Twice Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce streaked to victory in the Diamond League women's 100 metres final on Thursday with a time of 10.93 seconds against a head wind on a cold, blustery evening.
The 28-year-old Jamaican, who dyed her hair green for her successful world title defence in Beijing last month before reverting to black, picked up $40,000 for winning the Diamond League trophy in her event.
Sixteen finals were staged on Thursday at a meeting which featured 20 individual gold medallists from Beijing. The remaining 16 events will be decided in Brussels on Sept. 11.
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“There is no more to ask, I won the world championships and the Diamond race,” said Fraser-Pryce. “I was eager to come back on the track after Beijing and I just enjoy this meeting.”
Britain's Greg Rutherford, who added the world men's long jump title to his Olympic, European and Commonwealth gold medals in Beijing, showed his competitive grit after a long season to win on a countback from American Marquis Dendy and clinch the Diamond League trophy. Both men leaped 8.32 metres.
However, Wayde van Niekerk, David Rudisha and Maria Arzamasova failed to reproduce their world title-winning form.
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Poland’s Adam Kszczot won a high-quality 800m, beating out Kenya’s world record holder and newly-minted world champion Rudisha.
In the 400m, American LaShawn Merritt got the better of van Niekerk and in the women’s 800m, Kenyan Eunice Sum gained a degree of revenge over Arzamasova, winning in 1:59.14. Genzebe Dibaba again played second fiddle to Ethiopian teammate Almaz Ayana, this time in the 3000m, which the latter outsprinted the former to win in a meeting record of 8:22.34.
The results: Men: 200m: 1. Alonso Edward (Pan) 20.03s, 2. Rasheed Dwyer (Jam) 20.20, 3. Anaso Jobodwana (RSA) 20.24; 400m: 1. LaShawn Merritt (USA) 44.18s, 2. Kirani James (GRN) 44.28, 3. Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) 44.35; 800m: 1. Adam Kszczot (Pol) 1:45.55s, 2. Taoufik Makhloufi (Alg) 1:45.62, 3. Mohammed Aman (Eth) 1:45.83. 1500m: 1. Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:35.79s, 2. Elijah Motonei Manangoi (Ken) 3:36.01, 3. Robert Biwott (Ken) 3:36.04; 110m hurdles: 1. Sergey Shubenkov (Rus) 13.14s, 2. David Oliver (USA) 13.30, 3. Orlando Ortega (Cub) 13.30. 400m hurdles: 1. Kariem Hussein (Sui) 49.16s, 2. Rasmus Magi (Est) 49.37, 3. Thomas Barr (Eir) 49.79; 3000m steeplechase: 1. Paul Kipsiele Koech (Ken) 8:10.24s, 2. Jairus Kipchoge (Ken) 8:15.64, 3. Evan Jager (USA) 8:18.39.
Long jump: 1. Greg Rutherford (GBr) 8.32m, 2. Marquis Dendy (USA) 8.32, 3. 3. Fabrice Lapierre (Aus) 8.27; Discus: 1. Robert Urbanek (Pol) 65.78m, 2. Piotr Malachowski (Pol) 65.04, 3. Gerd Kanter (Est) 64.38.
Women: 100m: 1. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jam) 10.93s, 2. Blessing Okagbare (Ngr) 10.98, 3. Tori Bowie (USA) 11.06. 800m: 1. Eunice Jepkoech Sum (Ken) 1:59.14s, 2. Lynsey Sharp (GBr) 1:59.37, 3. Fabienne Kohlmann (Ger) 1:59.68; 3000m: 1. Almaz Ayana (Eth) 8:22.34s, 2. Genzebe Dibaba (Eth) 8:26.54, 3. Senbere Teferi (Eth) 8:34.32; 400m hurdles: 1. Zuzana Hejnova (Cze) 54.47s, 2. Sara Petersen (Den) 54.57, 3. Georganne Moline (USA) 54.89; Long jump: 1. Ivana Spanovic (SRB) 7.02m, 2. Tianna Bartoletta (USA) 6.97, 3. Shara Proctor (GBr) 6.58; Pole vault: 1. Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou (Gre) 4.77m, 2. Fabiana Murer (Bra) & Yarisley Silva (Cub) 4.72; Shot put: 1. Christina Schwanitz (Ger) 19.91m, 2. Michelle Carter (USA) 19.12, 3. Anita Marton (Hun) 18.42; Javelin: 1. Barbora Spotakova (Cze) 64.31m, 2. Elizabeth Gleadle (Can) 62.70, 3. Kathrina Molitor (Ger) 62.43. — Agencies