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World record-holder Mykolas Alekna threw a Diamond League record in a dominant discus display, while Alison dos Santos, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Collen Kebinatshipi won a series of key clashes during the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Silesia on Sunday (23).
Lithuania&rsquo;s Alekna improved on his own Diamond League record of 71.70m set in London last year, launching the implement 72.58m to secure a statement win over global gold medallists Kristjan Čeh and Daniel St&aring;hl. All four of Alekna&rsquo;s valid throws surpassed 71 metres, his record-breaking 72.58m coming in the fifth round. Čeh placed second with 68.93m, while St&aring;hl was third with 68.25m.
Mondo Duplantis was also among the world record-holders to triumph in Silesia. Back at the scene of the 10th of his now 15 world pole vault records &ndash; 6.26m in 2024 &ndash; the Swedish star cleared 6.20m to win the non-Diamond League contest, three days on from his 6.21m clearance to win in Lausanne.
His route to victory was not quite so smooth this time, as the multiple Olympic and world champion required two attempts at his opening height of 5.65m, 5.90m and 6.10m, but he clinched the win when he cleared 6.20m on his first try.
To the sounds of his latest song &lsquo;Gold&rsquo;, the <a href="https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-ultimate-championship/2026/news/press-releases/ultimate-anthem-gold-mondo-duplantis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ultimate Anthem for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship</a> taking place in Budapest on 11-13 September, Duplantis prepared to attempt a world record height of 6.32m but called it a day after one try at that bar. Emmanouil Karalis, who cleared 6.16m in Lausanne, attempted 6.20m but finished joint second with Sondre Guttormsen as they both managed a best of 6.00m.
<h2>Dos Santos sets world lead, Kebinatshipi wins 400m</h2>
Alison dos Santos improved his own world lead to win the 400m hurdles, the 2022 world champion beating world record-holder Karsten Warholm for the fourth time this season &ndash; 46.43 to 46.52. In a clash between two of the three quickest 400m hurdlers of all time, Dos Santos needed to produce the sixth-fastest performance in history to triumph, while Warholm&rsquo;s 46.52 matched the 11th-fastest run of all time. Only Dos Santos, Warholm and Rai Benjamin have ever gone quicker. Matheus Lima finished third in a PB of 47.26.
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Alison dos Santos pips Karsten Warholm in Silesia (&copy; Diamond League AG)
Benjamin was in 400m action in Silesia and he finished second in a PB behind world champion Collen Kebinatshipi, who ran a meeting record of 43.59. That secured Kebinatshipi a fifth Diamond League win of a season in which he has twice improved the Diamond League record.
Benjamin, the Olympic and world champion in the 400m hurdles, put up a strong challenge and finished second in 43.83 &ndash; his first time under 44 seconds. After the race he shared an update on social media indicating that he intends to attempt a 400m and 400m hurdles double at the Ultimate Championship next month.
<h2>Paulino, Jefferson-Wooden and Seville top sprints</h2>
Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino dominated the 400m in trademark style, powering past her rivals off the final bend to win in 48.87. That secured her a fifth Diamond League win of the season with a sixth run under 49 seconds this year &ndash; a record number of sub-49.00 performances in a single season. Nickisha Pryce was second in 49.49.
World champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden prevailed in a clash against Olympic champion Julien Alfred in the 100m, maintaining her win streak over the distance by equalling her season&rsquo;s best of 10.78 (0.6m/s) ahead of Alfred in a season&rsquo;s best of 10.83. Sha'Carri Richardson, the 2023 world champion, was third in 10.96.
World champion Oblique Seville won a hugely competitive men&rsquo;s 100m in a meeting record of 9.83 (1.4m/s) to deny Kenny Bednarek who was second in 9.87. They had earlier won their heats in 9.90 and 10.03, respectively. All nine athletes in the final broke 10 seconds &ndash; a record for depth.
World record-holder Ja'Kobe Tharp rebounded after hitting a hurdle in Lausanne and jogging over the finish line in eighth place, winning the 110m hurdles in Silesia in 13.05 (-0.7m/s) ahead of Trey Cunningham (13.08) and Jamal Britt (13.09), who won in Lausanne.
Olympic 800m silver medallist Tsige Duguma impressed in only the fourth 1500m race of her career, running a world-leading PB of 3:55.06 after a storming finish to beat Olympic silver medallist Jess Hull (3:55.20) and world silver medallist Dorcus Ewoi (3:55.58). Klaudia Kazimierska was rewarded for her front-running efforts as she finished fourth in a Polish record of 3:55.59.
