Diamond League LIVE: Lyles, Kerr, Johnson-Thompson and Hudson-Smith compete in London – stream, updates & result
Kerr targets British record in packed 1500m fieldpublished at 15:47 British Summer Time
Men’s 1500m (15:48)
Josh Kerr will target his own British record when he contests a stacked men’s 1500m, the finale of the meeting at the London Stadium.
Britain’s reigning world champion and Olympic silver medallist is part of a star-studded field that features six British athletes.
The 27-year-old’s British 1500m record stands at three minutes 27.79 seconds – the time he ran in finishing behind American Cole Hocker in a dramatic final at Paris 2024.
While rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen has withdrawn because of injury, Kerr is joined by 2022 world champion Jake Wightman and the in-form George Mills among eight men in the line-up to have run the distance in under 3:30.
Neil Gourley, Eliot Giles and Ben Claridge are the other British athletes on the start line.
The men’s 1500m begins at 15:48 BST.
‘Alfred has elevated herself’published at 15:45 British Summer Time
Women’s 200m
Steve Cram
Athletics commentator on BBC TV
Dina Asher-Smith fought her way back to Amy Hunt!
Alfred has elevated herself this season and is showing her strength with that phenomenal time. I don’t think it was a perfect race for her either.
When she puts her foot down on the gas, she just pulls away from Asher-Smith and Hunt who are world-class in their own rights.
Alfred storms to victorypublished at 15:41 British Summer Time
Breaking
Women’s 200m
Julien Alfred gets out strongly, and she storms away to win in 21:71, a meeting record and a new personal best for the Olympic silver medalist!
Alfred was so far ahead that second-place Dina Asher-Smith came in at 22:25, with Britain’s Amy Hunt third with 22:31.
That’s a season best for Asher-Smith and a personal best for Hunt. Not a bad day’s work!
Daryll Neita comes sixth with 22:69, a season best.
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Women’s 200m
The runners are in the blocks…
Asher-Smith faces Alfred in 200mpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time
Women’s 200m
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On to the women’s 200m, the second event of the day for Team GB star Dina Asher-Smith.
Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita join Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke in the women’s 200m after winning the women’s 4x100m relay earlier on.
Though Olympic champion Gabby Thomas is absent, silver medalist Julien Alfred is favourite to take first place. Her season best is 21:88 seconds.
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Harry Poole
BBC Sport at London Stadium
That’s a huge win for Oblique Seville.
The Jamaican 24-year-old actually finished last in the Paris 2024 Olympic final – but, in what was one of the greatest 100m showdowns of all time, all eight men finished within 0.12 seconds of the gold medal that night.
He clocked 9.91 secs there, and he has put down a huge statement with 9.86 seconds to beat a stellar line-up today.
Noah Lyles has seen his season disrupted by injury so far and clearly has some sharpening up to do before the World Championships.
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Colin Jackson
Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC TV
Consistency has got to be the key for Seville.
He got out of the block well and he just kept applying the pressure because he knew what the pack was like.
He was cruising at the end and looking up at the scoreboard
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Seville wins men’s 100m ahead of Lylespublished at 15:29 British Summer Time
Breaking
Men’s 100m
Jamaica Oblique Seville takes the men’s 100m with a 9.86 seconds finish!
He crosses the line ahead of world and Olympic champion Noah Lyles of the United States who has a time of 10 seconds on the dot.
Great Britain’s Zharnel Hughes has third with 10.02, while compatriots Jeremiah Azu and Louie Hinchliffe are sixth and eighth respectively with times of 10.11 and 10.21.
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Men’s 100m
All eight athletes are in the blocks at the London Stadium.
The crowd fall into a hush.
Wait for the gun…
Strong British field in men’s 100mpublished at 15:25 British Summer Time
Men’s 100m (15:27)
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There’s three British athletes lining up in the men’s 100m.
