The final Diamond League meet, the Weltklasse Zürich, delivered pure athletics theatre at Letzigrund Stadium on Thursday, August 27.
Alison dos Santos and Masai Russell laid waste to the record books, shattering world marks in the men’s 400-metre hurdles and women’s 100m hurdles, respectively. It was a masterclass in peak performance, producing world leads, national marks, and meet records while settling the final qualifiers for next week’s championship showdown in Brussels.
The festivities kicked off Wednesday with the women’s pole vault city event at the Zürich Main Station before the circus moved to Letzigrund for Thursday’s main event.
Men’s 400m Hurdles
Alison dos Santos tore the roof off Letzigrund, storming to a mind-boggling world record of 45.80 in the men’s 400m hurdles.
The 26-year-old Brazilian chopped 0.14 off Karsten Warholm’s iconic 45.94, a mark that had stood since that epic, breathless Tokyo Olympic final in August 2021. Warholm had a front-row seat to his own dethroning from the adjacent lane, crossing a distant second in 46.69.
Dos Santos went out like a man possessed, holding a decisive edge over Warholm coming off the final bend. Holding his stride pattern clean over the final two barriers, he kicked down the home straight, instantly celebrating with the Brazilian flag the moment 45.80 flashed on the clock.
The performance sliced a massive chunk off his previous lifetime best of 46.29—set during his 2022 World Championship victory in Eugene—and cemented him as only the second athlete in history to break the mythical 46-second barrier. Naturally, the run also rewrote the Diamond League and Zürich meet record books.
The victory keeps Dos Santos’ spotless 2026 record against Warholm intact. He is now 5-0 against the Norwegian rival this season, following up his world-leading 46.43 performance at the Silesia Diamond League just four days prior.
”The crowd and the energy were perfect. I think this night was amazing for me, for those who came to watch; I did it for everybody,” said dos Santos.
Results
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRA | dos SANTOS Alison | 45.80 WR DLR MR |
| 2 | NOR | WARHOLM Karsten | 46.69 |
| 3 | NGR | NATHANIEL Ezekiel | 47.50 |
| 4 | BRA | LIMA Matheus | 47.57 |
| 5 | QAT | SAMBA Abderrahman | 47.77 SB |
| 6 | SLO | GUCEK Matic Ian | 47.80 NR |
| 7 | SUI | BRAND Dany | 48.92 PB |
| 8 | USA | ROBINSON Chris | 51.41 |
Full meet results
Women’s Results
Women’s 100m – Wind:-0.7
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LCA | ALFRED Julien | 10.70 NR |
| 2 | USA | JEFFERSON-WOODEN Melissa | 10.70 SB |
| 3 | USA | RICHARDSON Sha’Carri | 10.97 |
| 4 | JAM | CLAYTON Tina | 10.98 |
| 5 | GBR | HUNT Amy | 11.04 |
| 6 | JAM | LYSTON Brianna | 11.13 |
| 7 | JAM | SMITH Jonielle | 11.14 |
| 8 | NZL | HOBBS Zoe | 11.18 |
| 9 | SUI | Di TIZIO-FREY Géraldine | 11.21 |
Women’s 200m – Wind:-0.6
