ST. LUCIA, THE UNITED STATES, AND JAMAICA CELEBRATE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE DIAMOND LEAGUE GRAND FINAL

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Chase Jackson, Anna Cockrell, and Ja’Kobe Tharp of the United States; Oblique Seville and Tajay Gayle of Jamaica; and Julien Alfred of St. Lucia were the winners on the first day of competition. Meet all the champions here.

Much more was expected for the first day of the Diamond League Grand Final in Brussels, Belgium. But that wasn’t the case. A stadium that was only 75% full and performances that weren’t as outstanding as in previous events marked the day.

Armand Duplantis’ withdrawal drew attention. He warmed up but did not make any official attempts. He picked up his pole vault and then left the competition. Both he and several other athletes are already looking ahead to the Ultimate Championships on September 11 in Brussels.

From our continent, only three countries managed to win the “Big Diamond”: the United States, Jamaica, and Saint Lucia. 

In the women’s shot put, Chase Jackson of the United States delivered a surprising performance, taking first place with a throw of 21 meters and 14 centimeters—a mark that places her at the top of the season’s rankings, sets a new Diamond League record, and establishes a new national and Pan American record. Second place went to Canada’s Sarah Mitton (20.64), and third place went to Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands (20.57) 

In the men’s 100-meter dash, world champion Oblique Seville of Jamaica repeated his performances in Silesia and Monaco, taking first place with a time of 9.90 seconds. Emannuel Eseme of Cameroon (9.93) finished second, and Kayinsola Ajaki of Nigeria (9.97) came in third.

The Jamaicans celebrated once again—this time in the men’s long jump, where Tajay Gayle took first place with an impressive 8 meters and 46 centimeters, his season’s best.

In the women’s 200-meter dash, the favorite to win did not disappoint. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia had no trouble taking first place with a time of 21.79 seconds, followed by Kayla White of the United States with 22.00 and Amy Hunt of Great Britain in third with 22.16.

In the 110-meter hurdles, the United States swept the podium. Ja’Kobe Tharp clocked 13.03 seconds to take first place. Behind him was his compatriot Jamal Britt with 13.09, and Trey Cunningham finished third with 13.22.

Below, are all the champions from the first day of the Diamond League Grand Final in Brussels, Belgium.

Women’s Shot Put: Chase Jackson (21.14), Team USA
Men’s Long Jump: Tajay Gayle (8.46), Jamaica
Women’s Discus Throw: Feng Bin (67.46), China
Women’s 400-meter Hurdles: Anna Cockrell (53.01), Team USA
Men’s 100 Meters: Oblique Seville (9.90), Jamaica
Women’s 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Faith Cherotich (8:51.51), Kenya.
Men’s Pole Vault: Emmanouil Karalis (6.12), Greece.
Men’s High Jump: Mateusz Kolodziejski (2.28) Poland.
Men’s Discus Throw: Kristjan Ceh (71.29) Slovenia.
Men’s 800 meters: Emmanuel Wanyoni (1:41.80) Kenya.
Women’s Triple Jump: Saly Sarr (14.95) Senegal.
Men’s 110-meter Hurdles: Ja’Kobe Tharp (13.03) Team USA
Women’s 5,000 meters: Freweyni Hailu (14:35.20) Ethiopia.
Men’s 1,500 meters: Cameron Myers (3:30.14), Australia 
Women’s 200 meters: Julien Alfred (21.79), Saint Lucia.
Men’s 400 meters: Collen Kebinatshipi (43.40), Botswana.

Tomorrow marks the second and final day of the Diamond League from Belgium, featuring 16 new finals that will be broadcast live on the Panam Sports Channel with commentary by Soledad Bacarreza. 

Below is the schedule for September 5.