Many athletes would be more than happy after running down Sifan Hassan in the final stretch of a major final to lead their nation to a podium sweep. But when Gudaf Tsegay did so in the 10,000m at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest last month, she thought her job was only partially complete.
Most athletes would be delighted with one medal, especially if it&rsquo;s gold. Tsegay wanted two.
Though she fell short in the 5000m and faded to 13th in Budapest, Tsegay used her frustration to go after the world 5000m record set earlier this year by Faith Kipyegon. At the Prefonatine Classic, which this year doubled at the Wanda Diamond League Final, Tsegay lowered Kipyegon&rsquo;s mark by five seconds, running 14:00.21.
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Gudaf Tsegay on her way to breaking the world 5000m record in Eugene (&copy; Matthew Quine)
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&ldquo;After the 10,000m in Budapest, I had some pain under the bottom of my foot,&rdquo; Tsegay said. &ldquo;I think it had something to do with the hot weather.&rdquo;
After the race she could barely walk for a few days, and she lay awake at night unable to sleep with frustration.
Tsegay was able to get through the first round of the 5000m in Budapest, and in the final she took the race out hard, hoping others would join in making it a fast pace. But the heat got the better of the field, and she faded sharply towards the end of the race.
&ldquo;I was so mad,&rdquo; Tsegay explained of what remains her only defeat in nine races this year. &ldquo;Training had gone so well and I really wanted to bring two medals back to my country, back to my people, so it was really disappointing. But life and sport are like this; sometimes you fall down, sometimes you win.&rdquo;
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Gudaf Tsegay on her way to the world 10,000m title as a fallen Sifan Hassan looks on in Budapest (&copy; Getty Images)
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When Tsegay returned to Ethiopia after the World Championships, she had a lot of local media obligations and celebrations and didn&rsquo;t have much time to train but knew the training she had done throughout the year could position her for a good result. &ldquo;My coach told me, &lsquo;you can still break the [world] record with the fitness you have&rsquo;.&rdquo;
In fact, her coach and husband, Hilufe Yihdego, told her earlier this year that he thinks she could approach the 14-minute barrier. After Tsegay ran 8:16.69 &ndash; just 0.09 shy of the world indoor record &ndash; for 3000m indoors in Birmingham in February, Yihdego suggested to Tsegay that she was capable of breaking the outdoor world 5000m record, which at that point stood at 14:06.62 to Letesenbet Gidey.
When the pacing requests were announced before the Prefontaine Classic, some observers commented that the conditions were not necessarily ideal; most distance records are run in cooler conditions, in the evening, and earlier in the season. None of this phased Tsegay, who said she had an extra fire and motivation burning after her disappointment at the World Championships. She didn&rsquo;t want to leave 2023 without leaving a mark on the distance.
In addition to two pacemakers, Elise Cranny and Sinclaire Johnson from the US, Tsegay&rsquo;s teammate and training partner Birke Haylom told her she would help her break the record in the women&rsquo;s 5000m. Haylom ran the 1500m the day prior, but she returned to help pace the middle stage of the 5000m.
&ldquo;We do all of our training together, and I really need to thank her for all of her support,&rdquo; Tsegay said afterwards.
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Still, for a while it did not seem like a sure thing. While Haylom stayed on pace until five laps to go, world cross-country champion Beatrice Chebet remained close on Tsegay&rsquo;s heels, clipping her a few times. 17-year-old Haylom led the field through 3000m in 8:26.03, which would have been a two-second improvement on the long-standing world U20 record, had Haylom remained in the race to make her make record-eligible.
The focus, though, was on Tsegay, who was still comfortably inside world record pace. With about 1400 metres to go, and now having to lead the race along while battling a head wind, it seemed like Tsegay was falling off the pace, with Chebet still on her tail.
But with two laps to go, Tsegay closed back on to the pacing lights and pulled away from Chebet. Even as she grimaced through the closing stages, Tsegay continued to pull away from the lights, and by the time she reached the final lap, the question was not whether or not she would break the record, but whether she could finish inside 14 minutes.
Having to navigate her way around lapped runners probably cost Tsegay a sub-14-minute finishing time, but she was nevertheless delighted to emerge with her first senior outdoor world record, crossing the line in 14:00.21.
It was the latest of several landmark performances in Eugene for Tsegay. Hayward Field is where, back in 2014, she earned her first major medal, taking world U20 silver over 1500m. She returned to nearby Portland in 2016, still a teenager, to win her first global senior medal, taking world indoor bronze over 1500m.
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Gudaf Tsegay in action at the World Indoor Championships (&copy; Getty Images)
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She made her 5000m debut in Eugene back in 2018 and struck gold over the same distance on the same track at the World Championships last year.
&ldquo;I have a lot of history here, so it&rsquo;s become a special place for me,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Today makes it even more special.&rdquo;
With Tsegay having now wrapped up her outdoor season, she'll soon start to look ahead to 2024 and the Paris Olympic Games. A bronze medallist in 2021, Tsegay will have her eye on taking gold in the French capital.