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | HOENKE Fabienne | 22.53 |
| 2 | AUS | LEWIS Torrie | 22.66 |
| 3 | ESP | BESTUÉ Jaël | 22.74 |
| 4 | GBR | REGIS Renee | 23.00 |
| 5 | FRA | JOSEPH Gémima | 23.06 |
| 6 | SUI | REINLE Cynthia | 23.36 PB |
| 7 | SUI | POINTET Léonie | 23.43 |
| 8 | SUI | KAMBUNDJI Mujinga | 23.61 |
Women’s 800m
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | WERRO Audrey | 1:53.70 DLR MR WL NR |
| 2 | NED | BROEDERS-BOL Femke | 1:54.71 NR |
| 3 | GBR | HUNTER BELL Georgia | 1:55.03 SB |
| 4 | ETH | TSEHAYE Saida | 1:57.33 |
| 5 | AUS | HULL Jessica | 1:58.24 |
| 6 | SUI | VANCARDO Veronica | 1:58.49 |
| 7 | ITA | COIRO Eloisa | 1:58.53 |
| 8 | SUI | ROSAMILIA Valentina | 1:59.46 |
| 9 | AUS | BILLINGS Sarah | 1:59.67 |
| DNF | NED | van der SCHOOT Myrte |
Women’s 1500m
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA | CAVALLI Ludovica | 4:03.27 |
| 2 | USA | MACLEAN Heather | 4:03.57 SB |
| 3 | ESP | GARCÍA Marta | 4:03.86 SB |
| 4 | CAN | STAFFORD Lucia | 4:04.12 |
| 5 | AUS | HALL Linden | 4:04.32 |
| 6 | POL | LIZAKOWSKA Weronika | 4:04.38 |
| 7 | SUI | WIND Joceline | 4:05.41 |
| 8 | KEN | EJORE-SANDERS Susan Lokayo | 4:06.31 |
| 9 | GBR | SNOWDEN Katie | 4:08.21 |
| 10 | SUI | SCLABAS Delia | 4:08.44 |
| 11 | ITA | SABBATINI Gaia | 4:10.75 |
| 12 | IRL | O’SULLIVAN Sophie | 4:12.25 |
| DNF | POR | AFONSO Salomé | |
| DNF | USA | BUTLER Lindsey |
Women’s 100m Hurdles – Wind:0.0
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | RUSSELL Masai | 12.09 WR DLR MR |
| 2 | NGR | AMUSAN Tobi | 12.23 SB |
| 3 | NED | VISSER Nadine | 12.34 SB |
| 4 | JAM | WILLIAMS Danielle | 12.56 |
| 5 | JAM | NUGENT Ackera | 12.69 |
| 6 | POL | SKRZYSZOWSKA Pia | 12.70 |
| 7 | SUI | KAMBUNDJI Ditaji | 12.82 |
| 8 | SUI | KÄLIN Annik | 12.87 |
| 9 | USA | JOHNSON Alaysha | 15.15 |
Women’s 400m Hurdles
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | COCKRELL Anna | 52.13 MR WL |
| 2 | USA | MUHAMMAD Dalilah | 53.16 SB |
| 3 | JAM | CLAYTON Rushell | 53.17 |
| 4 | POR | DIALLO Fatoumata Binta | 53.30 NR |
| 5 | PAN | WOODRUFF Gianna | 53.79 |
| 6 | SVK | ZAPLETALOVÁ Emma | 54.07 |
| 7 | NOR | IUEL Amalie | 54.12 |
| 8 | GBR | NEWNHAM Emily | 54.81 |
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEN | CHEROTICH Faith | 8:55.82 |
| 2 | KEN | LEMNGOLE Doris | 8:55.94 PB |
| 3 | UGA | CHEMUTAI Peruth | 8:58.28 |
| 4 | USA | HALLADAY Lexy | 9:11.10 |
| 5 | GBR | THORNER Elise | 9:11.41 |
| 6 | GER | KRAUSE Gesa Felicitas | 9:12.27 |
| 7 | GER | MEYER Lea | 9:13.50 |
| 8 | GER | GÜRTH Olivia | 9:15.07 PB |
| 9 | USA | JENNINGS Gabrielle | 9:16.54 |
| 10 | FIN | MONONEN Ilona | 9:17.50 |
| 11 | ETH | WALLE Alemnat | 9:20.14 |
| 12 | USA | HYDE Gracie | 9:20.75 |
| 13 | FRA | FINOT Alice | 9:27.07 |
| 14 | USA | COBURN Emma | 9:36.83 |
| DNF | AUS | FEAIN-RYAN Cara | |
| DNF | FRA | RENOUARD Flavie |
Women’s High Jump