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Tsige Duguma wins the 1500m in Silesia (&copy; Diamond League AG)
Ethan Strand got the better of world U20 record-holder Phanuel Koech, Olympic champion Cole Hocker and two-time Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the 1500m. Strand attacked from some way back, kicking to victory in 3:30.77 ahead of Koech in 3:31.14, Hocker in 3:31.16 and Ingebrigtsen &ndash; returning to Diamond League competition for the first time since September 2024 following injury &ndash; in 3:31.19.
African champion Gemechu Godana surprised two-time world and Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali, handing him a first Diamond League 3000m steeplechase defeat of the year. The 20-year-old Godana clocked a PB and meeting record of 8:02.74 ahead of runner-up El Bakkali in 8:04.61.
Nadia Battocletti followed her recent European double title win by getting her first Diamond League victory, clocking 14:54.09 to take the 5000m ahead of Freweyni Hailu (14:54.62).
<h2>Sarr joins 15-metre club</h2>
Senegal&rsquo;s world indoor triple jump bronze medallist Saly Sarr broke the 22-year-old national record, soaring 15.08m to surpass 15 metres for the first time. She backed that up with another 15.00m leap and clinched her first Diamond League win ahead of world champion Leyanis P&eacute;rez Hern&aacute;ndez (14.91m).
World record-holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh matched her own meeting record by clearing 2.00m to win the high jump ahead of her Ukrainian compatriot Iryna Gerashchenko (1.98m).
Canada&rsquo;s Olympic and world champions Ethan Katzberg and Camryn Rogers won the non-Diamond League hammer contests, respectively throwing 82.92m and 77.09m. In other non-Diamond League action, Leonardo Fabbri won the shot put (22.08m) and Alaysha Johnson the 100m hurdles (12.52).
A series of field events kicked off the action during a city competition on the eve of the main meeting on Saturday (22).
Alyssa Jones and Agate de Sousa both leapt a meeting record of 6.98m to top the long jump, Jones taking the win on countback. In a close contest, Monae&rsquo; Nichols was third (6.95m) and Jazmin Sawyers fourth (6.84m).
Gianmarco Tamberi won the high jump with a clearance of 2.31m, while Chase Jackson threw a meeting record and season&rsquo;s best of 20.92m to win the non-Diamond League shot put ahead of Jessica Schilder (20.20m). Schilder is the only athlete to have thrown farther than Jackson&rsquo;s 20.92m this year.
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World record-holder Mykolas Alekna threw a Diamond League record in a dominant discus display, while Alison dos Santos, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Collen Kebinatshipi won a series of key clashes during the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial

Alekna throws Diamond League record, Dos Santos and Jefferson-Wooden win key clashes in Silesia

Ethiopia&rsquo;s Yomif Kejelcha regained the world half marathon record*, running 56:51 at the Media Marat&oacute;n Ciudad de Buenos Aires, a World Athletics Label road race, in the Argentinean capital on Sunday (23).
With that performance, Kejelcha took 29 seconds off the world record of 57:20* set by Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon in March &ndash; a mark that is pending ratification &ndash; to regain a world record he set in Valencia in October 2024 with a 57:30 clocking.
Kiplimo had clocked 56:42 in Barcelona last year, but it could not be ratified as a world record because the race conditions were not fully compliant with World Athletics rules.
The women's race in&nbsp;Buenos Aires was won by Ethiopia&rsquo;s Fotyen Tesfay who became an overwhelming victor thanks to a 1:03:57 performance.
The race was held under favourable weather conditions of 6&deg;C at the start with a slight breeze and Kejelcha set off behind two pacemakers &ndash; Uganda&rsquo;s Dillon Kipyeko and Kenya&rsquo;s Brian Kipmwetich Kipkore. Kejelcha said prior to the race that his target was to run inside 58 minutes and so the pacemakers were tasked with setting the early tempo of 2:45 per kilometre. Kipkore managed to go through the opening 5km in 13:45, closely followed by Kejelcha, while his Ethiopian compatriot Tadese Worku ran a couple of seconds behind.
Checking his watch often, Kejelcha clearly began to speed up and the confirmation came when the 29-year-old reached the 10km mark in 27:19 after a 5km split of 13:34 &ndash; fast, but still 19 seconds slower than Kiplimo&rsquo;s split on his way to his 57:20 world record.
