Come for the first time that the top 3 all-time in the men’s 400mh have ever lined up in a
Come for the first time that the top 3 all-time in the men’s 400mh have ever lined up in a Diamond Leaguemeet, stay for the very-likely-to-be-insanely-fast-again men’s 800m, and LOTS more. It’s always one of the best meets of the year, and this year’s is not going to disappoint, track and field fans.10
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set new world record in the 400m hurdles to close out the day – and the meet – but it was a busy one on both the track and field prior to that, namely with Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Rai Benjaminsending out a message to rival Karsten Warholm with a world le 46.46 to claim the men’s 400m hurdles.
The day was full of close-as-can-be finishes, with the women’s 1500m final one of them. It was there that Nikki Hiltzemerged from the pack to claim back-to-back national titles, coming from fourth place into the final lap to set a meet record in 3:55.33.
This day brought closure for the 900 or so athletes competing at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, marking either the end of the road… or their passage to Paris 2024.
