) 20.14 –  Marharyta Dorozhon (ISR) 64.56 NR
7 New York  Christabel Nettey (CAN) 6.92 MR –  Ruth Beitia (ESP) 1.97 MR  Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.80 SB –  Sandra Perković (CRO) 68.44 –
8 Paris –  Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 14.87 –  Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (GRE) 4.83 DLR= NR WL  Christina Schwanitz (GER) 20.31 –  Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 64.42
9 Lausanne  Tianna Bartoletta (USA) 6.86 –  Anna Chicherova (RUS) 2.03 WL – –  Yaimí Pérez (CUB) 67.13 –
10 Monaco  Ivana Španović (SRB) 6.87 –  Mariya Kuchina (RUS) 2.00 =PB – –  Sandra Perković (CRO) 66.80 –
11 London  Shara Proctor (GBR) 6.98 NR  Olga Rypakova (KAZ) 14.33 –  Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (GRE) 4.79  Michelle Carter (USA) 19.74 –  Madara Palameika (LAT) 65.01 SB
12 Stockholm –  Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 14.69 –  Yarisley Silva (CUB) 4.81  Christina Schwanitz (GER) 20.13 –  Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 65.66 SB
13 Zürich  Ivana Španović (SRB) 7.02 NR – –  Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (GRE) 4.77  Christina Schwanitz (GER) 19.91 –  Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 64.31
14 Brussels –  Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 14.60  Mariya Kuchina (RUS) 2.01 =PB – –  Sandra Perković (CRO) 67.50 –
Overall winner  Tianna Bartoletta (USA)  Caterine Ibargüen (COL)  Ruth Beitia (ESP)  Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (GRE)  Christina Schwanitz (GER)  Sandra Perković (CRO)  Barbora Špotáková (CZE)

Meeting highlights

Doha

Three Diamond League records were set in Doha during the opening competition of the series. Allyson Felix of the United States won the women's 200 metres with a run of 21.98 seconds to equal Veronica Campbell-Brown's time which was set during the inaugural 2010 IAAF Diamond League season.[4] Jasmin Stowers, making her debut on the circuit, broke the women's 100 metres hurdles record with a time of 12.35 seconds – this raised her to seventh on the all-time rankings for the discipline.[5][6] The third record of the evening came in the men's triple jump: Cuba's Pedro Pablo Pichardo became the first person to go beyond eighteen metres in series history, setting a national record and Diamond League best of 18.06 m (59 ft 3 in). This placed him third on the all-time lists for the sport behind Jonathan Edwards and Kenny Harrison. The reigning Olympic champion, Christian Taylor, was runner-up and moved himself up to fourth on the all-time lists with a mark of 18.04 m (59 ft 2 in), making the contest the first in history to feature two men going beyond eighteen metres.[7] Among the other results, Justin Gatlin of the United States became the fifth fastest man in the history of the 100 metres with his winning time of 9.74 seconds (bettering the world record of 9.77 seconds he set in 2006, which was annulled due to a failed doping test).[8][9]

Shanghai

Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia gave the stand-out performance at the Shanghai Diamond League by running the third fastest women's 5000 metres of all-time, finishing in 14:14.32 minutes for a Diamond League record. Mutaz Essa Barshim defeated Bohdan Bondarenko in the men's high jump with a meeting record and world-leading mark of 2.38 m (7 ft 91⁄2 in). In addition to these two performances, there were four other world-leading marks set during the competition: Silas Kiplagat (men's 1500 m), Jairus Kipchoge Birech (men's steeplechase), Gong Lijiao (women's shot put) and Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (women's pole vault). Kyriakopoulou's vault of 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) was also a Greek record. Aside from Gong, Lü Huihui was China's only other home nation victor, and her winning mark of 64.08 m (210 ft 23⁄4 in) from the women's javelin throw was also a meeting record.[10][11]

Eugene

Renaud Lavillenie continued the streak of Diamond League records by winning the men's pole vault with a mark of 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in), raising him to joint second on the all-time outdoor lists. Wind and temperature conditions suited the sprinting events. Justin Gatlin won the men's 200 metres in a world lead 19.68 seconds, while Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the women's 100 metres in another world lead of 10.81 seconds, sharing that time with Murielle Ahouré. Six women ran under 10.9 seconds that day, and China's Su Bingtian became the first man of Asian descent to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m. Mutaz Essa Barshim continued his high jump streak with a meet record and world lead of 2.41 m (7 ft 103⁄4 in), while Caterine Ibargüen extended her undefeated run to 24 triple jump competitions. Genzebe Dibaba attempted to top Almaz Ayana's 5000 metres run from Shanghai: although she came up short, her winning time of 14:19.76 was the fifth fastest ever run for the distance. A total of thirteen world-leading marks and six meet records were set at the two-day competition.[12][13][14]

Rome

A total of five world leading marks were set at the Golden Gala. Ethiopian male distance runners provided two of these, with Mohamed Aman winning the 800 m in 1:43.56 minutes and 17-year-old Yomif Kejelcha taking his first Diamond race victory in the 5000 m with the first sub-13-minute run of the season.[15] Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi, also in her first Diamond race win, took the women's steeplechase in 9:15.08 minutes (a personal best by more than six seconds).[16] The more experienced Ruth Beitia topped the women's high jump with a clearance of 2.00 m (6 ft 61⁄2 in) – the 36-year-old Spaniard became the oldest woman to jump over that height.[17] American Jennifer Simpson became the first woman under four minutes for the 1500 m that year.