Before that, though, there's the likelihood of an indoor campaign and a possible appearance at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24. She struck gold over 1500m in 2022, so she may decide to defend her title at that distance or, having moved up in distance outdoors, she could target the 3000m. Or perhaps even both.
Outdoors, it's likely that she'll continue to split her focus between the 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m. Now she &ndash; and the world &ndash; knows that it&rsquo;s just a matter of time before a woman breaks 14 minutes for 5000m. Tsegay hopes to be the first to break the barrier, in Oregon or otherwise.
Hannah Borenstein for World Athletics

World Athletics Indoor Championships

World 5000m record is the latest in a long line of notable performances for Gudaf Tsegay in Oregon

Eugene the perfect setting for Tsegay’s record-breaking run of redemption

World records from Gudaf Tsegay and Mondo Duplantis contributed to the Wanda Diamond League Final &ndash; held in Eugene on Saturday (16) and Sunday (17) &ndash; being the highest quality non-championship meeting in history based on competition performance ranking scores.
Along with the two senior world records* set in Eugene, there were also five Diamond League records, a world U20 record, nine area records, 14 meeting records and 14 world-leading marks, making the 2023 series final a highly memorable one.
<h3>All-time competition performance ranking</h3>
99,156 - 2023 Prefontaine Classic, Eugene (DL Final) 96,927 - 2022 Weltklasse, Zurich (DL Final) 96,763 - 2021 Weltklasse, Zurich (DL Final) 96,001 - 2019 Weltklasse, Zurich (DL Final) 95,985 - 2018 Herculis, Monaco 95,949 - 2015 Herculis, Monaco 95,753 - 2015 Prefontaine Classic, Eugene 95,715 - 2001 Weltklasse, Zurich 95,562 - 2015 Meeting de Paris, Paris 95,523 - 2017 Prefontaine Classic, Eugene
 In Eugene on Sunday, Duplantis returned to the scene of his 2022 world title and added a centimetre to the world record he set earlier this year. In what was just his fourth jump of the competition, and in a series without any failures, he cleared 6.23m at the first time of asking.
Perhaps the biggest shock of the meeting, though, came from Tsegay, who took almost five seconds off Faith Kipyegon&rsquo;s world record to win the 5000m in 14:00.21.
They were the latest standout performances in a 2023 track and field season where eight senior world records were set in individual track and field disciplines.
Kipyegon tore apart the record books in the middle of the season, setting world records for 1500m, 5000m and the mile. Ethiopia&rsquo;s Lamecha Girma, meanwhile, set a 3000m steeplechase world record in Paris, while Ryan Crouser broke his own shot put world record in Los Angeles back in May. Little more than a week before winning the mile and 3000m double in Eugene, Jakob Ingebrigtsen set a world 2000m record in Brussels.
<h3>Individual senior world records set in outdoor track and field disciplines in 2023</h3>
Women&rsquo;s 1500m: 3:49.11 Faith Kipyegon (KEN) Florence, 2 June Women&rsquo;s 5000m: 14:05.20 Faith Kipyegon (KEN) Paris, 9 June Women&rsquo;s mile: 4:07.64 Faith Kipyegon (KEN) Monaco, 21 July* Women&rsquo;s 5000m: 14:00.21 Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) Eugene, 17 September* Men&rsquo;s shot put: 23.56m Ryan Crouser (USA) Los Angeles, 27 May* Men&rsquo;s 3000m steeplechase: 7:52.11 Lamecha Girma (ETH) Paris, 9 June Men&rsquo;s 2000m: 4:43.13 Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) Brussels, 8 September* Men&rsquo;s pole vault: 6.23m Mondo Duplantis (SWE) Eugene, 17 September* *pending ratification
 Including indoor, U20, road, and relay marks, there have been 29 world records in total set throughout 2023, 13 of which have already been ratified.
In the Diamond League alone, there were 18 Diamond League records set this year, 15 of which were in standard scoring disciplines.
As was the case in Eugene, where most of the record-breaking marks came about from enthralling duels among the world&rsquo;s best athletes, there will be more excitement in store on 1 October when the Latvian capital hosts the World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23 &ndash; the final global event of the year.
Kipyegon will have the opportunity to add a fourth world record to her 2023 tally as she contests the road mile for the first time.

World records from Gudaf Tsegay and Mondo Duplantis contributed to the Wanda Diamond League Final being the highest quality non-championship meeting in history

Record-breaking Wanda Diamond League Final brings curtain down on memorable 2023 season

Ethiopia&rsquo;s Gudaf Tsegay and Sweden's Mondo Duplantis both broke world records on a sensational afternoon of action&nbsp;at the&nbsp;Wanda Diamond League Final&nbsp;in Eugene on Sunday (17).
First, Tsegay set the second senior world record of her career and her first outdoors, smashing the world 5000m record with a remarkable 14:00.21* run.
In the second track final of packed second day of action at Hayward Field, the world 10,000m champion took almost five seconds off the world record of 14:05.20 that Faith Kipyegon set in Paris in June as part of a record spree that also saw the Kenyan set global marks for the 1500m and mile.
