Diamond League opens in type in Xiamen, China, with the Norwegian setting new figures in little-run occasion as Religion Kipyegon narrowly misses the world 1000m document
Karsten Warholm improved his personal world 300m hurdles finest on the opening Wanda Diamond League of 2025 in Xiamen, China, on Saturday (April 21).
The Norwegian clocked 33.05 to beat his earlier better of 33.26 set in Oslo in 2021. The occasion has not been contested frequently through the years, however has not too long ago develop into an official occasion within the eyes of World Athletics and can quickly have official “world document” standing.
Earlier holders of the world finest embody Brits Chris Rawlinson and David Hemery, whereas Femke Bol holds the present ladies’s finest mark for the space.
Brazil’s Matheus Lima was runner-up to Warholm in China in 33.98 with Japan’s Ken Toyoda third in 34.22.
“I used to be a bit bit stunned by how straightforward my legs had been feeling off the final bend,” mentioned Warholm. “After all you’re feeling it a bit bit in the long run, however I managed to essentially push within the final 45 metres. This exhibits that the velocity is there and the velocity over the hurdles is there.”
Days after saying she’s going to assault the sub-four-minute barrier for the mile in Paris in June, Religion Kipyegon fell barely in need of Svetlana Masterkova’s long-standing world 1000m document of two:28.98.
The Kenyan clocked 2:29.21 – the third-fastest time in historical past behind her PB (2:29.15) and the world document (2:28.98). Australia’s Abby Caldwell was runner-up in an Oceanian document of two:32.94.
“It was an excellent begin to my season,” mentioned Kipyegon. “I’m blissful to start out my season, and I hope to remain wholesome this fashion and for the subsequent races.”
Religion Kipyegon (Getty)
Mondo Duplantis gained the triple leap with 5.92m however there have been no world data this time from the Swedish celebrity. Yaroslava Mahuchikh gained the excessive leap with 1.97m forward of Australia’s Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olyslagers, the latter each ladies clearing 1.94m.
Olympic 5000m and 10,000m champion Beatrice Chebet set a gathering document of 14:27.12 to win the 5000m by greater than a second from Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay.
There was a shock within the 3000m steeplechase as world and Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali was overwhelmed by younger Ethiopian Samuel Firewu in 8:05.61 to El Bakkali’s 8:06.66.
Within the ladies’s shot, European indoor champion Jessica Schilder uncorked her finest ever out of doors throw to win with a gathering document of 20.47m as Chase Jackson was second with 20.31m and residential favorite Gong Lijiao third with 19.62m.
In a top-quality ladies’s discus competitors, Valarie Allman of the USA gained with 68.95m.
Elsewhere, Elina Tzengko threw a gathering javelin document of 64.75m. Anavia Battle of the USA additionally set a meet recored within the ladies’s 200m as she clocked 22.41 forward of two-time world champion Shericka Jackson.
Brits in motion included Jeremiah Azu, who was third in 10.17 in a males’s 100m gained by Akani Simbine of South Africa in 9.99 (0.2) as Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo wound up seventh.
