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“It’s incredible. I came with the goal of breaking the French record, maybe running 3:28. But with this crowd, I felt like I had wings.”
Moroccan-born Frenchman Azzedine Habz won the men’s 1500 metre event in Paris on Friday. He clocked a massive personal best of 3:27.49, breaking the national record and Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj’s 2001 meeting record of 3:28.81.
Habz is experiencing the best season of his career in 2025.
#Paris: #Uganda’s Olympic champion Peruth Chemutai delivered a spectacular performance at the Wanda Diamond League in Paris on Friday night, clocking a season-best time of 8:54.41 to finish second in a sensational women’s 3000m steeplechase showdown. #DiamondLeague2025 pic.twitter.com/37Hm0GgKuD
— Rogers Atukunda (@rarrigz) June 21, 2025
The race
In the race, Kenya’s Phanuel Koech Kipkoech wreacked havoc on the world U20 record with a 3:27.72 performance. Great Britain’s George Mills recorded a personal best of 3:28.86, marking his first sub-3:30 run one week after bettering Mo Farah’s national 5000m record in Oslo, clocking a 12:46.59 finish.
Festus Lagat finished in 3:29.03, while Stefan Nillessen rolled in at 3:29.23, a Dutch national record. National records were also set by Ruben Verheyden of Belgium in 3:30.99 and Tshepo Tshite of South Africa with his 3:31.35 run. Thirteen of the 14 finishers recorded personal bests.
Habz ran a near two-second personal best, while the 18-year-old Koech, who had never run a 1500m until this season, broke the world U20 record.
Habz has broken the French national records in the indoor mile in 3:47.56 at the Millrose Games in February and indoors 1500m going 3:32.24. He also set a new personal best this season in the 3000m distance event, clocking a very strong indoors 7:31.50 at the New Balance Grand Prix in Boston.
The Moroccan moved to France in 2012 for university. For most of his career, he was a steady 3:30 to 3:35 1500m runner. It was in 2023 in Oslo at the Bislett Games that he dropped the hammer, running a 3:29.26. He followed that lifetime personal best again in Oslo in 2024, with a second-best all-time result going 3:30.08.
In Paris, six athletes ran sub-3:30 and two more were under 3:31. Habz’s time is the world lead for 2025.
Other notable results
Other notable performances during the meet were achieved by Yomif Kejelcha, who clocked a 12:47.84 season best time, winning the 5000m event. The Ethiopian finished nearly a full second ahead of Bahraini Birhanu Bale, who set a national record with his 12:48.67 run. Taking third was American Graham Blanks, also going sub-12:50, with his 12:49.51 run.
Faith Cherotich of Kenya ran herself a new personal best in the 3000m with the winning time of 8:53.37, world-leading time for 2025. Ugandan Peruth Chemutai was more than a full second back at 8:54.41 with a season’s best run. And taking third was Ethiopian Sembo Almayew, well back at 9:01.22.
