LIVE UPDATES: Brussels Diamond League Final
LIVE UPDATES: Brussels Diamond League Final
Follow live updates from the IAAF Diamond League final in Brussels, Belgium!
Read the full meet preview here and follow along with live updates below starting at 1:00 PM CT.
LIVE RESULTS
Women's 100m
Can double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson redeem herself after failing to medal at Worlds? Double silver medalist Marie-Josee Ta Lou will be her biggest challenger.
Ta Lou gets out hard but Thompson reels her in to win, 10.92 to 10.93!
Elaine Thompson over Marie-Josee Ta Lou, 10.92 to 10.93 https://t.co/aFWZxumc64 #BrusselsDL pic.twitter.com/xkZCD57xqU
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) September 1, 2017
Men's 800m
Nijel Amos is probably the favorite here since he's won multiple Diamond League races this summer, but Worlds silver and bronze medalists Kzsczot and Bett are also here
Som takes the field through 400 in 49.61 as Amos runs in second, moves to lead as pacer steps off
On the curve, the medalists are running in 2-3 but Amos is in the front! Gonna be hard to get around him and no one can, he'll win in 1:44.53
Nijel Amos gets some consolation for failing to medal at worlds, picks up $50K check w DL title https://t.co/aFWZxumc64 #BrusselsDL pic.twitter.com/TS3vtYX7h8
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) September 1, 2017
Women's 1500m
Jenny Simpson gets another shot at world/Olympic champ Faith Kipyegon!
Pacer Jenny Meadows goes through 400m in 1:01.8
Emily Tuei 2:07.39 for 800m
Sifan Hassan is leader at bell in 3:11.64 with Kipyegon right on here. Simpson is back in eighth, well behind leaders
Hassan tries to hold off Kipyegon, but the Olympic and world champion shows why she is the best with triumphant win here
World champ Faith Kipyegon gets by Sifan Hassan in final stretch for DL 1500 title in 3:57! https://t.co/aFWZxumc64 #BrusselsDL pic.twitter.com/5QDTGUQOgq
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) September 1, 2017
Men's 200m
World champ Ramil Guliyev takes on U.S. teen Noah Lyles, who missed worlds to injury, and USATF champ Ameer Webb
Lyles wins!!!!
Noah Lyles just won the Diamond League 200m final after missing worlds to injury!!! https://t.co/aFWZxumc64 #BrusselsDL pic.twitter.com/JjuPDxouhd
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) September 1, 2017
Men's 3K Steeplechase
Can Evan Jager break 8 minutes and set a new American record? He'll get a Worlds rematch with champion Conseslus Kipruto here. No man has broken 8 minutes in the past two years.
Haron Lagat of the U.S. paces through 1K in 2:40.27
Jager and Kipruto lead the field
Jager passes 2K in 5:24.45 with world gold and silver medalists Kipruto and El Bakkali right behind him
Shoot! At the bell, Bakkali and Kipruto go around Jager
Jager looks like he's running out of gas, falls on the final water jump
Evan Jager goes down on final water jump, gets up and scraps his way to third in 8:11 https://t.co/aFWZxumc64 #BrusselsDL pic.twitter.com/J98w6d9gwL
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) September 1, 2017
Kipruto passes Bakkali only in the final meters for the win, while Jager picks himself up and sprints in to claim third
Kipruto sprints by Bakkali in the final meters for steeplechase win https://t.co/aFWZxumc64 #BrusselsDLff pic.twitter.com/WjqAiSReFy
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) September 1, 2017
Women's 400m
Reigning Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo will try to get some of her mojo back after failing to medal at the World Champs. She is trending upwards after capturing the Diamond League crown in the 200m in Zurich last week.
On the homestretch, it's Shaunae and Salwa Eid Naser, who beat her at Worlds for a medal!
But Shaunae Miller-Uibo will hold her off in 49.46, a new world leading time, personal best and Bahamian national record!
Shaunae Miller-Uibo is now a 2x Diamond League champion in 2017, capturing 400 to go w 200 title! https://t.co/aFWZxumc64 #BrusselsDL pic.twitter.com/8CL3gc1Hyh
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) September 1, 2017
Naser sets a new Bahraini national record with her 49.88 second place run. It's also sne of the fastest times in world history for a U20 athlete.
