Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo returned to action in awesome fashion, winning the 200m with apparent ease in 19.64 in Thursday’s Diamond League meet in Lausanne.
He was followed home by USA’s Erriyon Knighton in 19.78, with Olympic 100m bronze medallist Fred Kerley finishing third in a season’s best of 19.86.
The day before, Tebogo had confessed with a smile that he had not trained for eight days…
“It was a great race for me here today in Lausanne, to be able to return here the following year is very cool to me,” he said.
Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji ran a perfectly judged race to win the 3000m in a meeting record and personal best of 8:21.50, with Kenya’s Janeth Chepngetich following her home in 8:23.48. Tsigie Gebreselama (8:24.40) and USA’s Elise Cranny (8:25.10) set PBs in third and fourth respectively.
Femke Bol of the Netherlands, somewhat dismayed at finishing third in the Olympic 400m hurdles final, got back into winning mode after overhauling early leader Rushell Clayton halfway down the finishing straight and winning in a meeting record of 52.25, with the Jamaican taking second place in 53.32, one position ahead of compatriot Janieve Russell (54.48).
Kenya’s world champion Mary Moraa finished comfortably clear to win the 800m in 1:57.91, with Britain’s Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Georgia Bell taking second place in 1:58.53 ahead of compatriot Jemma Reekie (1:58.73).
Source: World Athletics
