Strong winds create tricky conditions in the Doha Diamond League

In Doha, Qatar, strong winds, photo finishes and warm temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius made a fun start to the 2022 Diamond League season. The wind reached a top speed of 50km / h in many of the sprint races, and most of the wind performance tonight was performed.

Men’s pole vault #DohaDL

The #DiamondLeague Within 10 minutes, the action will begin with the women’s triple jump.

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Noah Lyles defeats Andre De Grasse

The tough race of the 🇨🇦 trio in today’s Doha Diamond League 200m.

1- @LylesNoah – 19.72
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Four- @ De6rasse – 20:15
5-5- @KingsleySC – 20:18
6- @ JeromeBlake11 – 20.25

Wind: +2.1
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Olympic bronze medalist, Noah LylesInformed of his presence in the Elite 200m field, he won in 19.72 seconds (+2.1m / s) using the wind.Lyles got off to a great start from the block and competed for the lead with the Olympic gold medalist. Andre de grasse When Fred Kerley At the first 100 meters. After Lyles hit the final, he didn’t look back and won ahead of his compatriot Curly.Curly was second in 19.75 seconds Jellym Richards Trinidad and Tobago was third at 20.15.

Andre De Grasse finished fourth in the Qatar Super Grand Prix 200 in 20.15 seconds. “He has a job to do,” said the commentator.

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With Canadian De Grasse Aaron brown He got off to a great start, but faded out in the final 100m, with De Grasse in 4th place at 20.15 and Brown in 5th place at 20.18.Vancouver Jerome Break It was 6th place at 20.25.

Canada’s Marco Alop finished third in the tactical 800-meter race

The men’s 800m started the action on the course in an unusual way, with the pace of the first 400m delayed by 4 seconds from the scheduled 50-51 seconds. The windy back straight created some slow tactics and eventually became a sit-and-kick race.young person Noah Kibeto Only 18 years old in Kenya Marco Allop On the last straight, I won in the late time of 1: 49.08. Allop crossed the third finish line at 1: 49.51, defeating Olympic silver medalists and others. Ferguson Chelichi And North American record holders Donna Van Brager. Allop will return to the track next weekend on May 21st in Birmingham, England, when the Diamond League reaches its second stop of the season.

Francine Niyonsaba expels Faith Kipyegon at 3,000m for girls

In one of the most entertaining races of the night, fans could see two of the world’s best middle-distance runners dueling over 3,000 meters. Due to a shortage of pacemakers Francine Niyonsaba He took his pace, slowly kicked the group out, achieved 59 seconds in the final 400 meters and won the race with a world-leading time of 8:37:70. Faith Kipyegon She won 9 of her last 10 races and loved to take part in the race. She found herself in the box at a distance of 800 meters and had a hard time getting a lane to move Niyonsaba until it was too late for her. The 1,500m Olympic champion tried to overtake Niyonsaba with 200m remaining, but the 800m Olympic silver medalist at Rio 2016 managed to beat her and win.Australian Jessica Hull In 3rd place at 8:40:97, she was only 4 seconds behind her personal best.

The rematch of the Olympic obstacle course will result in a photo finish

In one hundredth of a second, the Olympic 3,000m steeplechase champion was separated. Soufiane El Bakkali Morocco, Tokyo Silver Medalist Ramencha Gilma Trucks in Ethiopia for over seven and a half years. The two steeplechase fought back and forth on the final lap, but Elbakari took the final laugh and was immersed in the line in front of Girma at a world-leading time of 8: 09.66.Girma was 8: 09.67 Abraham Cooper Kenya was third at 8: 16.40.