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Armand “Mondo” Duplantis cruised to rod vault triumph successful the opening Diamond League gathering of the play connected Saturday (May 16, 2026), but failed to amended his ain satellite record.
There was a astonishment successful the men’s 100m arsenic Gift Leotlela of South Africa pipped Ferdinand Omanyala and Kenneth Bednarek successful a photograph decorativeness to triumph a Diamond League lawsuit for the archetypal time.
High-quality women’s 200m and 100m hurdles were won by Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson and Olympic champion Masai Russell respectively, but Karsten Warholm was shocked successful the 300m hurdles.
Duplantis already had triumph sewn up successful the rod vault aft conscionable 2 jumps earlier helium eased to a caller Shanghai gathering grounds successful 6.12m.
The Swede, who has not mislaid a contention since 2023, past raised the barroom to a satellite grounds 6.32m but failed with each 3 attempts to bushed his aged mark.
Duplantis told AFP helium felt the grounds had been possible.
“I consciousness truly bully jumping close now,” said Duplantis, who has lengthened his run-up by 2 paces this season.
“I would accidental body-wise I was a small spot excessively engaged the past fewer weeks. But different than that I’m blessed with the mode I performed.”
Norway’s Warholm clocked 2 satellite bests successful the little-raced 300m hurdles past play but was stunned by 0.04sec by Brazil’s Alison Dos Santos (33.01).
“I’m a small spot huffy that I didn’t win,” said Warholm.
“I deliberation helium was truly starting to get bushed and I thought possibly I had him there. This is however competing should be, you should ne'er cognize the outcome.”
Leotlela said his men’s 100m triumph successful 9.97sec had been the cleanable commencement to his outdoor year.
“I deliberation contiguous sets the code for the remainder of the season,” helium said. “I’m precise happy, excited for what’s to come.”
American Bednarek was conscionable 100th of a 2nd down Leotlela successful third, fixed the aforesaid 9.98sec clip arsenic Kenya’s Omanyala.
“I consciousness beauteous good,” said Bednarek, the 200m metallic medallist astatine the Paris 2024 Olympics.
“I didn’t execute what I wanted to successful the archetypal fractional of the contention but I’m blessed with the results.”
‘Stay healthy’
Jamaica’s Jackson crossed the enactment successful the 200m successful 22.07 to bushed Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas (22.26), who was moving her archetypal Diamond League contention for 3 years, with American Anavia Battle 3rd successful 22.40.
“This year, I conscionable privation to enactment healthy,” said Jackson.
“Next season’s a satellite title year, truthful I conscionable privation to enactment arsenic steadfast arsenic possible.”
Former satellite 100m satellite champion Sha’Carri Richardson of the United States could lone decorativeness 4th successful 20.42 and satellite metallic medallist Amy Hunt of Great Britain was fifth.
Jessica Schilder recorded the show of the nighttime arsenic she propelled the changeable to a Diamond League grounds and became the archetypal pistillate to transcend 21 metres since 1999.
The Dutchwoman launched her immense 21.09m effort successful the 5th circular to relegate two-time satellite champion Chase Jackson (20.46) to 2nd place.
“I can’t comprehend. It is specified a immense thing, it is crazy,” Schilder said of breaking the 21-metre barrier.
In the women’s 100m hurdles, the American Russell’s superb 12.25 was bully capable to bushed Bahamian satellite indoor champion Devynne Charlton (12.38), with satellite grounds holder Tobi Amusan of Nigeria 3rd successful 12.41.
Mark English’s precocious burst snatched a melodramatic men’s 800m with a gathering grounds of 1:43.85.
The 33-year-old Irishman dipped past Botswana’s Kethobogile Haingura connected the line, having travel from six runners backmost successful the last 30 metres.
In the men’s 110m hurdles, Jamal Britt upset his chap American and satellite champion Cordell Tinch to triumph with a idiosyncratic best-equalling 13.07sec.
