PARIS, FRANCE, July 07 — While the women scored the big headlines at the Stade Charléty, the men’s events did not disappoint, highlighted by one of the fastest/deepest 2-lappers ever.
Organizers set up the 800 to go out quickly and that it did, with rabbit Patryk Sieradzki leading through 400 in 48.79 and only stepping aside after 500.
At halfway it was world leader Emmanuel Wanyonyi holding 2nd, followed by teammate Wyclife Kinyamal and Djamel Sedjati. On the backstretch, Sedjati moved into 2nd at 600, a mark that Wanyonyi passed in 1:15.01. France’s Gabriel Tual charged into 3rd on the turn.
Sedjati turned on his kick and shot into the lead on the homestretch. Tual also finished well, batting with Wanyonyi. The Kenyan found more gears at the end, but Sedjati had closed the inside lane and Wanyonyi was unable to push past him for the win. The times were nothing short of stunning: Sedjati in an Algerian Record 1:41.56, Wanyonyi 1:41.58, and Tual a French Record 1:41.61. Both Aaron Kemei and Kinyamal crossed in 1:42.08. It marked the best-ever times for places 2–6.
Calling himself “satisfied,” Sedjati added, “I am confident and will prepare serenely for the Olympic Games in Paris in the coming weeks. I know that I can do even better there.”
Mondo Duplantis took the vault with a second-attempt clearance over 19-8¼ (6.00) that separated him from Sam Kendricks, who topped out at a U.S.-leading 19-6¼ (5.95). With the bar then raised to the WR height of 20-6 (6.25), the winds kicked up. Duplantis waited as long as he could and then some. Finally, he earned a time foul on his first attempt. He made good attempts on his last two chances, but the record wasn’t happening.
“It’s a win,” he said. “Sometimes it’s really good, sometimes it’s not. Some jumps were a little bit sloppy, but there was a lot of height out there, and that gives me a lot of confidence.”
The 400H gave Alison dos Santos his fourth straight win. This one was closer than the rest, as the Brazilian appeared to take it a bit easier. He still had no trouble finding the speed after the last hurdle to stay ahead of his pursuers. His 47.78 topped the 47.95 from Estonia’s Rasmus Mägi with Jamaican Trials winner Malik James-King back in 48.37.
A deep steeplechase went to the line, with both Ethiopia’s Abraham Sime and Kenya’s Amos Serem hitting 8:02.36, a PR smasher for both. Abraham Kibiwot, who had been leading at 2K in 5:22.59, could not keep up with the kicking and landed 3rd in 8:06.70. In all, 6 men broke 8:10. American Anthony Rotich placed 11th in 8:14.22.
“Coming out with a personal best by nearly 8 seconds feels great,” said Sime. “I don’t know yet what is next. I am still on the reserve list for the steeplechase, so maybe I will run the Olympics.”
Trey Cunningham shot out to an early lead in the 110H, but after the last barrier he succumbed to the fast finish of France’s Sasha Zhoya in lane 8. Both clocked 13.15, a PR for the Frenchman, with Japan’s Shunsuke Izumiya 3rd in 13.16.
In the 3000, Stewart McSweyn of Australia broke away with a margin that he hoped to hold. He led through 2K in 5:00.91, but eventually Jacob Krop reeled him in. The Kenyan caught him with a 57.50 final lap to take the win, 7:28.83–7:29.46. Behind them, a trio of Americans caught PRs; Sean McGorty ran 3rd
in 7:35.63, Thomas Ratcliffe 5th in 7:37.92, and steepler Matthew Wilkinson 7th 7:38.18.
Said Krop, “My target was to be as strong as I could in the last 100m, and I was able to deliver. Before coming here, I wasn’t even considering to run that fast, but I was definitely going to go out there and try my best.”
The final track event for men was the 200. The Dominican Republic’s Alexander Ogando steamed to the win in 19.98 over Tarsis Orogot’s 20.18. Coming off the turn, NCAA champion Cheickna Traore gripped his left hamstring and stopped.
Pawel Fajdek led a Polish 1–2 in the hammer with his 253-0 (77.13). In the javelin, Julian Weber saved his best two throws for last, the veteran winning his first Diamond League meet at 281-10 (85.91) over Anderson Peters (279-6/85.19) and Jakub Vadlejch (279-0/85.04).
PARIS DL MEN’S RESULTS
200(-0.4): 1. Alexander Ogando (DR) 19.98; 2. Tarsis Orogot (Uga) 20.18; 3. Ryan Zeze (Fra) 20.46; 4. Filippo Tortu (Ita) 20.53; 5. Jerome Blake (Can) 20.82; 6. William Reais (Swi) 20.89;… dnf—Cheickna Traore (CI).
