Jackson steals the show with 200m victory in Rome
ROME : Shericka Jackson outclassed Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah to win the women's 200 metres at the Rome Diamond League meeting on Thursday as Fred Kerley took the men's 100m title.
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Eugene Diamond League schedule and start times for Prefontaine Classic 2022
The Prefontaine Classic is back in Eugene to serve up a preview of what’s to come at the World Championships on the west coast this summer.
Eugene Diamond League 2022 schedule and start times for Prefontaine Classic
The Prefontaine Classic is back in Eugene to serve up a preview of what’s to come at the World Championships on the west coast this summer.
Will Andre De Grasse turn it on at the Prefontaine Classic?
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Diamond League: Gabby Thomas equals Doha record in the women’s 200m, Dina Asher-Smith takes third place
Gabby Thomas equalled a Doha Diamond League record after storming to victory in the women’s 200m. Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson came second with a season-best time of 22:07, while Britain's Dina Asher-Smith came third with a personal best of 22:37. Ad/> There was a huge shock in the women’s 400m, as double Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas could only finish third.
Asher-Smith third as Thomas claims 200m victory in Doha
Dina Asher-Smith started her 2022 outdoor season by finishing third in the 200m in the opening Wanda Diamond League meet of the season in Doha. On the same track that she claimed world gold on three years ago, Asher-Smith produced a solid time of 22.37s but could not match winner Gabby Thomas. Ad/> American Thomas, an Olympic bronze medallist last summer, set a new meeting record of 21.98s to claim victory with Shericka Jackson second in 22.07s.
Thomas and Lyles claim 200m wins in Diamond League opener
American duo Gabby Thomas and Noah Lyles took impressive 200 metres victories and two men posted monster, wind-assisted 90 metre javelin throws as the Diamond League season got underway on a lively night in front of a noisy crowd in Doha on Friday.