By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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PARIS (27-Aug) -- The Meeting de Paris IAAF Diamond League here was a distance runner's dream, with records falling left and right. Ruth Jebet smashed an eight year-old 3000m steeplechase world record by a country mile; Laura Muir startled...
Complete Paris Diamond League Results
27/08/2016
Meeting de Paris
Paris Saint-Denis (Stade de France), 27/08/2016
Men's results
100 Metres - Men Wind: -0.1 m/s
Pts
1 Meité , Ben Youssef CIV 9.96 10
2 Simbine , Akani RSA 10.00 6
3 Martina , Churandy NED 10.01 4
4 Fearon , Joel GBR 10.05 3
5 Vicaut , Jimmy FRA 10.12...
FLASH: JEBET SMASHES 3000M STEEPLECHASE WORLD RECORD IN PARIS
Ruth Jebet of Bahrain shattered the world record in the 3000m steeplechase, clocking 8:52.78*, at the Meeting de Paris on Saturday (27), the 12th stop of the IAAF Diamond League series.
Jebet, who won the Olympic title in the event in Rio...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
(c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
PARIS (26-Aug) -- Ezekiel Kemboi finished third in the Olympic Games final of the steeplechase, but was disqualified after a protest by the French federation on behalf of fourth-place finisher, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad. Kemboi stepped on the white line between...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
(c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
PARIS (26-Aug) -- Fans expecting to see world record chases here at the Meeting de Paris tomorrow, part of the IAAF Diamond League series, may be disappointed, as both Olympic champions Ruth Jebet and Faith Kipyegon put to rest...
Like Sisters, Simpson & Coburn Ready To Take On Paris Together
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
(c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
PARIS (26-Aug) -- To the outside observer, Jenny Simpson and Emma Coburn could be sisters. They oftentimes wear the same New Balance clothes, train together under coaches Mark Wetmore...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
(c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
LAUSANNE, SUI (25-Aug) -- With none of the Olympic steeplechase medalists entered, the men's race was up for grabs with pre-race favorites Jairus Birech and Paul Kipsiele Koech sitting second and fourth on the world list. Neither, however, would...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
(c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
LAUSANNE, SUI (25-Aug) -- Genzebe Dibaba and Francine Niyonsaba looked smooth in their bounce-back efforts after claiming silver medals in the Olympic 1500m and 800m, respectively. Dibaba faced off against 5000m Olympic silver medalist Hellen Obiri and fourth placer...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
(c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
LAUSANNE, SUI (25-Aug) -- In the rarely contested one kilometer, Djibouti's Ayanleh Souleiman ran away with a commanding win here at the Athletissima Lausanne IAAF Diamond League meeting, defeating both Olympic 1500m champion Matthew Centrowitz and 2008 Olympic gold...
Complete Lausanne Diamond League Results
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25/08/2016
Athletissima
Lausanne (Pontaise), 25/08/2016
Men's results
100 Metres - Men Race 1 Wind: +0.3 m/s
1 Wilson , Alex SUI 10.41
1 Wilson , Alex SUI 10.41
2 Mancini , Pascal SUI 10.49
3 Chuard , Sylvain SUI 10.61
4 Clivaz , Florian SUI 10.63
5 di Nocera , Kevin SUI 10.90
6...