A fast time had been on the cards and world indoor 1500m record-holder Tsegay delivered. The pacemakers led through 1000m in 2:48.08 and 2000m in 5:37.24, before Tsegay&rsquo;s compatriot Birke Haylom reached 3000m in front in 8:26.03 &ndash; well on world record pace. In fact, that mark would have seen 17-year-old Haylom improve the 38-year-old world U20 3000m record by more than two seconds had she completed the race, but as she did not finish, the split cannot be&nbsp;recorded as an official performance.
Looking composed and determined, Tsegay forged ahead, reaching 4000m in 11:16.89. She only had Kenya&rsquo;s Beatrice Chebet for company at that point but she later left the two-time world medallist behind, too, as she strode away targeting another historic performance.
Tsegay created a gap on Chebet with two laps to go and by the backstraight she had stormed ahead of the lights indicating world record pace.
She reached the bell in around 12:55 and with the crowd on their feet and the clock ticking towards 14 minutes, she crossed the line just after that, in 14:00.21.
Chebet followed her in 14:05.92, the third-fastest performance of all time and just outside Kipyegon&rsquo;s previous world record.
"I was really angry to not bring back two medals from the World Championships, but I knew from our training I had a lot of potential to do something with my fitness," said Tsegay, who finished 13th in the 5000m final in Budapest after winning her 10,000m title. "Even though the conditions weren&rsquo;t perfect (in Eugene), we thought we could do it.&rdquo;
Duplantis thought he could do it, too.
Back in the stadium where he broke the world record to win his first senior world title in 2022, the pole vault superstar added another centimetre to his global mark, clearing 6.23m* on his first attempt for the seventh world record of his career.
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Mondo Duplantis celebrates his world pole vault record of 6.23m in Eugene (&copy; Marta Gorczynska / Diamond League AG)
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He opened his campaign with a first-time clearance at 5.62m, then he passed at 5.72m and also managed 5.82m on his first go. He chose to skip 5.92m and returned to go clear at 6.02m on his first try to win the competition and achieve the 73rd six metre-plus clearance of his career.
But he wasn&rsquo;t done. It was no surprise to see the bar raised to 6.23m &ndash; one centimetre higher than the world record height he achieved indoors in Clermont-Ferrand in February &ndash; but what happened next had fans left in awe.&nbsp;
With support from the crowd, he took his run up, planted the pole, and then soared clear &ndash; the bar remaining stationary an incredible 6.23m above him.
With his winning performance, Duplantis claimed his third Diamond trophy. Ernest Obiena finished second with 5.82m and Sam Kendricks was third on countback with 5.72m.
"The limit is very high, and I hope that I can continue to jump well and keep jumping higher than I did today," said Duplantis. "But, for now, I&rsquo;m not really thinking about anything except enjoying this moment and enjoying what I just did."
<h2>Ingebrigtsen and Jackson at the double</h2>
Jakob Ingebrigtsen had threatened the men&rsquo;s world mile record on the first day of action in Eugene and he returned to the track on day two targeting another Diamond trophy and another fast time in the 3000m. The Norwegian managed both, but only just, as a late charge from Ethiopia&rsquo;s Yomif Kejelcha put him under serious pressure. It took a photo finish to separate them, with Ingebrigtsen getting the win in 7:23.63 to Kejelcha&rsquo;s 7:23.64 &shy;&ndash; the third- and fourth-fastest performances of all time behind Daniel Komen&rsquo;s world record of 7:20.67 and Hicham El Guerrouj&rsquo;s 7:23.09.
Ingebrigtsen had already been the third fastest 3000m runner in history with the 7:24.00 split he recorded en route to his world two-mile best in Paris. But he improved that European record and also set a Diamond League record in Eugene, with Kejelcha improving the Ethiopian record with his mark.
Further PB performances followed &ndash; USA&rsquo;s Grant Fisher setting a North American record of 7:25.47 in third, Ethiopia&rsquo;s Telahun Haile Bekele setting a PB of 7:25.48 in fourth and his compatriot Selemon Barega also running a PB of 7:26.28 in fifth.
Ingebrigtsen wasn&rsquo;t the only athlete to complete a Diamond double at Hayward Field. After winning the 100m in 10.70 on Saturday, Jamaica&rsquo;s Shericka Jackson retained her 200m title, too, clocking a meeting record of 21.57 (0.3m/s) in the final event of the programme.
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Shericka Jackson wins the 200m in Eugene (&copy; Marta Gorczynska / Diamond League AG)
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As she powered away at the start, she was clearly the athlete to beat and so all eyes turned to the clock, with Jackson having spoken openly about Florence Griffith-Joyner&rsquo;s world record of 21.34 being her target.
Although the record eluded her, Jackson&rsquo;s performance is the eighth fastest in history and she now has five of the top eight performances of all time to her name.
