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On Friday, Joe Kovacs implied that he's been throwing 24m in practice and today at Pre, he showed that may not be hyperbole as he had two throws over 23m. After looking poor in China, Sha'Carri looked great today in the US as did Keely Hodgkinson who ran smart and won big.
Thirteen world champions will look to keep their momentum going in the final Diamond League draw of the year, the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran 3:29.02 to win the 1500 and Emmanuel Korir 1:43.26 to win the 800 on a star-studded night in Zurich.
Huge victories in the field for Germany’s Malaika Mihambo and Kristjan Ceh of Slovenia, and impressive wins on the track from home athletes Dina Asher-Smith, Keely Hodgkinson and Laura Muir were highlights of a blustery afternoon’s athletics at Birmingham’s re-built Alexander Stadium today.
Birmingham’s re-built Alexander Stadium stands ready to usher in a new era of big-time athletics tomorrow when it hosts the second Diamond League meeting of the season, before hosting track and field at the Commonwealth Games later this year.