| Rank | Nat | Name | Best | 1.80 | 1.85 | 1.89 | 1.93 | 1.96 | 1.98 | 2.00 | 2.02 | 2.05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS | OLYSLAGERS Nicola | 2.02 SB | – | – | o | o | xo | o | o | xo | xx |
| 2 | UKR | GERASHCHENKO Iryna | 2.00 =PB | o | o | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | |
| 3 | MNE | VUKOVIC Marija | 1.98 =NR | – | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | ||
| 4 | JAM | DISTIN Lamara | 1.96 =SB | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | |||
| 4 | UKR | MAHUCHIKH Yaroslava | 1.96 | – | – | – | o | o | x- | xx | ||
| 6 | AUS | PATTERSON Eleanor | 1.96 | – | – | o | o | xo | xxx | |||
| 7 | SRB | TOPIC Angelina | 1.93 | – | o | o | o | x- | xx | |||
| 8 | POL | ZODZIK Maria | 1.93 | xo | o | xo | xo | xxx | ||||
| 9 | UKR | LEVCHENKO Yuliia | 1.89 | o | o | o | xx- | x | ||||
| 10 | SUI | ENGONDO Marithe-Thérèse | 1.80 | xo | xxx |
Women’s Pole Vault
| Rank | Nat | Name | Best | 4.35 | 4.50 | 4.65 | 4.75 | 4.85 | 4.90 | 4.95 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | MOLL Hana | 4.90 PB | – | xxo | xxo | o | xo | o | r |
| 2 | SUI | MOSER Angelica | 4.85 SB | – | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | |
| 3 | USA | MOON Katie | 4.75 | – | o | o | o | xxx | ||
| 3 | USA | MORRIS Sandi | 4.75 | – | o | o | o | xx- | x | |
| 5 | SLO | SUTEJ Tina | 4.75 | o | o | xo | o | xxx | ||
| 6 | NZL | AYRIS Imogen | 4.75 | o | xo | o | xo | xxx | ||
| 7 | USA | GROVE Emily | 4.65 | o | o | o | xxx | |||
| 8 | NZL | McCARTNEY Eliza | 4.65 | o | xxo | o | xxx | |||
| 9 | FRA | BONNIN Marie-Julie | 4.65 | – | o | xxo | xxx | |||
| SUI | BACHMANN Lea | NM | xxx |
Men’s Results
Men’s 200m – Wind:-0.4
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | BEDNAREK Kenneth | 19.62 WL |
| 2 | RSA | DAMBILE Sinesipho | 19.82 |
| 3 | CAN | de GRASSE Andre | 20.03 |
| 4 | ZIM | CHARAMBA Makanakaishe | 20.10 |
| 5 | PUR | FIGUEROA José | 20.32 |
| 6 | JAM | LEVELL Bryan | 20.32 |
| 7 | SUI | MUMENTHALER Timothé | 20.34 |
| 8 | CUB | MENA Reynier | 20.73 |
Men’s 400m
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN | NAKAJIMA Yuki Joseph | 44.62 SB |
| 2 | ITA | SCOTTI Edoardo | 44.70 SB |
| 3 | GRN | JAMES Kirani | 44.83 SB |
| 4 | USA | NORWOOD Vernon | 44.92 |
| 5 | SUI | SPITZ Lionel | 45.29 SB |
| 6 | SUI | PETRUCCIANI Ricky | 45.99 |
| 7 | SUI | GERBER Manuel | 46.08 PB |
| 8 | SUI | BROTSCHI Haydn | 46.16 |
Men’s 800m
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEN | WANYONYI Emmanuel | 1:41.76 WL |
| 2 | ALG | SEDJATI Djamel | 1:41.83 SB |
| 3 | ALG | MOULA Slimane | 1:43.52 |
| 4 | GBR | WIGHTMAN Jake | 1:43.76 SB |
| 5 | FRA | TUAL Gabriel | 1:43.89 |
| 6 | KEN | KINYAMAL Wyclife | 1:44.25 SB |
| 7 | JAM | ANDERSON Navasky | 1:44.31 |
| 8 | SUI | WIPFLI Ramon | 1:44.76 |
| 9 | SUI | PELIZZA Ivan | 1:45.05 SB |
| DNF | ESP | ATTAOUI Mohamed | |
| DNF | POL | SIERADZKI Patryk | |
| DNF | POL | WYDERKA Maciej |
Men’s 1500m
