World-leading athletes impress at Diamond League as British sprinter makes it a double victory

Competing at the third Diamond League of the season on Friday (May 10), British duo Daryll Neita and Molly Caudery produced impressive early-season results.

Neita delivered a fast performance in the womens 100m as she crossed the line in a time of 10.98 (2.0) ahead of her USA competitors Tamari Davis (10.99) and Celera Barnes (11.02), with Great Britains Amy Hunt finishing in fourth (11.13).

It continued a promising start to the outdoor season for the European 100m bronze medallist as she backed up her 200m Diamond League win in Suzhou last month, the 27-year-old running 22.62 to beat a field that included 100m champion ShaCarri Richardson of the United States.

Caudery, meanwhile, delivered first-time clearances in the pole vault up until the 4.83m mark winning her first outdoor competition of the year with a best height of 4.73m. The world indoor champion has a current PB of 4.86m but blustery conditions made life difficult in Doha.

Australias Nina Kennedy followed in second place, the joint world champion reaching the same height of 4.73m but crucially failing her opening attempt at 4.53m. Slovenias Tina Sutej finished third with 4.63m.

The Qatari capital also saw multiple world-leading performances taking place on the track.

In the mens 400m hurdles, Brazils Alison dos Santos broke the meeting record as he ran a staggeringly quick 46.86 the fastest time recorded for the distance in May.

Laying down an emphatic marker in Olympic year, the 2022 world champion left his competitors behind in the final 100m as he surged ahead to register an impressive world lead. USAs CJ Allen finished in second (48.39), with Frances Wilfried Happio taking third (49.10).

There was also a meeting record in the mens 200m as American athletes took the top three places. Kenny Bednarek clocked 19.67 (1.7) to win, bettering his PB 19.68 from the Tokyo Olympics which lined him the silver medal.

Bednarek eased away from his competitors in the final few metres as Courtney Lindsey finished second, clocking 20.01, and Kyree King took third with 20.21.

Ethiopias Beatrice Chebet won the womens 5000m in a world-leading time of 14:26.98, with Ejgayehu Taye in second (14:29.26) and Medina Eisa third (14:34.11).

In the fiercely contested womens 800m, Mary Moraa, the 2022 Diamond League champion, made a triumphant return to the outdoor track.

The Kenyan record-holder over 400m (50.38) led the field through the first 400m in 56.57 and, despite mounting pressure, maintained her momentum and ultimately secured victory, clocking 1:57.91.

Britains Jemma Reekie fought hard around the two laps and was forced to move wide around the final bend in order to secure her second place in 1:58.42. Benins Noélie Yarigos time of 1:58.70 saw her come away with third place.

Reekies fellow Briton Isabelle Boffey was eighth (2:01.03), while Tokyo Olympic finalist Alex Bell finished ninth (2:01.56).

Brian Komen won the mens 1500m, clocking 3:32.43, with fellow Kenyan Timothy Cheruiyot finishing as runner-up in a time of 3:32.67 and Reynold Cheruiyot coming third in 3:32.96. Great Britains Elliot Giles finished fifth in 3:33.50.

Komen, gold medallist at the 2023 African Games over 1500m, looks a strong contender for the Kenyan Olympic team.

In an unusual strategy during the womens 1500m, Ethiopias Freweyni Hailu maintained a solo lead for the majority of the race.

Although a group of four began to close in on her with 200m remaining, they couldnt quite catch the world indoor 1500m champion, leaving Hailu to claim the victory in a time of 4:00.42. Australias Jessica Hull finished strongly in 4:00.84, as Kenyas Nelly Chepchirchir finished third (4:01.19).

British indoor champion Georgia Bell finished sixth (4:03.72) with compatriots Revee Walcott-Nolan seventh (4:03.99) and Melissa Courtney-Bryant (4:08.46) 12th. Bells training partner, Irelands Sarah Healy, finished tenth (4:05.72).

In the field, Czech Jakub Vadlejch secured the javelin win over reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra. The 33-year-old threw a best of 88.38m while Chopra was just two centimetres short at 88.36m. Grenadas Anderson Peters threw 86.62m to place third.

In the early stages of the competition, Carey McLeod from Jamaica produced a big lead of 8.52m in the mens long jump setting himself apart from Greeces Militiadis Tentoglou who currently ranks number one in the world.

Tentoglou had to settle for second with a jump of 8.36m which was the only legal jump in the whole competition due to the high winds.

In the womens high jump, Serbias Angelina Topic jumped 1.94m to win from Ukraines Iryna Gerashchenko (1.91m) and Australias Eleanor Patterson (1.91m). Britains Morgan Lake cleared 1.88m which saw her finish seventh.