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“Paris is always a good idea.”

— Audrey Hepburn, Sabrina.

Lutèce, the City of Light, mon amour.

Did the Paris Diamond League put on the greatest non-Olympic, non-World Championship athletics meet in history? It is possible.

On Friday, June 9, three world records were broken: the 2-mile (world “best”), 5000m, and the 3000m steeplechase. There were other noteworthy races as well. It has been 13 years since the last time a Diamond League meet had three world records.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen

The talk on the street and in the media leading up to Paris, was all about Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen declaring that he would go after Kenyan Daniel Komen’s 2-mile world best which has rested at 7:58.61 since 1997. Ingebrigtsen pulled through in spades and ran a stunning 7:54.10 performance in front of a packed stadium, where the fans ushered him on boisterously.

“I feel tired. Being able to break this record feels amazing. The pace felt very smooth for me, coming out of the 1500m. I would say it was a good race,” shared Ingebrigtsen. “The crowd was amazing. Without their help, it would have been more difficult. I was a bit surprised about the time in the end. My priority is the 1500m. The 5K is the consequence is that I am a good runner. I am an endurance strength runner.” 

Ingebrigtsen took off from the gun at an unrelenting pace. The 22-year-old ran the first mile in the time of 3:57. The pacer retired at 2000m. At no time did the Norwegian wunderkind let up. The crowd roared their approval as Ingebrigtsen entered the bell lap well under record pace. The spectators stood for the young World Championship and Olympic gold medallist, while he dropped the pace harder along the final back straight, then again on the front straightaway, giving no quarter.

Faith Kipyegon shines in the City of Light

Kenyan Faith Kipyegon took down what was, until recently, considered a difficult world record to go after in the 5000m. She is fresh off another world record set one week prior in the 1500m, where she became the first in history clock sub-3:50 in the 1500m in Florence, Italy.

It was extraordinary. The 29-year-old bettered the previous 5,000m world record of 14:06.62, held by Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey, who finished second to Kipyegon in this race, in 14:07.94.

Kipyegon drafted Gidey for six laps. However, it was during the final six-and-a-half laps that the Kenyan began to turn the screws. When she took the lead, she appeared ready for something quite special. Kipyegon’s 14:05.20 — a 26.75-second personal best. Her previous best happened back in 2015 at the old Hayward Field in Eugene, OR, set at 14:31.95.

“This was really crazy. I can say that I am really happy. I am emotional right now. I don’t know what to say. This was amazing, running a world record again,” shared Kipyegon. “I was tired and nervous because of the travel distance and being tired from the Florence meet last week.”

Lamecha Girma sets the third record on the night

Ethiopia’s Lamecha Girma demonstrated terrific fitness when he improved upon the legendary (former Kenyan) Qatari Saif Saaeed Shaheen’s 3000m steeplechase world record of 7:53.63. Girma recorded a 7:52.12 performance. It was the third world record of the evening. However, this was by no means a race. It was simply a demonstration of massive fitness, as he ran alone.

Girma got a bit ahead of himself midway. Well, he got ahead of the Wavelight Technology, guiding him to a world record. One could suppose, if he could not see the light, he would be on his way to a win, however, he let it slip past him late.

At the sound of the bell and with the response from the crowd he seemed to respond immediately, he chased the Wavelight down and surpassed it again for the final lap.

He took that final lap in just 64 seconds, crossing the finish line 1.52 seconds better than the world record set 19 years ago Shaheen.

Hodgkinson, on fire

Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson clocked a 1:55.77 performance, and upon crossing the line mouthed an unusable phrase for which the acronym is WTF; she even surprised herself. Her performance is a new personal best and British record.

“My coach knew that I was in that kind of shape, but first race out, you don’t know what is going to happen. But, I just really wanted to commit today and it really paid off,” said Hodgkinson. “I saw the lights go, and I said, keep going and it really paid off and I am happy.”

She was hoping for a 1:56 and looks forward to improving her times through the season to the Budapest World Championships in August.

