World champion Dafne Schippers’s 25th birthday celebrations almost fell flat on Thursday when the Dutch sprint star was involved in a bizarre 200 metres at the Oslo Diamond League meeting when the Dutchwoman false-started, was allowed to race and won, was then disqualified and finally reinstated.
Schippers, the 2015 World champion and silver medallist at the Rio Olympics last year, was originally disqualified for a false start.
She was then allowed to run under protest, taking an impressive victory in 22.30sec before she was disqualified again after the race.
Ivory Coast’s Murielle Ahoure was crowned the winner with a season’s best 22.74sec before the event took another twist later when Schippers was reinstated on appeal.
The results: Men: 100m: 1. Andre De Grasse (Can) 10.01, 2. Chijindu Ujah (GBr) 10.02, 3. Ben Youssef Meite (CIV) 10.03; 400m: 1. Baboloki Tirelo Thebe (Bot) 44.95, 2. Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBr) 45.16, 3. Pavel Maslak (Cze) 45.52; 1500m: 1. Jake Wightman (GBr) 3:34.17, 2. Elijah Manangoi (Ken) 3:34.30, 3. Marcin Lewandowski (Pol) 3:34.60; 400m Hurdles: 1. Karsten Warholm (Nor) 48.25, 2. Yasmani Copello (Tur) 48.44, 3. Thomas Barr (Irl) 48.95; High Jump: 1. Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qat) 2.38, 2. Bohdan Bondarenko (Ukr) 2.29, 3. Derek Drouin (Can) 2.25; Discus: 1. Daniel Stahl (Swe) 68.06, 2. Fredrick Dacres (Jam) 67.10, 3. Philip Milanov (Bel) 66.39.
Women: 200m: 1. Dafne Schippers (Ned) 22.31, 2. Murielle Ahoure (CIV) 22.74, 3. Simone Facey (Jam) 22.77; 800m: 1. Caster Semenya (RSA) 1:57.59, 2. Francine Niyonsaba (Bur) 1:58.18, 3. Margaret Wambui (Ken) 1:59.17; 3000m Steeplechase: 1. Norah Jeruto Tanui (Ken) 9:17.27, 2. Sofia Assefa (Eth) 9:17.34, 3. Fabienne Schlumpf (Sui) 9:21.65; 100m Hurdles: 1. Pamela Dutkiewicz (Ger) 12.73, 2. Kristi Castlin (US) 12.75, 3. Isabelle Pedersen (Nor) 12.75; Pole Vault: 1. Yarisley Silva (Cub) 4.81, 2. Anzhelika Sidorova (Rus) 4.75, 3. Lisa Ryzih (Ger) 4.65; Long Jump: 1. Tianna Bartoletta (US) 6.79, 2. Darya Klishina (Rus) 6.75, 3. Claudia Salman-Rath (Ger) 6.63; Discus: 1. Sandra Perkovic (Cro) 66.79, 2. Yaime Perez (Cub) 66.24, 3. Denia Caballero (Cub) 63.29 .