That 49.88 by Salwa Eid Naser in Brussels takes her to 3rd on world U20 all-time list for 400m, one place above Sanya Richards-Ross.
— Jon Mulkeen (@Statman_Jon) September 1, 2017
A new Bahraini women's 400m national record and lifetime best of 49.88 by Nigerian-born Salwa Eid Naser in 2nd place #BrusselsDL #DLFinal. https://t.co/E2FcOY9371
— Athletics Africa (@athleticsafrica) September 1, 2017
Men's 110m Hurdles
Aries Merritt and Devon Allen are here to rep Team USA! It would be big if either of the Americans can take home the win here, as this year's World Championships were the first in a long time that no American was able to medal in the event. Merritt, the world record holder, has won several Diamond League events this year and has a strong shot to win here.
Merritt gets out well but world silver medalist Sergey Shubenkov will win! The Russian was one of the few authorized neutral athletes to earn a medal in London.
Russian Sergey Shubenkov runs down USA's Aries Merritt for the 110H #BrusselsDL win: https://t.co/aFWZxumc64 pic.twitter.com/eWceloWWVM
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) September 1, 2017
Women's 5K
Can anyone take down Hellen Obiri, who completely destroyed 10K world record holder Almaz Ayana at the worlds 5K? I don't think so.
Australian steeplechaser Genevieve LaCaze is pacing here, looks like 2:55 through 1K according to the IAAF live results.
Now Obiri is taking over with fellow Kenyans Beatrice Chepkoech (third at worlds steeplechase) and Margaret Kipkemboi in tow. Kipkemboi is one of the few women in the world to defeat Obiri this year, placing third to Obiri's fourth in the Birmingham 3K a few weeks ago.
Obiri hits splits of 5:50.46 through 2K, 8:41.96 through 3K
The top three is now Obiri, Caroline Kipkirui, Kipkemboi, Lilian Rengeruk, Chepkoech
Obiri passes 4K in 11:37.88, she and Kipkirui are starting to separate themselves...but wait Kipkirui takes the lead!!!
No, Obiri is back in front and she will take the win in 14:25.88!
Hellen Obiri closes in 63sec to win #BrusselsDL 5K in 14:25, leads countrywoman Kipkirui to 20+ sec PR https://t.co/aFWZxumc64 pic.twitter.com/As1IZDQXXN
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) September 1, 2017
Men's Shot Put
Wow, what an upset! American Darrell Hill unleashes a huge personal best and meeting record of 22.44m on his final attempt to take the win from reigning Olympian champion Ryan Crouser. Tough luck for Crouser, who was looking forward to a nice payday after finishing just sixth at worlds this year. Joe Kovacs completes the U.S. sweep in third.
IAAF Diamond League #DiamondLeague #DLFinal #BrusselsDL pic.twitter.com/hsYNucDJTl
— Darrell Hill (@B1GHomie) August 31, 2017
24-year-old Hill made his first world team this summer, but placed just 11th in London. His best effort prior to today was just 21.91m.
American Darrell Hill takes shocker win in men's shot put, improving from 21.91m to 22.44m! https://t.co/aFWZxumc64#BrusselsDL pic.twitter.com/dIhcRmOFvX
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) September 1, 2017
Women's 400m Hurdles
Dalilah Muhammad makes up the stagger halfway! Olympic champ looks good but here comes Zuzana! Muhammad holds off Zuzana in 53.89! Ashley Spencer of the U.S. takes third.
Olympic champ Dalilah Muhammad holds off 2x world champ Zuzana Hejnova for 400H title! https://t.co/aFWZxumc64#BrusselsDL pic.twitter.com/H7iT8MTjQw
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) September 1, 2017
Women's Long Jump
The three world medalists do not do very well here, as the champion's check goes to Ivana Spanovic, who was fourth in London.
World champion Brittney Reese is fifth, silver medalist Darya Klishina is seventh and bronze medalist Tianna Bartoletta takes fourth.