“I hope to keep the momentum and stay healthy and keep working hard in training and who knows what can happen.”

The current world record seems unreachable at this time, however, it was just two years ago, the teen did not bank on winning an Olympic silver medal at age 19, but she did. Jarmila Kratochvilova of the Czech Republic set the time of 1:53.28 in Munich, Germany in 1983.

“We’ll always have Paris.”

Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca

Full meet results

RESULTS WOMEN

Women’s 100m wind +1.7m/s

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1ZAHI CarolleFRA11.40 SB
2CARRILLO LuciaESP11.51 =SB
3RIMLINGER Marie-AngeFRA11.52
4GODE HilaryFRA11.53 PB
5PARÉ MaroussiaFRA11.60 SB
6BERGER EvaFRA11.62 =SB
7de la TAILLE EloiseFRA11.64

Women’s 200m Final, Wind: -0.4

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1.Gabrielle THOMASUSA22.05
2.Abby STEINERUSA22.34
3.Marie-Josée TA LOUCIV22.34
4.Dina ASHER-SMITHGBR22.57
5.Kayla WHITEUSA22.67
6.Jenna PRANDINIUSA22.76
7.Tamara CLARKUSA22.86
8.Gémima JOSEPHFRA23.34

Women’s 200m Women’s 400m

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1.Marileidy PAULINODOM49.12
2.Sydney MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONEUSA49.71
3.Salwa Eid NASERBRN49.95
4.Natalia KACZMAREKPOL50.10
5.Lieke KLAVERNED50.32
6.Candice MCLEODJAM50.80
7.Anna HALLUSA50.82
8.Ama PIPIGBR51.76

Women’s 800m

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1.Keely HODGKINSONGBR1:55.77
2.Ajee WILSONUSA1:58.16
3.Natoya GOULEJAM1:58.23
4.Catriona BISSETAUS1:58.55
5.Noélie YARIGOBEN1:58.65
6.Halimah NAKAAYIUGA1:58.81
7.Sage HURTA-KLECKERUSA1:59.01
8.Léna KANDISSOUNONFRA1:59.65
9.Gabriela GAJANOVÁSVK1:59.86
10.Raevyn ROGERSUSA2:00.00
11.Agnès RAHAROLAHYFRA2:00.14
 Patrycja WYCISZKIEWICZ-ZAWADZKAPOLDNF

Women’s 5000m

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1.Faith KIPYEGONKEN14:05.20 WR
2.Letesenbet GIDEYETH14:07.94
3.Ejgayehu TAYEETH14:13.31
4.Lilian Kasait RENGERUKKEN14:23.05
5.Freweyni HAILUETH14:23.45
6.Margaret Chelimo KIPKEMBOIKEN14:23.67
7.Lemlem HAILUETH14:34.53
8.Alicia MONSONUSA14:34.88
9.Agnes Jebet NGETICHKEN14:36.70
10.Grace Loibach NAWOWUNAKEN14:42.63
11.Laura MUIRGBR14:48.14
12.Elly HENESUSA15:04.54
13.Whittni MORGANUSA15:20.59
 Beatrice CHEPKOECHKENDNF
 Tigist KETEMAETHDNF
 Hanna KLEINGERDNF
 Sarah LAHTISWEDNF
 Diribe WELTEJIETHDNF

Women’s Discus Throw

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1.Valarie ALLMANUSA69.04
2.Sandra PERKOVIĆCRO65.18
3.Kristin PUDENZGER62.87
4.Laulauga TAUSAGAUSA62.62
5.Melina ROBERT-MICHONFRA61.91
6.Claudine VITAGER61.78
7.Daisy OSAKUEITA59.14
8.Amanda NGANDU-NTUMBAFRA56.95
 Liliana CÁPORNM