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | HOCKER Cole | 3:31.71 |
| 2 | KEN | KOECH Phanuel Kipkosgei | 3:31.84 |
| 3 | USA | NUGUSE Yared | 3:31.85 |
| 4 | MAR | ESSAYI Anass | 3:32.05 |
| 5 | NOR | INGEBRIGTSEN Jakob | 3:32.16 |
| 6 | USA | KESSLER Hobbs | 3:32.35 |
| 7 | USA | CIATTEI Vincent | 3:32.50 |
| 8 | GER | FARKEN Robert | 3:32.63 |
| 9 | GBR | HEYWARD Jake | 3:32.73 |
| 10 | USA | STRAND Ethan | 3:32.95 |
| 11 | KEN | CHERUIYOT Timothy | 3:33.01 |
| 12 | NED | NILLESSEN Stefan | 3:33.59 |
| 13 | FRA | HABZ Azeddine | 3:33.88 |
| 14 | FRA | LAGTIY CHAOUDAR Anas | 3:34.38 |
| 15 | POR | NADER Isaac | 3:35.31 |
| 16 | SWE | PIHLSTRÖM Samuel | 3:39.15 |
| DNF | GBR | CLARIDGE Ben | |
| DNF | SLO | RUDOLF Zan |
Men’s 3000m
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | WOLFE Parker | 7:27.43 MR PB |
| 2 | USA | BLANKS Graham | 7:27.92 PB |
| 3 | AUS | MYERS Cameron | 7:27.97 |
| 4 | BDI | NTAKARUTIMANA Egide | 7:28.13 PB |
| 5 | ETH | MEHARY Biniam | 7:28.18 PB |
| 6 | AUS | ROBINSON Ky | 7:29.13 PB |
| 7 | USA | FISHER Grant | 7:29.74 SB |
| 8 | USA | YOUNG Nico | 7:31.76 PB |
| 9 | USA | NUR Abdihamid | 7:33.30 PB |
| 10 | ETH | SIME Mezgebu | 7:35.56 PB |
| 11 | ETH | WORKU Abdrselam | 7:35.70 |
| 12 | DJI | HOUSSEIN Waberi Igueh | 7:44.39 |
| 13 | ETH | FAYISA Abdisa | 7:46.23 |
| 14 | SUI | LOBALU Dominic Lokinyomo | 7:49.51 SB |
| 15 | MEX | HERRERA Eduardo | 7:50.45 |
| DNF | KEN | KIPRUGUT Boaz | |
| DNF | POL | OSTROWSKI Filip |
Men’s 110m Hurdles – Wind:-0.2
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | JOSEPH Jason | 13.11 SB |
| 2 | USA | CUNNINGHAM Trey | 13.19 |
| 3 | AUT | DIESSL Enzo | 13.22 SB |
| 4 | ESP | LLOPIS Enrique | 13.35 |
| 5 | FRA | KWAOU-MATHEY Just | 13.42 |
| 6 | FRA | PEDRE Theo | 13.42 |
| 7 | FRA | WILKES Thomas | 13.49 |
| 8 | ESP | MARTÍNEZ Asier | 13.49 |
| 9 | SUI | KÜCHLER Fabio | 13.97 |
Men’s 400m Hurdles
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRA | dos SANTOS Alison | 45.80 WR DLR MR |
| 2 | NOR | WARHOLM Karsten | 46.69 |
| 3 | NGR | NATHANIEL Ezekiel | 47.50 |
| 4 | BRA | LIMA Matheus | 47.57 |
| 5 | QAT | SAMBA Abderrahman | 47.77 SB |
| 6 | SLO | GUCEK Matic Ian | 47.80 NR |
| 7 | SUI | BRAND Dany | 48.92 PB |
| 8 | USA | ROBINSON Chris | 51.41 |
Men’s Pole Vault
| Rank | Nat | Name | Best | 5.50 | 5.65 | 5.80 | 5.90 | 6.00 | 6.10 | 6.15 | 6.20 | 6.25 | 6.32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE | DUPLANTIS Armand | 6.25 MR | – | o | – | o | – | o | o | – | o | xxx |
| 2 | GRE | KARALIS Emmanouil | 6.20 NR | o | – | o | o | o | o | – | o | – | xxx |
| 3 | NOR | GUTTORMSEN Sondre | 6.00 | o | – | o | x- | xo | xxx | ||||
| 4 | USA | NILSEN Christopher | 5.90 | o | o | o | o | xxx | |||||
| 5 | PHI | OBIENA Ernest John | 5.90 | o | o | xxo | o | xxx | |||||
| 6 | USA | BRADFORD Zachery | 5.80 | o | o | o | xxx | ||||||
| 6 | USA | KENDRICKS Sam | 5.80 | o | o | o | x- | xx | |||||