Chasing the two-time world champion to the finish line was Cote d&rsquo;Ivoire&rsquo;s Marie-Josee Ta Lou, who claimed a second runner up finish in 22.10 after also placing second to Jackson in the 200m. Bahamian Anthonique Strachan was third in 22.16.
There was a return to winning ways for Olympic champion Andre De Grasse in the men&rsquo;s 200m, as the Canadian ended a challenging year on a high note.
The multiple Olympic and world medallist finished sixth in the world final in Budapest but rebounded to run his first sub-20-second 200m of the season in Brussels, clocking 19.89 (0.6m/s) to finish third.
He improved again in Eugene, running 19.76 for the fourth fastest time of his career to triumph ahead of US duo Kenny Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton, who respectively clocked 19.95 and 19.97.
<h2>Mu and Wanyonyi win 800m showdowns</h2>
The women&rsquo;s 800m saw USA&rsquo;s Olympic champion Athing Mu win a much-anticipated 800m clash against Britain&rsquo;s Olympic and world silver medallist Keely Hodgkinson and Kenya&rsquo;s world champion Mary Moraa.
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Athing Mu pips Keely Hodgkinson in the 800m in Eugene (&copy; Matthew Quine / Diamond League AG)
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While not eligible for the Diamond trophy, as she was racing as a wild card entry having not gathered enough points from competing on the Diamond League circuit, Mu had the chance to end the year on top as she again lined up alongside the pair who had beaten her in Budapest.
In the end, Mu and Hodgkinson pushed each other to national records, as Mu pipped her British rival, who claimed the trophy, with a world-leading 1:54.97 to 1:55.19. Jamaica&rsquo;s Natoya Goule-Toppin also ran a national record of 1:55.96 for third place as Moraa finished fourth in 1:57.42.
In the men&rsquo;s 800m, Kenya&rsquo;s Emmanuel Wanyonyi denied Marco Arop the Diamond League title in the same way that Arop denied his Kenyan rival at the World Championships, kicking off the final bend and storming to a world-leading PB and meeting record of 1:42.80.
Arop led at the bell, following the pacemaker who passed 400m in 49.19. He maintained his front-running tactics through to the final curve, but then Wanyonyi launched his attack.
Algeria&rsquo;s Djamel Sedjati went wide and also gave chase, but Wanyonyi held off them both, crossing the finish line to improve his own PB and world lead by 0.4 of a second, and retain the Diamond League title for Kenya. Arop was second in a Canadian record of 1:42.85, while Sedjati was third in a PB of 1:43.06.
A world lead was also set in the men&rsquo;s 110m hurdles, as Jamaica&rsquo;s Olympic champion Hansle Parchment beat USA&rsquo;s three-time world champion Grant Holloway, improving his nine-year-old PB with the winning mark of 12.93 (0.9m/s) for good measure.
Although Parchment seemed to stutter at the first barrier, he soon made his way through the field and he led at hurdle nine. As Holloway knocked the final barrier, Parchment moved away for the win, with Holloway staying on his feet for second place in 13.06. As he did at the World Championships, USA&rsquo;s Daniel Roberts completed the top three, running 13.07.
In the women&rsquo;s 100m hurdles, Nigeria&rsquo;s world record-holder Tobi Amusan edged Puerto Rico&rsquo;s Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn to win in a season&rsquo;s best of 12.33. Camacho-Quinn was second in 12.38, USA&rsquo;s Kendra Harrison was third in 12.44 and Jamaica&rsquo;s world champion Danielle Williams was fourth in 12.47.
Dutch star Femke Bol broke another record and dipped under 52 seconds once more to win the 400m hurdles. This time the world champion clocked 51.98 to improve the meeting record and win her third Diamond trophy, finishing clear ahead of USA&rsquo;s Shamier Little, who also completed a strong season with 53.45 and second spot. In a repeat of the podium in Budapest, Jamaica&rsquo;s Rushell Clayton was third in 53.45.
Like Bol, Dominican Republic&rsquo;s world champion Marileidy Paulino successfully defended her Diamond League title, winning the 400m in 49.58 ahead of Poland&rsquo;s world silver medallist Natalia Kaczmarek (50.38) and Lieke Klaver of the Netherlands (50.47).
<h2>Kovacs crowned after close contest, Diamond gift for Mahuchikh</h2>
In another historic men&rsquo;s shot put final, just two centimetres separated the top two, with world bronze medallist Joe Kovacs beating world champion and world record-holder Ryan Crouser, 22.93m to 22.91m &ndash; the best ever mark for a second-place finish.
Two-time world gold medallist Kovacs took an early lead when he launched the shot 22.70m in the first round. His US compatriot Crouser, who retained the world title in Budapest with a 23.51m championship record &ndash; just 5cm off his own world record &ndash; despite having two blood clots in his leg, responded with 22.91m in the second round to take the lead, as New Zealand&rsquo;s Tom Walsh also improved to 22.69m.
But Kovacs had a response of his own and he threw 22.93m in the fourth round to move into top spot, relegating Crouser with 22.91m into second place. The previous best ever non-winning mark was the 22.90m that Crouser threw during that dramatic world final in Doha in 2019, where Kovacs won with 22.91m and Crouser and Walsh both threw 22.90m for second and third.
