Athletics - Diamond League - Xiamen Diamond League - Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China - September 2, 2023 Christian Coleman of the U.S. celebrates after winning the men's 100m final REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 16 (Reuters) - American Christian Coleman stunned world champion Noah Lyles to win the men's 100 metres at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday as Jamaican Shericka Jackson took the women's sprint title.
Coleman missed out on the podium at the World Championships in Budapest but broke the tape in a blistering 9.83 seconds as fellow American Lyles finished second in 9.85.
Coleman, the 2018 Diamond League champion, exploded off the blocks and Lyles was unable to overcome a slower start.
Jamaican Jackson finished second at the World Championships behind American Sha'Carri Richardson but took the lead in the last half of the women's 100 metres before breaking the tape in 10.70.
World champion Warholm was strong favourite after claiming three Diamond League wins this year but Benjamin finished strongly to clock 46.39 seconds, the year's best time and fourth-fastest ever.
Persons:
Christian Coleman, Aly, Noah Lyles, Shericka Jackson, Coleman, Lyles, Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala, I’ll, Bolt, Jackson, Sha'Carri Richardson, Ivorian Marie, Josee Ta Lou, Elaine Thompson, Rai Benjamin, Karsten Warholm, Warholm, Benjamin, Kyron McMaster, Kipyegon, sparkled, Kirani James, Quincy, Amy Tennery, Ed Osmond
Organizations:
Diamond League, Xiamen Diamond League, Kenyan, Ivorian, British Virgin Islands, Quincy Hall of, United States, Thomson
Locations:
Xiamen, China, Eugene , Oregon, Budapest, British, New York