| 6 | AUS | MARSCHALL Kurtis | 5.80 | – | o | o | xxx | ||||||
| 9 | FRA | LAVILLENIE Renaud | 5.65 | o | xo | xxx | |||||||
| 10 | FRA | THIERY Baptiste | 5.50 | o | xxx |
Men’s Long Jump
| Rank | Nat | Name | Best | 1 Wind (m/s) | 2 Wind (m/s) | 3 Wind (m/s) | 4 Wind (m/s) | 5 Wind (m/s) | 6 Wind (m/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRE | TENTOGLOU Miltiadis | 8.45 | 8.25 -0.3 | x +0.3 | x -0.2 | 8.45 +0.4 | – | x +0.1 |
| 2 | JAM | GAYLE Tajay | 8.43 SB | 8.20 -0.5 | x 0.0 | 8.25 -0.6 | x +0.2 | 8.43 -0.3 | 8.21 0.0 |
| 3 | JAM | PINNOCK Wayne | 8.33 | 8.12 0.0 | 8.15 +0.4 | x -0.6 | 8.33 +0.4 | 8.08 -0.1 | 8.28 -0.6 |
| 4 | CUB | HODELÍN Jorge A. | 8.32 | x 0.0 | 8.12 -0.3 | x -0.6 | 8.32 +0.3 | 8.25 -0.6 | |
| 5 | BUL | SARÂBOYUKOV Bozhidar | 8.16 | x 0.0 | 8.16 -0.7 | x -0.2 | x +0.1 | x -0.4 | |
| 6 | SUI | EHAMMER Simon | 8.14 | x 0.0 | x -0.1 | 8.07 -0.2 | 8.14 +0.3 | x -0.3 | |
| 7 | SRB | BOSKOVIC Luka | 8.09 | 8.03 -0.1 | 7.95 +0.6 | 8.09 -0.4 | x +0.3 | 7.91 -0.6 | |
| 8 | ESP | LESCAY Lester | 7.85 | x 0.0 | 7.85 +0.1 | x 0.0 | 6.52 +0.5 | x -0.3 | |
| 9 | ITA | INZOLI Francesco Ettore | 7.81 | 7.44 -0.1 | 7.81 -0.4 | 7.81 -0.4 | |||
| 10 | FRA | KONATE Erwan | 7.79 | 7.79 -0.1 | 7.56 -0.1 | x -0.3 |
Men’s Shot Put
| Rank | Nat | Name | Best | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | GEIST Jordan | 22.53 PB | 21.66 | 22.53 | 22.07 | 21.46 | 22.16 | 21.50 |
| 2 | JAM | CAMPBELL Rajindra | 22.22 | 21.72 | 22.22 | 22.07 | 20.28 | 22.14 | 21.51 |
| 3 | ITA | FABBRI Leonardo | 22.16 | 20.96 | 21.86 | 22.00 | x | 22.16 | x |
| 4 | USA | KOVACS Joe | 21.65 | 20.96 | 21.65 | x | x | x | |
| 5 | USA | STEEN Roger | 21.53 | 20.34 | 21.50 | 21.53 | 21.47 | x | |
| 6 | NZL | WALSH Tom | 21.48 | 21.48 | 20.94 | 20.65 | 20.66 | 21.11 | |
| 7 | USA | PIPERI Adrian | 21.32 | 20.01 | 21.05 | 21.32 | x | x | |
| 8 | USA | OTTERDAHL Payton | 20.66 | 20.47 | x | x | 20.15 | 20.66 | |
| 9 | NGR | ENEKWECHI Chukwuebuka | 20.43 | 20.27 | 20.43 | x | |||
| 10 | MEX | MUÑOZ Uziel | 20.23 | 20.23 | 20.18 | 20.23 |
Men’s Javelin Throw
| Rank | Nat | Name | Best | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SRI | PATHIRAGE Rumesh Tharanga | 92.07 | 81.50 | 88.23 | 89.90 | 84.91 | x | 92.07 |
| 2 | GRN | PETERS Anderson | 86.93 SB | 86.93 | 82.17 | 83.52 | 84.22 | 82.08 | x |
| 3 | POL | WEGNER Dawid | 85.16 SB | 80.94 | 79.32 | x | 74.43 | 85.16 | 80.22 |
| 4 | TTO | WALCOTT Keshorn | 83.02 | 83.02 | 76.77 | 80.67 | 81.57 | 79.82 | |
| 5 | KEN | YEGO Julius | 81.66 | x | 81.66 | 79.84 | x | 80.47 | |
| 6 | USA | MINICHELLO Marc Anthony | 80.38 | 79.02 | 77.61 | 74.13 | 74.50 | 80.38 | |
| 7 | USA | THOMPSON Curtis | 80.31 | 79.95 | 77.57 | 78.40 | x | 80.31 | |
| 8 | GER | RÖHLER Thomas | 79.86 | 75.39 | 79.86 | x | x | x | |
| 9 | SUI | WIELAND Simon | 75.35 | 75.35 | 71.83 | 70.87 | |||
| 10 | LAT | GAILUMS Patriks | 74.30 | 72.84 | 73.66 | 74.30 |
