by Sha’Carri Richardson overtook Julien Alfred in the final strides to win the 100m in their first race since the Olympics at a Diamond League meeting in Zurich, Switzerland.
Olympic 100m silver medallist Richardson clocked 10.84 seconds on a rain-soaked track, four hundredths ahead of Olympic gold medallist Alfred of St Lucia.
“This is probably the most fun I’ve had this season,” Richardson said. “I took advantage of this time after the Games to come back, regroup and show you the Sha’Carri Richardson you all know.”
At the Paris Games, Alfred won in 10.72 ahead of Richardson (10.87) on August 8. Richardson holds the world best time of 2024: 10.71 at the American Olympic trials.
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Also Thursday, Grant Holloway won the 110m hurdles in 12.99 seconds, breaking his tie with 1996 Olympic gold medalist Allen Johnson for the most sub-13-second races in history. Holloway and Johnson were previously tied at 11 times under 13 seconds.
In the men’s 1500m, Olympic bronze medallist Yared Nuguse edged Tokyo Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the final 100 metres to win in 3:29.21. Ingebrigtsen clocked 3:29.52, ahead of Paris Olympic champion Cole Hocker (3:30.46).
In the men’s 200m, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo beat American Kenny Bednarek (19.55 to 19.57), repeating his Olympic double. Bednarek lowered his personal best by two hundredths.
Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet of Kenya won the women’s 5,000m in 14:09.52, the seventh fastest time in history.
Ryan Crouser earned his second straight Diamond League shot put victory, throwing 22.66 meters, his best result since winning his third consecutive Olympic gold medal. Next week, Crouser will attempt to win his second Diamond League title of the season.
The Diamond League season concludes next week with the Diamond League Finals in Brussels on 13-14 September, live on Peacock.