800: 1. Djamel Sedjati (Alg) 1:41.56 NR (WL) (3, 9 W); 2. Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Ken) 1:41.58 PR (4, 10 W); 3. Gabriel Tual (Fra) 1:41.61 NR (5, x W); 4. Aaron Kemei (Ken) 1:42.08 PR (=10, x W); 5. Wycliffe Kinyamal (Ken) 1:42.08 PR (=10, x W);
6. Eliott Crestan (Bel) 1:42.43 NR; 7. Andreas Kramer (Swe) 1:43.66 NR; 8. Azeddine Habz (Fra) 1:43.79 PR; 9. Benjamin Robert (Fra) 1:44.30; 10. Tshepiso Masalela (Bot) 1:44.96;… rabbit—Patryk Sieradzki (Pol) (48.79).
(best-ever mark-for-place: 2–6)
3000: 1. Jacob Krop (Ken) 7:28.83 PR (WL);
2. Stewart McSweyn (Aus) 7:29.46 (5:00.91); 3. Sean McGorty (US) 7:35.63 PR (out AL); 4. Charles Philibert-Thiboutot (Can) 7:35.73 NR; 5. Thomas Ratcliffe (US) 7:37.92 PR; 6. Thomas Fafard (Can) 7:38.07 PR; 7. Matthew Wilkinson (US) 7:38.18 PR;… rabbit—Mounir Akbache (Fra) (2:29.57).
St: 1. Abraham Seme (Eth) 8:02.36 PR; 2. Amos Serem (Ken) 8:02.36 PR; 3. Abraham Kibiwot (Ken) 8:06.70 (5:22.59); 4. Mohamed Amine Jihnaoui (Tun) 8:09.41 NR; 5. Geordie Beamish (NZ) 8:09.64 NR; 6. Avinash Sable (Ind) 8:09.91 NR; 7. Ryuji Miura (Jpn) 8:10.52; 8. Leonard Bett (Ken) 8:12.97; 9. Jean-Simon Desgagnés (Can) 8:13.11 PR; 10. Mohammed Tindoufti (Mor) 8:14.10; 11. Anthony Rotich (US) 8:14.22;… rabbit—Wilberforce Kones (Ken) (2:39.54).
110H(-0.6): 1. Sasha Zhoya (Fra) 13.15 =PR; 2. Trey Cunningham (US) 13.15; 3. Shunsuke Izumiya (Jpn) 13.16; 4. Enrique Llopis (Spa) 13.21; 5. Dylan Beard (US) 13.21; 6. Michael Obasuyi (Bel) 13.29; 7. Asier Martínez (Spa) 13.35.
400H: 1. Alison dos Santos (Bra) 47.78; 2. Rasmus Mägi (Est) 47.95; 3. Malik James-King (Jam) 48.37; 4. Wilfried Happio (Fra) 48.56; 5. Gerald Drummond (CR) 48.68; 6. Carl Bengtström (Swe) 48.68; 7. Doudai Ismail Abakar (Qat) 48.79; 8. Berke Akçam (Tur) 49.23.
Field Events
PV: 1. Mondo Duplantis (Swe) 19-8¼ (6.00) (18-6½, 19-2¼, 19-6¼, 19-8¼ [2], 20-6 [xxx]) (5.65, 5.85, 5.95, 6.00 [2], 6.25 [xxx]);
2. Sam Kendricks (US) 19-6¼ (5.95) (AL);
3. Thibaut Collet (Fra) 19-2¼ (5.85); 4. tie, EJ Obiena (Phi) & Emmanouíl Karalís (Gre) 18-10¼ (5.75); 6. Kurtis Marschall (Aus) 18-10¼; 7. tie, Piotr Lisek (Pol) & KC Lightfoot (US) 18-10¼; 9. Ben Broeders (Bel) 18-6½ (5.65); 10. Renaud Lavillenie (Fra) 18-6½; 11. Jacob Wooten (US) 18-½ (5.50);… nh—Chris Nilsen (US).
Non-DL HT: 1. Paweł Fajdek (Pol) 253-0 (77.13); 2. Wojciech Nowicki (Pol) 246-7 (75.17); 3. Mykhaylo Kokhan (Ukr) 246-6 (75.13); 4. Bence Halász (Hun) 244-7 (74.56).
JT: 1. Julian Weber (Ger) 281-10 (85.91; 2. Anderson Peters (Grn) 279-6 (85.19); 3. Jakub Vadlejch (CzR) 279-0 (85.04); 4. Arshad Nadeem (Pak) 276-3 (84.21); 5. Artur Felfner (Ukr) 264-0 (80.48); 6. Andrian Mardare (Mol) 260-2 (79.30).