Women’s Pole Vault

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POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1.Nina KENNEDYAUS4.77
2.Margot CHEVRIERFRA4.71
3.Katie MOONUSA4.71
4.Wilma MURTOFIN4.61
5.Sandi MORRISUSA4.61
6.Emily GROVEUSA4.61
7.Alysha NEWMANCAN4.46
8.Aikaterini STEFANIDIGRE4.46
8.Tina ŠUTEJSLO4.46
10.Roberta BRUNIITA4.46
11.Marie-Julie BONNINFRA4.31
 Ninon CHAPELLEFRANM

Women’s Shot Put

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1DONGMO AuriolPOR19.72 SB
2EALEY ChaseUSA19.43
3EWEN MaggieUSA19.26
4THOMAS-DODD DannielJAM19.25
5GAMBETTA SaraGER19.08 PB
6Jiayuan SONGCHN19.06
7WOODARD JessicaUSA18.73 =SB
8ROOS FannySWE18.44
9MITTON SarahCAN18.36
10SCHILDER JessicaNED17.95
11AQUILLA AdelaideUSA16.96

Women’s Hammer Throw

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1FANTINI SaraITA71.21
2LOGA RoseFRA70.04 SB
3TAVERNIER AlexandraFRA67.16

Women’s High Jump

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1.Nicola OLYSLAGERSAUS2.00
2.Vashti CUNNINGHAMUSA1.97
3.Angelina TOPIĆSRB1.97
4.Iryna GERASHCHENKOUKR1.94
5.Morgan LAKEGBR1.94
6.Yuliia LEVCHENKOUKR1.91
7.Nawal MENIKERFRA1.91
8.Anna HALLUSA1.91
9.Nadezhda DUBOVITSKAYAKAZ1.87
10.Elena VALLORTIGARAITA1.79
11.Solène GICQUELFRA1.79

Women’s 4x100m

POSNAT.RESULT
1.ESP42.99
2.FRA43.50
 CANDQ
 FRADQ

RESULTS MEN

Men’s 100m Final, Wind: -0.9

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1.Noah LYLESUSA9.97
2.Ferdinand OMANYALAKEN9.98
3.Letsile TEBOGOBOT10.05
4.Yohan BLAKEJAM10.16
5.Ronnie BAKERUSA10.17
6.Benjamin AZAMATIGHA10.20
7.Lamont Marcell JACOBSITA10.21
8.Mouhamadou FALLFRA10.22

Men’s 100m A heat: W +1.1m/s

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1HARTMANN JoshuaGER10.14 SB
2MELLUZZO MatteoITA10.36 SB
3FERGUSON JoeGBR10.40 SB
4MERCKX WardBEL10.58

Men’s 100m B Heat: W +0.2m/s

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1VICAUT JimmyFRA10.06 SB
2MATEO PabloFRA10.16
3VLEMINCKX KobeBEL10.23 PB
4ERIUS JeffFRA10.29 SB
5MORGAN-HARRISON AndrewGBR10.34 =PB
6SKUPIN-ALFA MiloGER10.37

Men’s 800m

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1.Emmanuel WANYONYIKEN1:43.27
2.Marco AROPCAN1:43.30
3.Slimane MOULAALG1:43.38
4.Djamel SEDJATIALG1:43.40
5.Benjamin ROBERTFRA1:43.48
6.Wyclife KINYAMALKEN1:43.56
7.Azeddine HABZFRA1:43.90
8.Yanis MEZIANEFRA1:44.78
9.Andreas KRAMERSWE1:44.85
10.Emmanuel Kipkurui KORIRKEN1:47.71
 Patryk SIERADZKIPOLDNF

Men’s 2 Miles

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1.Jakob INGEBRIGTSENNOR7:54.10
2.Ishmael Rokitto KIPKURUIKEN8:09.23
3.Kuma GIRMAETH8:10.34
4.Justin KIPKOECHKEN8:13.15
5.Paul CHELIMOUSA8:15.69
6.Adisu GIRMAETH8:21.43
7.Mohamed ABDILAAHIGER8:27.88
8.Etienne DAGUINOSFRA8:31.29
9.Ali ABDILMANAETH8:40.65
10.Evans KIPCHUMBAKEN8:55.70
 Benoit CAMPIONFRADNF
 Stewart MCSWEYNAUSDNF
 Kyumbe MUNGUTIKENDNF