Full meet results
200m Women Wind:+0.9
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | BATTLE Anavia | 22.27 SB |
| 2 | GBR | HUNT Amy | 22.45 SB |
| 3 | USA | LONG McKenzie | 22.49 SB |
| 4 | USA | STEVENS Deajah | 22.66 |
| 5 | USA | BROWN Brittany | 22.77 |
| 6 | GBR | ASHER-SMITH Dina | 22.81 |
| 7 | CAN | LEDUC Audrey | 22.90 |
| 8 | FRA | PARISOT Helene | 22.92 |
400m Women
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOM | PAULINO Marileidy | 48.81 MR SB |
| 2 | BRN | NASER Salwa Eid | 48.85 |
| 3 | CHI | WEIL Martina | 49.83 NR |
| 4 | USA | IRBY-JACKSON Lynna | 49.87 SB |
| 5 | GBR | ANNING Amber | 49.96 SB |
| 6 | USA | WHITTAKER Isabella | 50.18 |
| 7 | NED | KLAVER Lieke | 50.26 SB |
| 8 | FRA | BROSSIER Amandine | 52.10 |
100m Hurdles Women Wind:+0.7
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | STARK Grace | 12.21 MR PB |
| 2 | NGR | AMUSAN Tobi | 12.24 SB |
| 3 | JAM | NUGENT Ackera | 12.30 SB |
| 4 | USA | HARRISON Kendra | 12.48 |
| 5 | NED | VISSER Nadine | 12.51 |
| 6 | BAH | CHARLTON Devynne | 12.53 SB |
| 7 | USA | JOHNSON Alaysha | 12.66 |
| 8 | POL | SKRZYSZOWSKA Pia | 12.67 SB |
3000m Steeplechase Women
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEN | CHEROTICH Faith | 8:53.37 WL PB |
| 2 | UGA | CHEMUTAI Peruth | 8:54.41 SB |
| 3 | ETH | ALMAYEW Sembo | 9:01.22 TR7.1 SB |
| 4 | USA | JENNINGS Gabrielle | 9:08.05 SB |
| 5 | USA | WAYMENT Courtney | 9:08.88 SB |
| 6 | GER | MEYER Lea | 9:09.73 |
| 7 | USA | NAPOLEON Angelina | 9:10.72 PB |
| 8 | FRA | FINOT Alice | 9:15.33 SB |
| 9 | ETH | MULETA Lomi | 9:15.45 |
| 10 | GER | KRAUSE Gesa Felicitas | 9:28.75 SB |
| 11 | FRA | RENOUARD Flavie | 9:34.23 |
| 12 | KEN | CHEBET Caren | 9:40.04 |
| DNF | POL | CHORZEPA Agnieszka |
High Jump Women
| Rank | Nat | Name | Best | 1.78 | 1.83 | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.94 | 1.97 | 2.00 | 2.03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS | OLYSLAGERS Nicola | 2.00 | – | – | – | o | o | xo | xo | xxx |
| 2 | UKR | MAHUCHIKH Yaroslava | 1.97 | – | – | – | o | xx- | o | xxx | |
| 3 | AUS | PATTERSON Eleanor | 1.97 | – | – | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | |
| 4 | USA | CUNNINGHAM Vashti | 1.94 =SB | – | xo | o | o | o | xxx | ||
| 5 | GBR | LAKE Morgan | 1.94 | – | – | o | o | xo | xxx | ||
| 6 | USA | HUFNAGEL Charity | 1.91 | – | o | o | xxo | xxx | |||
| 7 | GER | HONSEL Christina | 1.88 | o | o | o | xxx | ||||
| 7 | SRB | TOPIC Angelina | 1.88 | – | o | o | xxx | ||||
| 9 | POL | ZODZIK Maria | 1.88 | – | xo | o | xxx | ||||
| 10 | UZB | SADULLAYEVA Safina | 1.88 | o | o | xxo | xxx | ||||
