Diamond League Lausanne 2022: Live Updates and results from Athletissima meet .The Athletissima Lausanne Diamond League meet is taking place on Friday 26 August, following a special city event for pole vault a day earlier on 25 August. Find out everything you need to know as the Diamond League season enters its final stages in Switzerland. Following two months of high-quality athletics competitions, including the World Athletics Championships, Commonwealth Games and European Athletics Championships, the Diamond League is once again welcoming the world's greatest track and field stars to Lausanne, Switzerland.
After the Athletissima Lausanne meet there are only two more Diamond League competitions this year, with the Brussels meet on 2 September followed by one final competition in Zurich on 7-8 September.
The action began on Thursday 25 August with a pole vault city event where Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis was victorious. Following swiftly on Friday t La Pontaise Olympic Stadium, a 15,850-seater stadium that opened in 1904, is a full programme of elite action, where athletes from across the globe will be eager to showcase their talents as the 2022 track & field season begins to wind down.
Follow all the action as it unfolds below with Olympics.com's updates.
21:40: Marileidy Paulino claims one-lap gold
Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic nearly ran out of gas but managed to hold off a late charge from Sada Williams of Barbados to claim victory in the 400m.
In the absence of reigning world champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Paulino and Williams were left to battle for one-lap supremacy.
World silver medallist Paulino raced home in 49.87 seconds with Williams, who finished third at the global championships clocking 49.94 for the silver. Fiordaliza Cofil of the Dominican Republic finished third in 50.13.
21:30: Jasmine Camacho-Quinn outguns Amusan
Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico pulled away from Nigerian world record holder Tobi Amusan to win the women’s 100m hurdles in a meeting record of 12.34 seconds. Amusan made a strong start but ultimately bowed the knee, finishing second in 12.45, with Tia Jones of the United States taking third place in 12.47.
21:20: Classy Soufiane El Bakkali fastest over barriers
Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali was in imperious form in the 3000m steeplechase, leaving the chasing pack well behind to win by nearly 10 seconds.
The Olympic champion led almost half the race before producing a devastating kick to stop the clock at 8:02.45. Ethiopia’s Lamecha Girma (8:12.07) followed in second place, with Leonard Kipkemoi Bett of Kenya finishing third in 8:12.08.
21:05: Aleia Hobbs rule women’s 100m
U.S. sprinter Aleia Hobbs brushed aside two false starts to claim the women’s 100m title after Jamaican Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah was disqualified.
Hobbs came out on top in a blanket finish winning the short sprint in 10.87 seconds, with 200m world champion Shericka Jackson of Jamaica finishing second in 10.88. Marie-Josée Ta Lou rounded out the podium with a time of 10.94. Jamaican world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce did not line up as planned after she withdrew due to an injury.
20:55: Francine Niyonsaba wins women's 3000m in photo finish
The women’s 3000m race came to an emphatic end with Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba out dipping Alicia Monson of the United States by one-hundredth of a second.
Monson looked set for an impressive victory but ran out of track with Niyonsaba storming across the line in a meeting record time of 8:26.80.
Monson had to be content with the silver medal posting a personal best of 8:26.81, with Beatrice Chebet of Kenya bagging bronze in 8:27.14.
20:40: Jakob Ingebrigtsen shows heels to win men’s 1,500m
Norwegian supremo Jakob Ingebrigtsen demonstrated his tactical nous as he changed gears at the bell of the 1,500m race to clock a world-leading time of 3:29.05 for the victory.
Ingebrigtsen showed a clean pair of heels over the final stretch leaving Abel Kipsang of Kenya and Australia’s Stewart McSweyn to battle it for silver and bronze. Kipsang finishes second in 3:29.93, with McSweyn crossing third in 3:30.18.
19:30: Neeraj Chopra back to winning ways
Indian sensation Neeraj Chopra took a commanding lead in the men’s javelin throw competition with an opening heave of 89.08 metres.
Chopra held off a challenge Czech ace Jakub Vadlejch (85.88m) and Curtis Thompson (83.72m) of the United States finishing in second and third place.
20:30 - Rasheed Broadbell topple big names for high hurdles gold
Commonwealth Games champion Rasheed Broadbell stunned some of the world’s best hurdlers stopping the clock in a new lifetime best, dipping below 13 seconds for the first time to claim victory.
The Jamaican dipped in 12.99 seconds relegating two-time world champion Grant Holloway (13.11) of the United States into third place. Holloway’s compatriot Trey Cunningham claimed silver with a time of 13.10.
20:08: Femke Bol clocks meeting record to win 400m hurdles
Prolific racer and Olympic bronze medallist Femke Bol of the Netherlands was in dominant form in the women's 400m hurdles, crossing the finish with some daylight between her and the rest of the field.
Bol clocked a meeting record of 52.95 seconds, beating the Jamaican duo of Janieve Russell (53.92) and Andrenette Knight (54.33) into second and third place.
"It's amazing to run a MR here and run again in 52, especially in this beautiful city," Bol told the Diamond League website.
"The first 200m felt easy and I wasn't too close to the hurdles. The second part is my better part this year. I am getting tired."
19:20: Andy DÃaz Hernández leads Cuban triple jump sweep
It is a Cuban 1-2-3 in the men’s triple jump, with Andy DÃaz Hernández leading the charge with a best effort of 17.67 metres on his second attempt on the night. World indoor champion Lázaro MartÃnez leapt to a personal best of 17.50m for second place, with Jordan Alejandro DÃaz Fortun completing the sweep with a 17.44m.
The women’s pole vault competition began just after 19:00 as we build up towards the track events.
18:20 - Today's schedule
The men's triple jump competition kicks off proceedings
Here is today's schedule of the Diamond League events taking place in Lausanne
26 August
18:20: Men's triple jump
19:10: Women's pole vault
19:30: Men's javelin
20:04: Women's 400m hurdles
20:10: Men's high jump
20:22: Men's 110m hurdles
20:33: Men's 1500m
20:40: Women's triple jump
20:43: Women's 3000m
20:59: Women's 100m
21:00: Men's shot put
21:06: Men's 3000m steeplechase
21:23: Women's 100m hurdles
21:31: Women's 400m
21:42: Men's 200m
21:53: Women's 4x400m relay