Kovacs&rsquo; 22.93m in Eugene replaces that mark from Doha as his second best ever, behind only the 23.23m he threw to win the Diamond League title in Zurich last year and move to second on the world all-time list behind Crouser.
Walsh claimed third place with his 22.69m second round throw.
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Joe Kovacs and Ryan Crouser in Eugene (&copy; Marta Gorczynska / Diamond League AG)
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Two days before turning 22, Yaroslava Mahuchikh gave herself an early birthday present by winning the high jump with a world-leading 2.03m performance.
The event came down to a battle between the joint world leaders, as Ukraine&rsquo;s world champion Mahuchikh went head to head with Australia&rsquo;s world bronze medallist Nicola Olyslagers.
After first time clearances up to 1.95m, Olyslagers had a scare at 1.98m as she needed all three attempts to make it over. But she kept her competition alive by soaring clear on her third try and then momentarily took the lead as she also cleared 2.01m on her first attempt. But so did Mahuchikh, to maintain a perfect scorecard
Then the bar moved to a world-leading height of 2.03m and they both managed it &ndash; to huge cheers from the crowd. Mahuchikh was first, achieving it on her second try, before Olyslagers matched her &ndash; improving her own Oceanian record by a centimetre when she made it on her third. When 2.05m proved too much for both athletes, Mahuchikh was confirmed as the champion on countback, with Serbia&rsquo;s 18-year-old world U20 and European senior bronze medallist Angelina Topic claiming third place thanks to her clearance of 1.95m.
Olympic champion Valarie Allman and world champion Laulauga Tausaga claimed a US top two in the women&rsquo;s discus, as Allman opened with 68.66m and that remained the winning mark.
Tausaga fought back with 68.36m in the third round &ndash; matching the second-best mark of her career behind the 69.49m she threw to win in Budapest &ndash; but it wasn&rsquo;t quite enough. It did secure her second place ahead of Croatia&rsquo;s multiple global gold medallist Sandra Perkovic, who finished third with 66.85m.
Allman closed her series with 68.51m from the final round before celebrating her third Diamond trophy win.
The men&rsquo;s discus final pit the past two world champions &ndash; the world&rsquo;s current top two &ndash; against each other, as Sweden&rsquo;s Daniel Stahl again went head to head with Slovenia&rsquo;s Kristjan Ceh. For a while, the competition went to that script, as the duo led the competition through to the fourth round. But Australia&rsquo;s Matt Denny was ready to spoil their party and with his fourth throw the Commonwealth Games champion launched the implement 67.37m to move into second place &ndash; just 1cm ahead of Stahl and 27cm behind Ceh.
None of the leading contenders could improve in the fifth round, but Denny had one more big one in him. After Stahl threw 65.62m on his final go, Denny took to the circle and it was clear as he released the implement that he knew it was good. He jumped up and down on the spot before further celebrations when the distance was confirmed &ndash; 68.43m to improve the Australian record he set to finish fourth at the World Championships in Budapest by 19cm.
Only one man could deny him. Ceh took to the circle on the hunt for a second consecutive Diamond trophy, but it wasn&rsquo;t to be and unhappy with his throw, he walked out the front of the circle to record a foul. He finished second with his second-round 67.64m, while Stahl&rsquo;s 67.36m secured him third.
Switzerland&rsquo;s Simon Ehammer and Jamaica&rsquo;s Tajay Gayle could only be separated on countback in the men&rsquo;s long jump, with both athletes leaping 8.22m. Both of those performances came in the fourth round, too.
Ehammer, the 2022 world bronze medallist who holds the world long jump decathlon best of 8.45m, took an early lead with 8.12m and maintained it, his improvement in the fourth round enough to get him the title ahead of 2019 world champion Gayle&rsquo;s second-best mark of 8.08m. Japan&rsquo;s Yuki Hashioka was only 7cm behind them, with 8.15m for third place.
Remarkably, the top two in the women&rsquo;s long jump final recorded exactly the same marks, too. Serbia&rsquo;s Ivana Vuleta left her best until last to leap 6.85m in the final round and add a fifth Diamond trophy to the world title she won in Budapest, winning on countback ahead of Nigeria&rsquo;s Ese Brume, who jumped 6.85m in the third round. USA&rsquo;s Quanesha Burks placed third with 6.77m.
Jess Whittington for World Athletics
*Subject to the usual ratification procedure

Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay and Sweden's Mondo Duplantis both broke world records on a sensational afternoon of action at the Wanda Diamond League Final 

Tsegay and Duplantis amaze with world records in Eugene

USA&rsquo;s Betsy Saina held off a late challenge from Ethiopia&rsquo;s Rahma Tusa to take the women&rsquo;s title, while Othmane El Goumri claimed the men&rsquo;s race win at the Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS, a World Athletics Platinum Label road race, on Sunday (17).