| 11 | FRA | GICQUEL Solène | 1.83 | o | o | xxx | |||||
| 11 | UKR | LEVCHENKO Yuliia | 1.83 | o | o | x- | xx | ||||
| 13 | KAZ | DUBOVITSKAYA Nadezhda | 1.78 | o | xxx |
Discus Throw Women
| Rank | Nat | Name | Best | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | ALLMAN Valarie | 67.56 | 64.88 | 62.35 | x | 62.16 | x | 67.56 |
| 2 | NED | van KLINKEN Jorinde | 66.42 SB | 60.81 | 65.78 | 63.94 | 66.42 | 65.61 | 64.99 |
| 3 | CUB | PÉREZ Yaimé | 65.03 | x | 65.03 | 62.87 | x | 60.38 | 61.85 |
| 4 | CRO | ELKASEVIC Sandra | 63.52 | x | 62.88 | 63.52 | 60.04 | 62.38 | |
| 5 | CHN | Bin FENG | 62.80 | 62.70 | 62.18 | x | 62.80 | x | |
| 6 | FRA | NGANDU-NTUMBA Amanda | 62.77 | 56.60 | 56.41 | 62.77 | x | 59.08 | |
| 7 | FRA | ROBERT-MICHON Melina | 61.16 | x | 57.49 | 60.80 | 58.84 | 61.16 | |
| 8 | SWE | KAMGA Vanessa | 60.69 | 59.94 | 56.72 | 60.69 | 58.28 | x | |
| 9 | GER | STEINACKER Marike | 60.65 | 58.91 | 60.65 | 59.48 | |||
| 10 | USA | TAUSAGA Laulauga | 57.39 | 49.50 | 57.39 | 54.00 |
Pole Vault Women
| Rank | Nat | Name | Best | 4.13 | 4.28 | 4.43 | 4.53 | 4.63 | 4.73 | 4.78 | 4.83 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | MOON Katie | 4.73 | – | – | – | xo | – | xo | – | xxx |
| 2 | USA | MORRIS Sandi | 4.73 | – | – | – | o | xo | xxo | x- | xx |
| 3 | USA | GROVE Emily | 4.63 | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | ||
| 4 | SUI | MOSER Angelica | 4.63 | – | – | xo | xo | o | xxx | ||
| 5 | CZE | SVÁBÍKOVÁ Amálie | 4.63 | – | – | xo | xo | xo | xxx | ||
| 6 | FRA | BONNIN Marie-Julie | 4.53 | – | – | xo | xxo | xxx | |||
| 6 | SLO | SUTEJ Tina | 4.53 | – | o | xo | xxo | xxx | |||
| 8 | USA | LEON Gabriela | 4.43 | – | o | o | xxx | ||||
| 9 | NZL | AYRIS Imogen | 4.43 | – | xo | xo | xxx | ||||
| 10 | NZL | McTAGGART Olivia | 4.43 | – | xo | xxo | xxx | ||||
| 11 | FRA | PETIT Berenice | 4.28 | o | xxo | xxx | |||||
| ITA | BRUNI Roberta | NM | – | – | xr | ||||||
| FRA | CHEVRIER Margot | NM | xxx |
Men’s results
800m Men
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESP | ATTAOUI Mohamed | 1:42.73 SB |
| 2 | USA | HOEY Josh | 1:43.00 |
| 3 | USA | HOPPEL Bryce | 1:43.11 SB |
| 4 | GBR | BURGIN Max | 1:43.61 |
| 5 | FRA | TUAL Gabriel | 1:43.84 |
| 6 | IRL | ENGLISH Mark | 1:43.98 |
| 7 | SWE | KRAMER Andreas | 1:44.02 |
| 8 | BOT | MASALELA Tshepiso | 1:44.16 |
| 9 | ALG | MOULA Slimane | 1:44.46 |
| 10 | FRA | MEZIANE Yanis | 1:44.55 |
| 11 | KEN | KINYAMAL Wyclife | 1:44.85 |
| 12 | KEN | KEBENEI Nicholas Kiplangat | 1:45.03 |
| DNF | POL | SIERADZKI Patryk |
1500m Men
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA | HABZ Azeddine | 3:27.49 MR WL NR |