Men’s 110m hurdles Final, Wind: -0.5

PLACENAMENAT.MARK
1.Grant HOLLOWAYUSA12.98
2.Just KWAOU-MATHEYFRA13.09
3.Jamal BRITTUSA13.14
3.Daniel ROBERTSUSA13.14
5.Wilhem BELOCIANFRA13.20
6.Freddie CRITTENDENUSA13.26
7.Jason JOSEPHSUI13.29
8.Eric EDWARDSUSA13.32

Men’s 110m hurdles Heat 1, Wind: -2.0

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1.Daniel ROBERTSUSA13.32
2.Jason JOSEPHSUI13.36
3.Wilhem BELOCIANFRA13.37
4.Eric EDWARDSUSA13.39
5.Roger IRIBARNECUB13.44
6.Raphael MOHAMEDFRA13.65
7.Dimitri BASCOUFRA13.66
 Devon ALLENUSADNF

Men’s 110m hurdles Heat 2, Wind: -0.6

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1.Grant HOLLOWAYUSA13.20
2.Jamal BRITTUSA13.21
3.Just KWAOU-MATHEYFRA13.25
4.Freddie CRITTENDENUSA13.34
5.Pascal MARTINOT-LAGARDEFRA13.45
6.Antonio ALKANARSA13.52
7.Aurel MANGAFRA13.55
8.Rafael PEREIRABRA13.57

Men’s 400m hurdles

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1.CJ ALLENUSA47.92
2.Wilfried HAPPIOFRA48.26
3.Trevor BASSITTUSA48.28
4.Ludvy VAILLANTFRA48.60
5.Kyron MCMASTERIVB48.65
6.Khallifah ROSSERUSA48.96
 Abderrahman Almoubarrake S ALSALECKQATDNF

Men’s 3000m steeplechase

POSNAMENATRESULT
1.Lamecha GIRMAETH7:52.11 WR
2.Ryuji MIURAJPN8:09.91
3.Daniel ARCEESP8:10.63
4.Abrham SIMEETH8:10.73
5.Mohamed Amin JHINAOUITUN8:12.19
6.Benjamin KIGENKEN8:13.49
7.Víctor RUIZESP8:13.89
8.Abraham KIBIWOTKEN8:16.13
9.Anthony ROTICHUSA8:16.27
10.Amos SEREMKEN8:16.94
11.Fernando CARROESP8:17.06
12.Djilali BEDRANIFRA8:21.70
13.Topi RAITANENFIN8:22.00
14.Hailemariyam AMAREETH8:25.25
15.Tegenu MENGISTUETH8:30.23
16.Osama ZOGHLAMIITA8:31.88
 El Mehdi ABOUJANAHESPDNF
 Lawrence Kemboi KIPSANGKENDNF

Men’s Long Jump

POSNAMENATRESULTWIND
1.Miltiadis TENTOGLOUGRE8.13+0.1
2.Simon EHAMMERSUI8.11-0.1
3.. SREESHANKARIND8.090.0
4.Jules POMMERYFRA7.90-0.1
5.William WILLIAMSUSA7.87-0.9
6.Maykel MASSÓCUB7.83-0.7
7.Thobias MONTLERSWE7.82+0.8
8.Emiliano LASAURU7.71+0.5
9.Erwan KONATEFRA7.63-1.6
10.Jean-Pierre BERTRANDFRA7.31-0.4

Hammer Throw Mixed

POSNAMENAT.RESULT
1KATZBERG EthanCAN77.93
2WINKLER RudyUSA77.63
3ANDERSEN BrookeUSA77.13
4HALÁSZ BenceHUN76.21
5KASSANAVOID Janee’USA74.74
6CHAUSSINAND YannFRA74.32
7ELGAMEL MostafaEGY73.51