Yet Kejelcha, who made history in London in April when he became the fastest debutant at the marathon with a stunning 1:59:40, kept on pushing and by the 15km mark the clock, after a 13:22 split for the 10km to 15km segment, was reading an incredible 40:41 &ndash; 11 seconds quicker than Kiplimo&rsquo;s split in Lisbon.&nbsp;
Boosted by those figures and taking advantage of a following wind section, Kejelcha continued flying over the next few kilometres at 2:40 per kilometre pace to get to the 20km marker in 54:04, running a superb 26:45 split between 10km and 20km.&nbsp;
Fully aware that he was the new world record-holder in the making, Kejelcha even found another gear over the closing kilometre, which only took him 2:32, to reach the finish line in 56:51 &ndash; taking 29 seconds off the world record and 39 seconds off his own lifetime best. Worku took the runner-up spot in 59:20, while Bereket Nega completed the Ethiopian podium sweep in 1:00:20.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m over the moon,&rdquo; said Kejelcha. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m super happy and right now I don&rsquo;t feel any tiredness. The travel from Ethiopia was too long and I was tired the first days here, but later I felt better and today I was full of beans.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I had planned to run conservatively over the early stages, but I felt good and decided to give it my all. This time is unbelievable; I can&rsquo;t describe it with words. I now hope to try the Argentinean meat, which has a very good reputation! And this afternoon I have been invited to watch the River Plate-Velez football match. I&rsquo;m very grateful.&rdquo;
<h2>Tesfay in a class of her own</h2>
The women&rsquo;s contest kicked off at a 3:05 per kilometre rhythm, Tesfay&rsquo;s pacemaker Gebretsadik Abraha taking command of the race. The opening 5km was covered in 15:28, with five women in contention &ndash; Nelvin Jepkemboi, Catherine Amanang'ole,&nbsp;Irine Jepchumba Kimais, Sheila Chepkirui and Tesfay.
The pace over the following kilometres increased to a 3:00 rhythm and that proved too strong for Tesfay&rsquo;s rivals who began to drop from the leading pack. It was at around the ninth kilometre when Tesfay broke away, reaching the 10km point in 30:31 &ndash; three seconds ahead of Jepkemboi and Amanang'ole. As had been the case for Kejelcha, Tesfay managed to run negative splits and, always running at Abraha&rsquo;s shoulder, she reached 15km in 45:27 for a 38-second advantage.
Over the closing kilometres, the 28-year-old Tesfay ran at 3:03 per kilometre pace to reach the finish line in 1:03:57 &ndash; the third-fastest performance of her career. It was only her second appearance of the year as she became the quickest marathon debutant in Barcelona in March courtesy of a 2:10:51 time.
Finishing behind her in Buenos Aires was Jepkemboi in 1:05:06, five seconds ahead of Amanang'ole.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m satisfied with my performance,&rdquo; said Tesfay. &ldquo;I aimed to run a bit faster, but I felt some discomfort in my leg and I couldn&rsquo;t run as quick as I wanted.&rdquo;
Emeterio Valiente for World Athletics
<h3>Leading results</h3>
Women 1&nbsp;Fotyen Tesfay (ETH) 1:03:57 2&nbsp;Nelvin Jepkemboi (KEN) 1:05:06 3 Catherine Amanang'ole (KEN) 1:05:11 4&nbsp;Irine Jepchumba Kimais (KEN) 1:06:04 5 Sheila Chepkirui (KEN) 1:06:13
Men 1&nbsp;Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) 56:51 2&nbsp;Tadese Worku (ETH) 59:20 3 Bereket Nega (ETH) 1:00:20 4 Jonathan Kipkoech Kamosong (KEN) 1:00:21 5 Simon Maywa (KEN) 1:00:57
*Subject to the usual ratification procedure
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Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha regained the world half marathon record*, running 56:51 at the Media Maratón Ciudad de Buenos Aires on Sunday (23)

Kejelcha regains world half marathon record with 56:51 in Buenos Aires

Mondo Duplantis cleared 6.21m to win a historic pole vault contest against Emmanouil Karalis who soared 6.16m during the Wanda Diamond League city event in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday (20).
Sweden&rsquo;s Duplantis improved his own meeting record of 6.15m and had no failures on his way to his latest record-breaking performance, but Greece&rsquo;s Karalis offered him a strong challenge as he managed 6.16m &ndash; the second-best clearance of his career behind the 6.17m that places him second on the world all-time list behind Duplantis.