Louie Hinchliffe (lane one), Zharnel Hughes (lane three) and Jeremiah Azu (lane eight) all raced in the men’s 4x100m earlier today and go again two hours later.
Olympic and world champion Noah Lyles is in lane five, while Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo, the 200m Olympic champion and 100m world silver medallist, is alongside him in lane six.
‘Reminiscent of the old Tsegay’published at 15:25 British Summer Time
Steve Cram
Athletics commentator on BBC TV
You have to give Gudaf Tsegay some credit because that’s as good as she’s raced in a while.
It was reminiscent of the old Tsegay who goes out hard and then manages to maintain and sustain.
Iapichino leading in long jumppublished at 15:20 British Summer Time
Great Britain’s Jazmin Sawyers and Katarina Johnson-Thompson are sixth and seventh, respectively, at the half-way stage in the long jump.
Italy’s Larissa Iapichino, who is the reigning European indoor champion, is currently leading the group, with USA’s Claire Byrant in second and Annik Kalin of Switzerland in third.
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Tsegay wins women’s milepublished at 15:19 British Summer Time
Women’s mile
Tsegay leads the final lap closely followed by Hull, but the Ethiopian finds an extra gear despite her crazy first lap and extends her lead to win!
Her time of 4:11:88 is a world lead, national record for Ethiopia and a meet record.
Hull comes second with 4:13:68, and Ireland’s Sarah Healy third with 4:16:26.
Great Britain’s Erin Wallace and Katie Snowden finish 14th and 16th respectively.
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Women’s mile
Ethiopian duo Gudaf Tsegay and Birke Haylom have flown out of the blocks, probably too fast you must say.
Australia’s Jess Hull is realing them in…
Lake wins women’s pole vaultpublished at 15:14 British Summer Time
Great Britain’s Morgan Lake has taken first place in the women’s high jump as the only athlete to clear 1.96m.
The other three competitors at that height, including Olympic and world champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine, all failed in their three attempts at that height.
Lake’s 1.96m clearance equals her season best – she has a go at 2m, clapped on by her home crowd, but fails with her first two tries.
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Walcott-Nolan leads Britons in women’s milepublished at 15:13 British Summer Time
Women’s mile (15:13 BST)
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The women’s mile is about to get underway.
The event sees Britons Revee Walcott-Nolan – who won bronze in the women’s 1500m at the European Athletics Indoor Championship in March – Katie Snowden and Erin Wallace take on Australia’s Jessica Hull and Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay.
The USA’s Sinclaire Johnson comes in with the field’s best time this season (4:23:58).
‘Look at the shock on Dobson’s face’published at 15:13 British Summer Time
Steve Cram
Athletics commentator on BBC TV
Great race from Dobson – he judged it very well.
Lane 7 was a good lane for him.
Just look at the shock on his face. He knew Matt [Hudson-Smith] was done so then came the opportunity for him to fly through.
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Colin Jackson
Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC TV
Dobson’s looking at everyone and thinking ‘where has that come from’.
But it’s come from his legs!
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McTaggart wins women’s pole vaultpublished at 15:10 British Summer Time
Women’s pole vault
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Olivia McTaggart, Angelica Moser and Emily Grove miss all three of their attempts at 4.84m, giving Katie Moon the chance to win the event… but she doesn’t even leave the ground!
That means McTaggart takes first place, Moon second and Moser third.
Britain’s Molly Caudery takes fifth place.
Dobson takes men’s 400m ahead of Hudson-Smithpublished at 15:05 British Summer Time
Breaking
It’s a British winner in the men’s 400m, but it’s Charles Dobson who takes a surprise first place ahead of Matthew Hudson-Smith!
The 25-year-old wins with a personal best of 44.14 seconds in lane seven, while Olympic silver medallist Hudson Smith is behind him with 44.27.
South Africa’s Zakithi Nene rounds out the top three, while Toby Harries finished eighth with 45.41 in lane one.
