The Norwegians win in 3:27.83 as Vagnoni runs 1:41.11 for the 800m, with Usher-Smith and Hudson-Smith winning for the British in the Diamond League.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen arrived in Lausanne on Thursday (22 August) with a point to prove. After finishing out of the medals in the Olympic 1500m final, she was determined to reassert herself. However, could he beat the man who won in Paris?
The answer was yes as he saw off Cole Hawker’s challenge for a meet record 3:27.83 as the American ran 3:29.85 for second, just ahead of US teammate Hobbs Kessler (3:30.47) in third. .
Unlike Paris, Ingebrigtsen had the help of Lausanne’s pacemakers and Wavelight technology. Zahn Rudolph ran the 400m in 55.21 and the 800m in 1:51.14 before Luke McCann led the runners to the bell.
Ingebrigtsen held back the pace a bit, with Kessler and then Hawker following behind. But on the last lap he turned the screw and with 200 meters to go, he began to pull away from Kessler and, crucially, Hawker allowed the gap to widen as he was forced to either stay in third place around the final corners or go wide. .
On the home straight, Ingebrigtsen was far and clear and went further. The two men shared some friendly words at the end, and hopefully there will be more clashes this season, with Olympic silver and bronze medalists Josh Kerr and Jared Nugus competing in the Olympic final in Zurich on September 5.
Ingebrigtsen said: “It’s been almost two weeks since Paris, so there was plenty of time to recover. A lot of it has been mental for me, including going home, having a few easy days and then going back to work. Today’s race gave me some good answers and I’m looking forward to building on that for my next race on Sunday and the rest of the season.”
Hawker said: “The time is the second best in my history, so I can’t complain. Given the underwhelming two weeks that have passed, it was a solid race. Physically I felt comfortable, but mentally, being declared Olympic champion is a new challenge.”
Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Getty)
There was no world record in the men’s 800m, but Emmanuel Vagnoni came close to David Rudisha’s 1:40.91 as he set a world-leading and Diamond League record of 1:41.11 and tied Wilson Kipketer for second all-time in the world rankings.
Ludovic le Meur took the lead with world champion and Olympic silver medalist Marco Arop of Canada in 49.3, while Vagnoni was third.
But Arop was suddenly forced to go wide on the penultimate bend as the pacemaker pulled out to get out. Then with 200m to go, Arop moved into lane 2 to lead, allowing Vanyoni to pass on the bottom.
From then on, the Kenyan slipped away as Arope ran 1:41.72 for second, France’s Gabriel Tual in 1:42.30 for third and Bryce Hoppel (USA) for fourth in 1:42.63. Britain’s Elliot Giles was seventh in 1:44.32.
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Dina Asher-Smith had a big win in the women’s 100m as she clocked 10.88 (-0.4) ahead of American Tamari Davis in 10.97 and home favorite Swiss Mujinga Kambundji in 11.06.
“After the Olympics I took some time to refocus and now I’m just enjoying running, feeling fit and injury-free,” said Usher-Smith, who was close to her British record of 10.83 despite being light. against the wind.
“I’m excited for the next two races in Silesia and Zurich, where the track and atmosphere were great. Besides, there’s always chocolate.”
Earlier in the evening, Olympic silver medalist Matt Hudson-Smith won the men’s 400m freestyle in 43.96 to Muzala Samukonga’s 44.06. Hudson-Smith’s GB team-mate Charlie Dobson was fifth in 44.53.
Matt Hudson-Smith (Getty)
Ethiopia’s Diribe Velteji won the women’s 3000m in 8:21.50 as Britain’s Reeve Walcott-Nolan clocked a PB of 8:44.26.
Kenya’s Mary Moraa won the women’s 800m in 1:57.91 as GB duo Georgia Bell (1:58.53) and Gemma Rickey (1:58.73) trailed behind.
Meanwhile, last night (August 21), Mondo Duplantis won the street pole vault competition with 6.15m.
Mondo Duplantis (Getty)
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