Only Duplantis himself has ever gone higher than his 6.21m in Lausanne and the two-time Olympic champion went on to attempt 6.32m &ndash; a mark that would have added another centimetre to his world record set in Uppsala in March &ndash; but he decided to call it a day after two tries at that height.
"I'm tired! But I feel really good, I feel really happy," said Duplantis. "That was such an amazing competition, everybody jumped so well, so I felt like I really had to step it up. I'm glad I jumped really well.
"That&rsquo;s competition, that&rsquo;s what we live for. I love to compete, I love competing against Manolo, especially when he is on his A-game like this. I just like to jump high. That's what I feel like I was made to do."
Competing in the city event held on the shores of Lake Geneva on the eve of the main Athletissima meeting, Duplantis and Karalis were still locked in battle as the bar reached 6.01m &ndash; both athletes having perfect scorecards up to that height. They both then passed at 6.11m.
Karalis, the world silver and Olympic bronze medallist, failed his first attempt at 6.16m and Duplantis soared into the lead as he managed it on his first try, adding a centimetre to his own meeting record from 2024. But Karalis responded by matching that new meeting record on his second attempt, clearing a height that only three athletes in history &ndash; Duplantis, Karalis and former world record-holder Renaud Lavillenie &ndash; have ever managed.
The bar went up to 6.21m, which Duplantis again cleared first time. Karalis had two attempts at that height before saving his last attempt for 6.26m and Duplantis was confirmed the winner when that was unsuccessful. Duplantis then had two attempts at 6.32m.
The epic pole vault competition saw three other athletes clear 5.91m &ndash; Kurtis Marschall finishing third, Sondre Guttormsen fourth and Chris Nilsen fifth on countback.
"It's been amazing. I always love competing here," said Karalis, who added 10 centimetres to the previous best ever non-winning mark. "Everyone jumped very well. It's always nice to put on a good show."
<h2>Werro and Benjamin set meeting records in stadium</h2>
Home star Audrey Werro was among the meeting record-breakers as attention turned to the main Athletissima meeting at the Pontaise Olympic Stadium on Friday (21).
The Swiss 22-year-old, who won the Diamond League title in Z&uuml;rich last year, controlled the 800m race but faced a strong late surge by Femke Broeders-Bol. Werro won in 1:55.33 ahead of Broeders-Bol in 1:55.41, the latter a Dutch record that improved the 1:55.54 achieved by Ellen van Langen when winning the Olympic title in Barcelona in 1992 &ndash; a time that Broeders-Bol matched when finishing third at the recent European Championships behind Werro.
Werro stayed a few strides back as the pacemaker went off hard, passing halfway in 55.3. Ethiopia&rsquo;s Saida Tsehaye moved up between Werro and Broeders-Bol but Broeders-Bol charged down the home straight, almost catching Werro at the line. Tsehaye was third in a PB of 1:56.92. Werro and&nbsp;Broeders-Bol next meet at the Diamond League meeting in&nbsp;Z&uuml;rich, where they will be joined in a stacked field by Keely Hodgkinson, Georgia Hunter Bell and Lilian Odira.
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Audrey Werro holds off Femke Broeders-Bol in the 800m in Lausanne (&copy; Diamond League AG <img style="width: 16px; vertical-align: middle; display: inline;" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,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" alt="photographer icon" /> Marta Gorczynska)
Olympic and world champion Rai Benjamin returned to the 400m hurdles like he had never left, winning the non-Diamond League race in 46.67 &ndash; the fourth-fastest time of the season &ndash; to break a meeting record set by Edwin Moses in 1981. Benjamin turns his attention back to the 400m flat &ndash; his focus for the season so far &ndash; in Silesia on Sunday.
USA&rsquo;s Olympic champion Masai Russell maintained her win streak in the 100m hurdles, backing up her Diamond League victories in Monaco, Eugene, Xiamen and Shaoxing/Keqiao with another meeting record-breaking performance. She clocked 12.27 this time to beat Nadine Visser (12.42) and Alaysha Johnson (12.49).
Another meeting record fell in the 3000m steeplechase as Olympic champion Winfred Yavi ran a well-judged race, clocking 9:00.04 to easily hold off world champion Faith Cherotich who secured second place in 9:01.90. Marwa Bouzayani was third in 9:05.55.