Saina, who finished fifth at the Tokyo Marathon in March, clocked 2:26:47 to win by six seconds ahead of Tusa, while Gladys Chesir claimed third place in 2:28:41.
El Goumri&rsquo;s winning time was 2:08:20 as he triumphed by 23 seconds ahead of Kenya&rsquo;s Laban Kipngetich, with Ethiopia&rsquo;s Getaneh Molla placing third in 2:11:22.
Racing on a hot morning, Saina formed part of a pack that passed 10km in 34:57 and the half way mark in 1:14:23 &ndash; with Kenya&rsquo;s Angela Tanui to the fore at that point.
They reached 30km in 1:46:22, with a number of athletes still in contention.
Then Saina and Tusa started to make a move. As they left their rivals behind, they were together through 35km in 2:02:49, with Tanui back in third in 2:03:35.
Saina was still clearly feeling good and she pushed again to create a gap on Tusa, passing the 40km point in 2:19:30, 16 seconds ahead of the Ethiopian. But Tusa wasn&rsquo;t content to sit back and watch the title run away, so she made a late charge. While she was able to close the gap to six seconds by the finish, it wasn&rsquo;t quite enough, and Saina secured the crown, with Tusa taking second place and Chesir coming through for third.
Tanui finished fourth in 2:28:52, while Ethiopia&rsquo;s Bekelech Borecha was fifth in 2:29:13. Australian record-holder Sinead Diver won the national marathon title in 2:31:27, finishing eighth overall.
In the men&rsquo;s race, El Goumri made a move ahead of the 30km mark, but he had formidable company in the form of Tanzanian record-holder Gabriel Geay, who set his PB of 2:03:00 in Valencia last year.
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Othmane El Goumri claims the men's title at the Sydney Marathon (&copy; Organisers)
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After a half way split of 1:03:56, they passed 30km together in 1:30:58 but Geay could not maintain the pace and he dropped to third by 35km &ndash; with El Goumri ahead in 1:46:11 and Kipngetich overtaking Geay to pass that point in 1:46:28 to Geay&rsquo;s 1:46:58.
Geay dropped out from the race after that point, with El Goumri forging ahead to win in 2:08:20 and Kipngetich claiming second place in 2:08:43. Molla, who had reached 35km in 1:47:31, claimed third place in 2:11:22.
He was followed over the finish line by his Ethiopian compatriot Limenih Getachew, who finished fourth in 2:12:34. Kenya&rsquo;s Moses Kibet, who was defending his title after winning last year in an Australian all-comers' record of 2:07:03, was fifth in 2:13:28, while Oceanian record-holder Brett Robinson won the Australian title in 2:23:05, and like Diver he finished eighth overall.
With more than 17,000 entrants, the event was the largest marathon to ever take place in Australia.
<h3>Leading results</h3>
Women 1&nbsp;Betsy Saina (USA)&nbsp;2:26:47 2&nbsp;Rahma Tusa (ETH)&nbsp;2:26:53 3&nbsp;Gladys Chesir (KEN) 2:28:41 4&nbsp;Angela Tanui (KEN)&nbsp;2:28:52 5&nbsp;Bekelech Borecha (ETH) 2:29:13 6&nbsp;Antonina Kwambai (KEN) 2:29:33 7 Haven Hailu Desse (ETH) 2:30:45 8&nbsp;Sinead Diver (AUS)&nbsp;2:31:27
Men 1&nbsp;Othmane El Goumri (MAR)&nbsp;2:08:20 2 Laban Kipngetich (KEN)&nbsp;2:08:43 3 Getaneh Molla (ETH) 2:11:22 4&nbsp;Limenih Getachew (ETH)&nbsp;2:12:34 5&nbsp;Moses Kibet (KEN)&nbsp;2:13:28 6 Jonathan Korir (KEN) 2:15:02 7 Elkanah Langat (KEN) 2:20:15 8&nbsp;Brett Robinson (AUS) 2:23:05

USA’s Betsy Saina held off a late challenge from Ethiopia’s Rahma Tusa to take the women’s title, while Othmane El Goumri claimed the men’s race win at the Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS

Saina and El Goumri win Sydney Marathon titles

Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Winfred Yavi, Rai Benjamin and Yulimar Rojas were among the athletes to produce fireworks at Hayward Field on Saturday (16), ensuring that the Wanda Diamond League Final weekend got off to a suitably exciting start.
As is tradition at the Prefontaine Classic, the Bowerman Mile was held in lieu of the men&rsquo;s 1500m on the first of the two days of finals in Eugene, and Ingebrigtsen made history once again, running 3:43.73 for a mark just 0.6 of a second off the world record.
There had been some friendly banter between Norway&rsquo;s Ingebrigtsen and USA&rsquo;s Yared Nuguse at the pre-event press conference, held on the eve of a race in which they both hoped to go faster than they ever had before. With Nuguse targeting the US record of 3:46.91, Ingebrigtsen had said: "Just stick to me as long as you can, and we&rsquo;ll get you sub-3:46.&rdquo;
And so it proved. With Ingebrigtsen hot on the heels of the pacemakers, Nuguse was right there with him. As they left the rest of the field behind, Ingebrigtsen&rsquo;s win never looked in doubt, but all eyes were on the clock to see what the pair had managed to achieve. Ingebrigtsen led through 1200m in 2:47.73 and eventually crossed the finish line in 3:43.73 for a European record and the third-fastest time in history behind only Hicham El Guerrouj&rsquo;s world record of 3:43.13 and Noah Ngeny&rsquo;s 3:43.40.
