Russell 12.14, Yan 71.74 Xiamen
XIAMEN (CHN, May 23). Two extraordinary performances featuring Diamond League records, area records and world leaders highlighted the Xiamen Wanda Diamond League match. In the end, Olympic 100m hurdles champion Masai Russell clocked 12.14, while 18-year-old Yang Zi had an incredible U20WR 71.74 in the women’s javelin. Both athletes achieved the second best ever marks in their disciplines and only narrowly missed the world records. Xiamen DL also set 6 more match records and 5 more world leaders (+1 tied). An appreciative crowd witnessed five consecutive victories while four Shanghai winners lost. The top five DL winners were crowned, and only two of the seven competing world champions managed to win, while Faith Cherotic, Ditaji Kambundji, Cordell Tinch, Mattia Furlani and Ryan Kruser lost. The next Wanda DL match is scheduled for May 31 in Rabat.
Event reviews
Women
200 m. Sherikka Jackson improved to 21.87 (0.2), a meet record and just 0.01 off the world leader. Shauna Miller-Whibaugh was second again in 22.04, her fastest time since 2021.
1500 m. A big (and debut DL) win for Abby Caldwell, who ran the last lap of the Birke Hailom, 3:57.26 to 3:57.79, with Emily Mackay third (3:58.18). World medalists Dorcus Evoy and Jess Hull finished fourth (3:58.91) and fifth (3:58.97).
3000 m running. Back-to-back wins in the Diamond League for Perut Chemuta, who lowered his world lead to 8:51.06, also a record, ahead of Winfred Yaw (8:52.53). Faith Cherotic and Marva Buzaiani also broke the 9:00 barrier, finishing third (8:52.53) and fourth (8:59.25), respectively. First km at very fast WR pace.
100 m hurdles. just 0.02 off the world record. Olympic champion Masai Russell improved to 12.14 (0.5), missing Toby Amusan’s world record. Second best ever: DLR, WL, MR. Amusan was second in 12.28 and Devin Charlton improved his Bahamian record to 12.37.
High jump. Yulia Levchenko cleared 1.99m on her third attempt to beat Ukrainian teammate Iryna Gerashchenko, who led the way with a 1.97m backstroke. This was his first win in the Diamond League since 2020.
Discussion: 68.45m for Valarie Sion for a clear win over Fenn Binh (65.03m) and Jorind van Klinken (64.27m).
Javelin. Performance of the season so far. Yang Ziyi, who turned 18 yesterday, made the second-longest throw in history with the current javelin, 71.74m behind Barbora Shpotakova’s 2008 world record of 72.28m. Norway’s Sigrid Borghe (65.00m) and Serbia’s Adriana Vilagos (63.64m) are second and third respectively, both season bests.
Men
100 m. Ferdinand Omanyala turned Gift Leotlela’s 9.94 (0.2) chart to 10.00, his fifth sub in 10 watches in 2026. Trayvon Bromell finished third in 10.03.
400 m. World champion Kolen Kebinatshipi’s meeting record and world leader to record his debut DL win, ahead of Commonwealth champion Muzala Samukonga, 43.92 to 44.04.
5000 m. Adisu Yihune, the 2022 U20 world champion, won what turned out to be a tactical race with a match record and world lead of 12-5. Notable DNFs included Andreas Almgren and Kuma Girma.
110 m obstacle. The Diamond League is won by Jamal Britt, who clocks 13.07 (0.5) for the fifth time in his career, ahead of Japan’s Rachid Muratake in 13.13. World champion Cordell Tinch was fifth in 13.28
400 m hurdles. match race. Alison dos Santos makes it back-to-back wins over Karsten Warholm, winning with a world-leading 46.72 to Warholm’s 46.82.
Long jump. Miltiadis Tentoglu returned to his best with a meet-record 8.46m (0.0) in the third round, the longest outdoor jump of the year and his best DL. Tajai Gale (8.32m/0.2) and Bozhidar Saraboykov (8.29m/0.1) are in second and third place. Mattia Furlani jumped 8.28m (0.1), but left the arena on a stretcher.
Shooting. Olympic bronze medalist Rajindra Campbell’s Jamaican record of 22.34 for a clear win and MR (his first on the DL) over Americans Jordan Geist (21.52m) and Ryan Kruser (21.41m), the latter making his season debut and first time out of the top-20.