<h2>Wanyonyi wins 800m battle</h2>
Kenya&rsquo;s Olympic and world champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi won his first Diamond League 800m of the year, chasing down the fast-starting Marco Arop and holding off the fast-finishing Djamel Sedjati to triumph in 1:42.19.
Canada&rsquo;s world leader and 2023 world champion Arop set off with intent, following the pacemaker as the 400-metre mark was reached in 48.86. Arop took over as the pacer stepped aside but he couldn&rsquo;t hold on and was passed by Wanyonyi, Brandon Miller and Sedjati down the home straight. Wanyonyi followed his world 1000m record in Monaco to get a second Diamond League win of the year, followed by Sedjati in 1:42.31, Miller in 1:42.55 and Arop in 1:43.18.
Emma Zapletalov&aacute; strode to her fifth Diamond League 400m hurdles win of the year, clocking 52.41 for the second-fastest time in the world this season behind her own world lead of 52.30 set in Doha. Anna Cockrell was second in 53.15 and Paulien Couckuyt was third in a Belgian record of 53.28.
Botswana&rsquo;s Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo showed his strength in the final Diamond League track event of the evening, winning the 200m in 19.87 (-0.3m/s) ahead of Sinesipho Dambile (19.98).
There was a career-first Diamond League win for USA&rsquo;s Kayla White in the women&rsquo;s 200m. The world 4x100m champion finished clear ahead of world silver medallist Amy Hunt and Olympic finalist Favour Ofili, clocking 22.18 (0.3m/s) to their shared time of 22.32. There was disappointment for two-time world 200m champion Shericka Jackson as she pulled up off the bend and finished her race laid on the track.
The 110m hurdles was not a Diamond discipline but USA&rsquo;s Jamal Britt still put on a show, winning in 13.13 (-0.5m/s) ahead of Kendry L. Men&eacute;ndez in 13.20. World record-holder Ja'Kobe Tharp hit a barrier and jogged over the finish line in eighth.
Bahrain&rsquo;s Birhanu Balew kicked to victory in the 5000m, leading the top six under 13 minutes to win in 12:57.55 &ndash; his fourth consecutive race under that 13-minute barrier. Parker Wolfe was second in 12:58.20 and Nico Young was third in 12:58.33.
<h2>Pathirage pips Chopra in javelin clash</h2>
Sri Lanka&rsquo;s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage and India&rsquo;s Neeraj Chopra both surpassed 88 metres in the javelin, world leader Pathirage winning with his third-round 88.14m to beat Chopra&rsquo;s season&rsquo;s best of 88.05m from the second round.
Japan&rsquo;s Olympic champion Haruka Kitaguchi clinched her first Diamond League win of the year in the women&rsquo;s event, throwing a season&rsquo;s best of 64.90m to beat Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado with 64.29m.
USA&rsquo;s 2022 world U20 champion Hana Moll denied two-time world indoor medallist Angelica Moser a pole vault win on home soil, soaring 4.84m on her final attempt to get her first Diamond League triumph ahead of Moser who managed 4.74m. Olympic champion Nina Kennedy warmed up in Lausanne but withdrew ahead of the competition.
Olympic champion Milti&aacute;dis Tent&oacute;glou beat another home favourite in the long jump, leaping a wind-aided 8.24m (2.1m/s) to secure top spot ahead of Simon Ehammer with a best of 8.13m.
Pedro Pichardo won the triple jump by a single centimetre. The world champion soared 17.44m into a headwind in the second round and that remained enough to win &ndash; just &ndash; as Yasser Mohammed Triki responded with a wind-assisted 17.43m (2.7m/s) in the final round. Andy D&iacute;az Hern&aacute;ndez, who jumped 18.15m to beat Pichardo at the recent European Championships, was third this time with a 17.20m leap.
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Mondo Duplantis cleared 6.21m to win a historic pole vault contest against Emmanouil Karalis, while Audrey Werro pipped Femke Broeders-Bol in a brilliant 800m battle

Duplantis clears 6.21m, Karalis 6.16m in historic pole vault contest in Lausanne

Meeting Name	Venue		Date
Weltklasse Zürich	Letzigrund,	SUI	26 Aug 2026
Internationales Abendsportfest	TSV	GER	26 Aug 2026
WACT Silver Hammer Throw Competition	Sugár	HUN	26 Aug 2026
9. International Wiesław Maniak Memorial	Wieslaw	POL	26 Aug 2026
Finále mládeže Dci, Dky, Jři, Jky SKAS	Atletické	CZE	25 Aug 2026

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