Sha’Carri Richardson overtook Julien Alfred in the final meters to win the 100 meters in their first race since the Olympics at a Diamond League meet in Zurich, Switzerland.
Olympic 100m silver medallist Richardson ran 10.84 seconds on a soaked track, four hundredths faster than Olympic gold medallist Alfred of Saint Lucia.
“This is probably the most fun race I’ve had this season,” Richardson said. “I used that time after the Games to come back, regroup and show you the Sha’Carri Richardson that you all know.”
At the Paris Olympics in August, Alfred won with a time of 10.72, ahead of Richardson (10.87). Richardson has the world best time for 2024: 10.71 from the US Olympic qualifiers.
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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 had previously tied with 11 sub-13 runs.
In the men’s 1500 meters, Olympic-level bronze medalist Yared Nuguse passed Tokyo Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the last 100 meters to win in a time of 3:29.21. Ingebrigtsen clocked 3:29.52 to stay ahead of Paris Olympic champion Cole Hocker (3:30.46).
In the men’s 200m, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo defeated American Kenny Bednarek — 19.55 to 19.57 — in a repeat of their Olympic one-two. Bednarek improved his personal best by two hundredths.
Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet of Kenya ran the women’s 5000 meters in 14:09.52, the seventh fastest time in history.
Ryan Crouser claimed his second straight Diamond League shot put victory with a throw of 22.66 meters, his best since winning his third straight Olympic gold. Next week, Crouser will be going for his second Diamond League season title.
The Diamond League season ends next week with the Diamond League Final in Brussels on September 13 and 14, which can be watched live on Peacock.