| 2 | KEN | KOECH Phanuel Kipkosgei | 3:27.72 WU20R |
| 3 | GBR | MILLS George | 3:28.36 PB |
| 4 | KEN | LAGAT Festus | 3:29.03 PB |
| 5 | NED | NILLESSEN Stefan | 3:29.23 NR |
| 6 | KEN | KIPSANG Abel | 3:29.46 SB |
| 7 | FRA | SZOT Flavien | 3:30.74 PB |
| 8 | BEL | VERHEYDEN Ruben | 3:30.99 NR |
| 9 | RSA | TSHITE Tshepo | 3:31.35 NR |
| 10 | FRA | JOCTEUR-MONROZIER Pierrik | 3:31.51 PB |
| 11 | FRA | MORNET Romain | 3:31.62 PB |
| 12 | FRA | ANSELMINI Paul | 3:31.63 PB |
| 13 | BEL | SISK Pieter | 3:31.85 PB |
| 14 | FRA | GILAVERT Louis | 3:32.25 PB |
| DNF | FRA | AKBACHE Mounir | |
| DNF | SLO | RUDOLF Zan |
5000m Men
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ETH | KEJELCHA Yomif | 12:47.84 SB |
| 2 | BRN | BALEW Birhanu | 12:48.67 AR |
| 3 | USA | BLANKS Graham | 12:49.51 |
| 4 | FRA | GRESSIER Jimmy | 12:51.59 NR |
| 5 | ETH | TEFERA Samuel | 12:53.44 PB |
| 6 | MAR | EL BAKKALI Soufiane | 12:55.49 PB |
| 7 | USA | YOUNG Nico | 12:55.71 |
| 8 | FRA | SCHRUB Yann | 12:56.57 PB |
| 9 | FRA | DAGUINOS Etienne | 12:57.49 PB |
| 10 | URU | CATROFE Santiago | 12:59.26 AR |
| 11 | ETH | SIME Mezgebu | 13:04.51 |
| 12 | KEN | KROP Jacob | 13:05.04 |
| 13 | ETH | DIDA Gemechu | 13:05.89 SB |
| 14 | RSA | WILDSCHUTT Adriaan | 13:28.67 |
| 15 | FRA | GONDOUIN Valentin | 13:29.79 SB |
| DNF | KEN | KIPRUGUT Boaz | |
| DNF | AUS | THOMAS Jude | |
| DNF | ETH | YIHUNE Addisu |
110m Hurdles Final
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | CUNNINGHAM Trey | 13.00 =PB | 13.00 |
| 2 | USA | BEARD Dylan | 13.02 PB | 13.08 |
| 3 | SUI | JOSEPH Jason | 13.07 =NR | 13.09 |
| 4 | JPN | MURATAKE Rachid | 13.08 =SB | 13.08 |
| 5 | USA | HOLLOWAY Grant | 13.11 SB | 13.16 |
| 6 | USA | BRITT Jamal | 13.15 | 13.08 |
| 7 | FRA | KWAOU-MATHEY Just | 13.24 | 13.15 |
| 8 | ESP | LLOPIS Enrique | 13.32 | 13.16 |
110m Hurdles Heat 1 Wind:+1.4
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN | MURATAKE Rachid | 13.08 Q SB |
| 2 | USA | BEARD Dylan | 13.08 Q PB |
| 3 | USA | CUNNINGHAM Trey | 13.10 Q |
| 4 | USA | BRITT Jamal | 13.12 q |
| 5 | FRA | KWAOU-MATHEY Just | 13.15 q SB |
| 6 | ESP | MARTÍNEZ Asier | 13.34 |
| 7 | USA | EDWARDS Eric | 13.35 SB |
| 8 | FRA | MANGA Aurel | 13.37 |
110m Hurdles Heat 2 Wind:+1.1
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | JOSEPH Jason | 13.09 Q SB |
| 2 | USA | HOLLOWAY Grant | 13.16 Q SB |
| 3 | ESP | LLOPIS Enrique | 13.16 Q SB |
| 4 | FRA | BELOCIAN Wilhem | 13.20 SB |
| 5 | USA | CRITTENDEN Freddie | 13.30 |
| 6 | MRI | LARARAUDEUSE Jeremie | 13.37 |
| 7 | FRA | CINNA Erwann | 13.40 |
| DNF | BEL | OBASUYI Michael |
400m Hurdles Men
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | BENJAMIN Rai | 46.93 MR |