Two meeting records were bettered in Rome. Justin Gatlin knocked one hundredth off Usain Bolt's 2012 time with 9.75 seconds in the men's 100 m. Pedro Pablo Pichardo took down two much longer-standing marks in the men's triple jump with his jump of 17.96 m (58 ft 11 in): Jonathan Edwards 1998 meet record and also Khristo Markov's 1987 stadium record, which was the winning mark of the 1987 World Championships in Athletics.[16] Other marks of note were Thiago Braz da Silva's South American record of 5.86 m (19 ft 21⁄2 in) in the men's pole vault and men's javelin throw national records from Kenya's Julius Yego and Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago.[18] A strong women's 100 m hurdles field was notable for high profile failures: Olympic champion Sally Pearson fell heavily and was injured, world champion Brianna Rollins clashed a hurdle and fell, and world leader Jasmin Stowers also hit a hurdle heavily and walked to the finish.[17]

Birmingham

The best performance at the Birmingham Grand Prix came in the men's javelin with Kenya's Julius Yego greatly improving to 91.39 m (299 ft 10 in) to break the Diamond League record and the African record. This mark was the best recorded in the discipline since 2006. There was some discussion over the validity of the throw: officials initially judged the throw to be outside the allowable sector, despite the throw going beyond the area that officials had marked out, and only was the meeting had finished did they accept Yego's effort.[19] Another world lead and African record came in the non-standard 300 m sprint as Wayde van Niekerk won in 31.63 seconds.[20]

Sandra Perković was the only athlete to set a meeting record, doing so in the women's discus with a mark of 69.23 m (227 ft 11⁄2 in), improving on former Olympic champion Ellina Zvereva's 13-year-old record.[19] Perković win made her the only athlete of the meeting to have won all Diamond races in a discipline after just five meetings, as Marvin Bracy's 100 m win erased Justin Gatlin's streak. Home athlete Adam Gemili broke the 10-second barrier for the first time in that race, becoming the sixth Briton to achieve the feat.[21][22]

Oslo

In poor weather conditions, there were few record performances in Oslo. Genzebe Dibaba fell short in her 5000 m world record attempt, although her winning time of 14:21.29 minutes was still the seventh fastest ever recorded at that point. The sole world-leading performance of the evening was Kaliese Spencer's 400 m hurdles win in 54.15 seconds. This brought the Jamaican to twelve points in the Diamond race. Caterine Ibargüen also reached twelve points, extending her three-year unbeaten run. No men were left unbeaten in their Diamond race due to two unexpected victories. A men's high jump billed as a contest between Mutaz Essa Barshim, Bohdan Bondarenko and Ivan Ukhov saw all finish outside the top two, as China's Zhang Guowei had his first Diamond League victory and Marco Fassinotti equalled the Italian record of 2.33 m (7 ft 71⁄2 in). Robert Urbanek ousted his fellow Pole Piotr Małachowski to prevent him from taking three straight wins in the men's discus. In the absence of Diamond race leader Kirani James, Steven Gardiner broke the men's 400 m streak and took his first Diamond League win.[23]

The greatest upset of the night came through Laura Muir in the women's 1500 m. The Briton built up a 40-metre lead to have her first major circuit win ahead of the more favoured Abeba Aregawi.[24] Marharyta Dorozhon was another first time winner, achieving the feat in the women's javelin in an Israeli record of 64.56 m (211 ft 91⁄2 in). The only other national record of the meet was a Belgian one of 3:51.84 minutes in the 1500 m by Pieter-Jan Hannes. Asbel Kiprop had his fourth career win at the Bislett Dream Mile, which was in its 50th anniversary.[25][26]

New York

As in Oslo, poor weather meant only one world-leading mark was recorded in New York: Francena McCorory improved the women's 400 m time to 49.86 seconds – also a meeting record.[27] The women's field events provided two more meeting records: Christabel Nettey's clearance of 6.92 m (22 ft 81⁄4 in) brought her her first long jump win on the circuit, while Ruth Beitia and Blanka Vlasic were both clear at 1.97 m (6 ft 51⁄2 in) for a women's high jump record. Ajee' Wilson brought an end to Eunice Jepkoech Sum's run in the women's 800 m and Sandra Perković became the first athlete of the series to gather four straight wins.[28]