He led a whole host of fast times, with Nuguse achieving his aim by setting a North American record of 3:43.97 in second place. Britain&rsquo;s George Mills was third in an almost two-second PB of 3:47.65, while Mario Garcia was fourth in a Spanish record of 3:47.69 and Kenya&rsquo;s Reynold Cheruiyot was fifth in a world U20 record of 3:48.06. In total, 11 of the 13 athletes set PBs.
And Ingebrigtsen&rsquo;s work is not done, either, as he returns to run the 3000m on Sunday.
&ldquo;Obviously, I was here to run the mile,&rdquo; said Ingebrigtsen, whose performance on Saturday followed the world two-mile best he set in Paris and the world 2000m record he achieved in Brussels earlier in the Diamond League season. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m jumping in the 3000m because I got the opportunity. But now it&rsquo;s all about getting back to the hotel, eat, sleep, try to prepare as good as I can and we&rsquo;ll see tomorrow.&rdquo;
Take one recently crowned world champion, one world record-holder and a pacemaker who happens to be the Olympic champion and you have the recipe for a fast and furious women&rsquo;s 3000m steeplechase final.
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Beatrice Chepkoech and Winfred Yavi battle in the 3000m steeplechase in Eugene (&copy; Marta Gorczynska / Diamond League AG)
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In a battle that came down to the final straight, Bahrain&rsquo;s Yavi and Kenya&rsquo;s Beatrice Chepkoech pushed each other to the second and third-fastest performances of all time behind only Chepkoech&rsquo;s world record of 8:44.32 set in Monaco in 2018.
In the end it was Yavi who again got the better of her Kenyan rival, clocking 8:50.66 ahead of Chepkoech&rsquo;s 8:51.67 to add a first Diamond League title to the world gold she gained in Budapest.
In a repeat of that World Championships podium, Kenya&rsquo;s Faith Cherotich was third in a PB of 8:59.65, as the 19-year-old dipped under nine minutes for the first time. Her compatriot Jackline Chepkoech, the 2021 world U20 champion, finished fourth in 9:01.18.
Undertaking pacemaking duties, Uganda&rsquo;s Olympic champion Peruth Chemutai took the field through the 1000m mark in 2:55.82 and Cherotich was to the fore at 2000m in 5:58.82. As Yavi and Chepkoech made a break, they were left to fight for the title, with Yavi getting the edge in the closing stages.
There was also a duo breakaway in the men&rsquo;s event but the win by Kenya&rsquo;s 2021 world U20 bronze medallist Simon Kiprop Koech ended up being much more decisive. He triumphed in 8:06.26, four seconds ahead of Ethiopia&rsquo;s world U20 silver medallist Samuel Firewu, who clocked 8:10.74. New Zealand&rsquo;s George Beamish was third in 8:14.01 and Ethiopia&rsquo;s Getnet Wale fourth in 8:14.96.
Kenya&rsquo;s Faith Kipyegon closed an incredible track season by running the fifth-fastest 1500m of all time. Contesting a discipline in which she set a world record of 3:49.11 in Florence &ndash; before she went on to also break world records in the 5000m and the mile &ndash; the multiple Olympic and world champion dominated again, breaking the tape in 3:50.72 to win by more than three seconds.
Kipyegon was always to the fore, and she followed closely as the pacemaker went through 800m in 2:05.26. Pushing on, she passed 1200m in 3:06.07 before finishing strongly in the second-quickest time of her career.
Ethiopia&rsquo;s world silver medallist Diribe Welteji took more than a second off her PB to claim the runner up spot in 3:53.93, while Britain&rsquo;s Olympic silver medallist Laura Muir was third in 3:55.16. They were followed by Ethiopia&rsquo;s Freweyni Hailu in a PB of 3:55.68 and Australia&rsquo;s Linden Hall in an Oceanian record of 3:56.92.
While her track season might now be complete, Kipyegon isn&rsquo;t done for the year and she will now turn her attention to the World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23, where she will contest her first ever road race &ndash; in the mile &ndash; on 1 October.
"I didn&rsquo;t watch the clock, I was just running my race to see what will happen at the finish line," she said. "So it was amazing, to run a meeting record is just fantastic. Starting with the world record and now winning the trophy, it has been a fantastic year for me and I really thank god for that."
<h2>Boost for Benjamin</h2>
Rai Benjamin had earlier kicked off the track action in sensational style, delighting the home crowd with a storming finish to take the men&rsquo;s 400m hurdles title ahead of Norway&rsquo;s three-time world champion Karsten Warholm.