| 2 | QAT | SAMBA Abderrahman | 47.09 SB |
| 3 | USA | BASSITT Trevor | 48.14 SB |
| 4 | BRA | LIMA Matheus | 48.26 |
| 5 | GBR | CHALMERS Alastair | 48.57 |
| 6 | FRA | CRISCI Fantin | 49.40 PB |
| 7 | FRA | MENIN Hugo | 51.42 |
3000m Steeplechase Men
| Rank | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ETH | GIRMA Lamecha | 8:07.01 SB |
| 2 | MAR | BEN YAZIDE Salaheddine | 8:11.68 |
| 3 | ETH | WALE Getnet | 8:12.58 SB |
| 4 | MAR | TINDOUFT Mohamed | 8:15.32 SB |
| 5 | FRA | FOURMONT Baptiste | 8:17.58 |
| 6 | FRA | BEDRANI Djilali | 8:19.19 |
| 7 | TUN | JAZIRI Ahmed | 8:19.59 |
| 8 | ETH | SIME Abrham | 8:21.75 |
| 9 | FRA | le BARON Luc | 8:22.52 |
| 10 | ESP | QUIJADA Alejandro | 8:24.39 |
| 11 | MAR | EL MOSTAFA Faid | 8:25.26 |
| 12 | ESP | RUIZ Víctor | 8:25.41 SB |
| 13 | ALG | TABTI Bilal | 8:28.99 |
| 14 | AUS | BUCKINGHAM Ben | 8:47.89 |
| DNF | KEN | KONES Wilberforce Chemiat | |
| DNF | ALG | MESSAOUDI Ali |
Triple Jump Men
| 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 | JAM | SCOTT Jordan | 17.27 | 17.11 -0.3 | x +1.5 | – | x +0.4 | x +0.9 | 17.27 +0.5 |
| 2 | BUR | ZANGO Hugues Fabrice | 17.21 SB | 16.57 -0.5 | 16.69 +0.6 | 16.83 +0.3 | 17.21 +1.8 | x +0.7 | x +0.4 |
| 3 | FRA | GOGOIS Thomas | 17.11 SB | 16.12 -0.7 | x +0.5 | 17.02 +0.4 | 17.11 +1.3 | x +0.9 | 15.54 0.0 |
| 4 | FRA | SEREMES Jonathan | 17.08 PB | 16.13 -0.8 | 17.08 +0.9 | 16.81 0.0 | x +0.5 | 16.12 -0.5 | |
| 5 | ALG | TRIKI Yasser Mohammed | 17.02 | 16.51 -0.6 | 16.07 +0.6 | 17.02 +2.1 | 16.87 +2.5 | 16.61 +1.0 | |
| 6 | GER | HEß Max | 16.85 | x +1.7 | 16.62 +0.5 | x +1.4 | 16.47 +1.5 | 16.85 0.0 | |
| 7 | USA | SCOTT Donald | 16.84 | x -1.5 | 16.84 -0.4 | 16.71 +2.5 | x +0.8 | x +1.1 | |
| 8 | CUB | MARTÍNEZ Lázaro | 16.40 | x -0.7 | – | 16.40 +0.8 | r | ||
| 9 | FRA | RAFFIN Melvin | 14.80 | x +2.1 | 14.23 +1.5 | 14.80 +1.1 | |||
| BRA | dos SANTOS Almir | NM | x +1.0 | x +0.4 | x +2.1 |
Javelin Throw Men
| Rank | Nat | Name | Best | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IND | CHOPRA Neeraj | 88.16 | 88.16 | 85.10 | x | x | x | 82.89 |
| 2 | GER | WEBER Julian | 87.88 | 87.88 | 86.20 | 82.03 | 83.13 | 84.50 | 81.08 |
| 3 | BRA | da SILVA Luiz Mauricio | 86.62 AR | 75.68 | 76.72 | 86.62 | 76.97 | 78.50 | 78.56 |
| 4 | TTO | WALCOTT Keshorn | 81.66 | 80.94 | 81.66 | 80.01 | x | 75.19 | |
| 5 | GRN | PETERS Anderson | 80.29 | 77.89 | 80.25 | 80.29 | 79.66 | x | |
| 6 | KEN | YEGO Julius | 80.26 | 79.54 | x | 78.51 | 80.26 | x | |
| 7 | MDA | MARDARE Andrian | 76.66 | 75.74 | 76.66 | x | 75.25 | x | |
| 8 | FRA | ROUGETET Remi | 70.37 | x | 70.37 | – | r |