In a non-Diamond race, Usain Bolt extended his unbeaten record in the 200 m, although his winning margin was narrow and his time over a second off his best. Wayde van Niekerk took the men's 400 m in a South African record time. Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou of Greece also set a national record, but her pole vault clearance of 4.80 m (15 ft 83⁄4 in) left her second to Fabiana Murer on count-back.[29]

Paris

Six world leading marks were established in Paris. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's 100 m in 10.74 was also a meeting record, as was Jairus Kipchoge Birech's steeplechase victory in 7:58.83. Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou's women's pole vault world lead also equalled the Diamond League record of 4.83 m (15 ft 10 in) and improved her Greek record. Eunice Sum (800 m), Orlando Ortega (110 m hurdles) and Silas Kiplagat (1500 m) were the others to set world leads.[30][31][32]

Genzebe Dibaba and Almaz Ayana were both short again in a women's 5000 m world record attempt, although Genzebe's winning time of 14:15.21 was a new meet record. Three continental records were set at the meet: Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa ran an African record of 43.96 for the men's 400 m, France's Jimmy Vicaut was runner-up to Asafa Powell in the men's 100 m but equalled the European record at 9.86, while Evan Jager of the United States set a men's steeplechase record for the NACAC region.[33] Jager did so despite a fall to the track at the last hurdle – a mistake that cost him the win over Birech and a certain sub-8 performance.[32] A number of national records in athletics were also broken that day: Sergey Shubenkov improved the Russian record in the 110 m hurdles, Konstadinos Filippidis broke his nation's men's pole vault (a double for Greece in the event), Konstadinos Douvalidis equalled his Greek record in the 110 m hurdles, Selina Büchel improved the women's 800 m Swiss record to 1:57.95, and in the women's 400 m hurdles Sara Petersen and Kemi Adekoya broke their respective Danish and Bahraini records.[33]

Two long-standing streaks were brought to an end at the competition. Valerie Adams, returning from surgery, lost to Christina Schwanitz in the women's shot put after having had 56 consecutive wins.[30] Renaud Lavillenie was the favourite for the men's pole vault, but finished in fifth place and recorded his first loss in seven years at the meeting on home soil.[31] Zuzana Hejnová won the 400 m hurdles to prevent Kaliese Spencer (who was absent) from taking a fourth straight win.[32] One streak that did continue was that of Colombia's Caterine Ibargüen, who joined Sandra Perković as the only unbeaten athletes on the Diamond League that year.[31]

Lausanne

The Athletissima meeting saw one world leading performance: 2.03 m (6 ft 73⁄4 in) by Anna Chicherova in the women's high jump.[34] Four meet records were improved. Christian Taylor defeated Pedro Pablo Pichardo with a triple jump of 18.06 m (59 ft 3 in) – the joint fourth best jump ever at that point.[35] David Storl's shot put of 22.20 m (72 ft 10 in) was another meet record and the best by a European since 1988.[36] The women's steeplechase record was bettered by Virginia Nyambura,[37] while Keshorn Walcott set a Trinidad and Tobago national record and meet record of 90.16 m (295 ft 91⁄2 in) in the men's javelin.[36][38]

Yaime Pérez had her first ever Diamond League win and in doing so brought an end to Sandra Perković's unbeaten streak in the women's discus throw.[36] Zharnel Hughes (men's 200 m) and Shaunae Miller (women's 400 m) also had their first ever wins on the Diamond League circuit.[34][37]

Monaco

At the Herculis meet Genzebe Dibaba provided the highlight with her 1500 metres world record of 3:50.07 minutes, breaking Qu Yunxia's time from the 1993 Chinese Games. The veracity of the previous record record had been subject to doubt and Genzebe's time—almost two and a half seconds faster than any time set outside the Chinese Games—attracted questions in addition to plaudits. In response, she said "I want to live my own history. I`m not interested in others or the conditions".[39][40] Nearly six seconds behind her, Sifan Hassan set a Dutch record and Shannon Rowbury ran a North American record.[41]

One other Diamond League record was improved that evening, by Joe Kovacs in the men's shot put whose throw of 22.56 m (74 ft 0 in) moved him to eighth on the all-time lists and was the best throw recorded in over a decade.[42] Though not a Diamond race, the men's 1500 m saw Asbel Kiprop move up to third on the all-time lists with a run of 3:26.69 minutes. A total of six meeting records were broken – Habiba Ghribi's 9:11.28 in the women's steeplechase, Christian Taylor's 17.75 m (58 ft 23⁄4 in) men's triple jump, and Justin Gatlin's 9.78 in the men's 100 m, were the other three marks addition to the above mentioned performances. A total of eight world-leading performances were recorded.[43]

Amel Tuka (men's 800 m) and Candyce McGrone (women's 200 m) both won their first Diamond League races in personal bests, with Tuka improving over a second and a half in three races in July, breaking his own Bosnia and Herzegovina record and becoming the 11th fastest performer of all time.[42] Following defeat at the previous leg, Sandra Perković returned for a fifth win in the women's discus.[44]

References

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