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Burgin sets personal best at Diamond League Rabat
Burgin sets personal best at Diamond League Rabat

BBC News

time25-05-2025

  • Sport
  • BBC News

Burgin sets personal best at Diamond League Rabat

British middle-distance runner Max Burgin ran a personal best time as he finished second in the 800m at the Diamond League meeting in 23-year-old beat Olympic champion, Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi, into third place with a time of one minute 43.34 Tshepiso Masalela won in a meeting record time of 1:42.69, ahead of Olympic finalist Beatrice Chebet, the Olympic champion over both 5,000m and 10,000m, ran the second-fastest 3,000m of all time to win in time of 8:11.56 is second only to the 8:06.11 run by China's Wang Junxia - a record that has stood since Jamaican spinter Shericka Jackson, the two-time 200m world champion, claimed victory in her first 100m race of the season, in Africa's Akani Simbine ran 9.90secs to clinch his third 100m Diamond League win of the year in the men's race, in which Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo struggled and finished last, before withdrawing from the 200m withdrawal in Rabat was British pole vaulter Molly Caudery, leaving America's world champion Katie Moon to take who won the event at last week's Doha meeting, had pulled out after she felt a niggle in her Dutch sprint star and world champion Femke Bol started her summer season with victory in the 400m hurdles.

Eduan, Simbine shine at world relays
Eduan, Simbine shine at world relays

France 24

time11-05-2025

  • Sport
  • France 24

Eduan, Simbine shine at world relays

Eduan produced a thrilling final leg to outpace Jamaica's Shericka Jackson and Twanisha Terry of the United States for gold along with teammates Nia Wedderburn-Goodison, Amy Hunt and Bianca Williams. Spain snatched a shock silver in 42.28sec, with the Jamaican quartet also featuring multi-medalled Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce taking bronze (42.33), just five-hundredths ahead of the US team. South Africa had in-form Simbine, winner of the two opening Diamond League 100m races this season, to thank for an electric anchor leg as he powered past Brandon Hicklin for gold in the men's 4x100m relay. The team also featuring Bayanda Walaza, Sinesipho Dambile and Bradley Nkoana clocked a world leading time of 37.61sec. The US took silver in 37.66sec, with Canada, featuring the same quartet who won gold in last year's Paris Olympics, claiming bronze. There was another upset in the women's 4x400m relay, with Spain pushing the US team, the defending Olympic champions, into second. Spanish anchor leg Blanca Hervas was overtaken on the final lap but she held her nerve to slowly reel back in a flagging Bailey Lear. Paula Sevilla ran the first leg for Spain, just minutes after taking part in the 4x100m relay, Eva Santidrian and Daniela Fra completing the winning line-up as they timed 3:24.13. The US took silver in 3:24.72 with South Africa rounding out the podium in 3:24.84. The South Africans brought two days of competition -- which also served as qualifiers for the world athletics championships in Tokyo in September -- to an end with gold in the men's 4x400m relay. The quartet of Gardeo Isaacs, Udeme Okon, Leendert Koekemoer and Zakithi Nene raced home in 2:57.50. Alexander Doom produced his trademark late push to guarantee silver for Belgium in 2:58.19, with Botswana taking bronze (2:58.27). The US foursome of Chris Robinson, Courtney Okolo, Johnnie Blockburger and Lynna Irby-Jackson earlier claimed gold in the mixed 4x400m relay in a championship record of 3:09.54. And the Canadian quartet of Sade McCreath, Marie-Eloise Leclair, Duan Asemota and Eliezer Adjibi topped the podium ahead of Jamaica and Britain in the mixed 4x100m relay, winning in 40.30sec.

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