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Rai Benjamin and Karsten Warholm fight for the 400m hurdles title in Eugene (&copy; Marta Gorczynska / Diamond League AG)
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Warholm led off the final bend but a determined Benjamin wasn&rsquo;t defeated and he surged past his rival to win the first Diamond League crown of his career in a Diamond League record of 46.39 to Warholm&rsquo;s 46.53. That&rsquo;s the second-fastest time that Benjamin has ever run, behind the 46.17 he ran to claim Olympic silver behind Warholm in Tokyo &ndash; a mark that puts him second on the world all-time list behind the world record of 45.94 that Warholm set to win that race.
It was a second defeat in two races for Warholm, who claimed his third world title in Budapest, after he also settled for second behind British Virgin Islands&rsquo; world silver medallist Kyron McMaster at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich.
McMaster placed third in the final in Eugene, running 47.31, while Brazil&rsquo;s Alison dos Santos, who won the world title at Hayward Field last year, finished fourth in 47.44.
&ldquo;I came out here with no expectation, just to have fun and close out the season,&rdquo; said Benjamin. On his rivalry with Warholm, he added: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s definitely is a good rivalry. I&rsquo;m not really too caught up in this win. What matters is winning at major championships, and I haven&rsquo;t done that yet, so I need to do that.&rdquo;
The women&rsquo;s 100m featured unprecedented depth as Shericka Jackson won the first of what she hopes will be two Diamond League titles this weekend, clocking 10.70 (0.8m/s) as the top four all ran 10.80 or faster.
The two-time world 200m champion is also set to defend her half-lap title in Eugene and she warmed up for that with her 100m win, pipping Cote d&rsquo;Ivoire&rsquo;s multiple global medallist Marie-Josee Ta Lou by 0.05. Jamaica&rsquo;s five-time Olympic gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah was third in 10.79 and USA&rsquo;s world 100m champion Sha&rsquo;Carri Richardson was fourth in 10.80.
The men&rsquo;s 100m title was claimed by USA&rsquo;s 2019 world champion Christian Coleman, who equalled the world lead he already shared with Noah Lyles and Zharnel Hughes by running 9.83.
Lyles, who won the 100m, 200m and 4x100m at the World Championships in Budapest, was second and African record-holder Ferdinand Omanyala was third as they both ran 9.85.
Kirani James won his first Diamond League title back in 2011. The 2012 Olympic champion now has four Diamond trophies to his name after he won the 400m in Eugene in a season&rsquo;s best of 44.30 to pip a tiring Quincy Hall. World bronze medallist Hall held on for second in 44.44, finishing one place ahead of his US compatriot Vernon Norwood, who ran 44.61.
<h2>Rojas soars</h2>
In the women&rsquo;s triple jump, Venezuelan star Yulimar Rojas again got off to a shaky start but as she did at the World Championships in Budapest, she pulled it back in fantastic fashion to win her third Diamond League title with a leap just 32cm off her own world record.
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Triple jump winner Yulimar Rojas in action in Eugene (&copy; Marta Gorczynska / Diamond League AG)
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The Olympic and four-time world gold medallist opened with two fouls and then recorded 14.53m in the third round. Her fourth attempt looked big but after a nervous wait, it was judged to be another foul. But her fifth jump &ndash; that came up as a valid attempt straight away, and she did a dance, knowing it was good. It was very good, her 15.35m (1.2m/s) being among the top 10 performances of all time.
Jamaica&rsquo;s Shanieka Ricketts also had a superb performance of her own, leaping 15.00m in the fifth round and then 15.03m in the sixth to improve her PB by 2cm. Her compatriot Kimberly Williams was third with 14.61m.
Another athlete in fine form is USA&rsquo;s Chase Ealey. The two-time world champion already had great memories of competing at Hayward Field and she now has another, as she twice improved her PB and ended the competition with the US record, thanks to the world-leading 20.76m she managed in the third round.
Canada&rsquo;s Sarah Mitton also got close to the 20 metre mark, throwing 19.94m for second place, while Portugal&rsquo;s Auriol Dongmo threw 19.92m for third.
Korea&rsquo;s Woo Sanghyeok equalled his outdoor national record by clearing 2.35m on his third and final attempt to clinch the men&rsquo;s high jump title and end his season on a high.
The world indoor champion had a perfect score card up to his winning height, entering the competition at 2.15m and clearing that, and the next four bars up to 2.33m, on his first attempts. Poland&rsquo;s Norbert Kobielski also managed that height on his first go to add 4cm to his lifetime best, while USA&rsquo;s world silver medallist JuVaughn Harrison got great cheers as he soared clear on his third go.
As the bar moved to 2.35m, only Woo made it over to win his maiden Diamond League title.
In the women&rsquo;s pole vault, USA&rsquo;s Katie Moon added the Diamond trophy to her Olympic and world crowns as she soared clear at 4.86m to win a jump off and deny Slovenia&rsquo;s world indoor bronze medallist Tina Sutej, who improved her outdoor PB to 4.81m to finish second. USA&rsquo;s two-time world indoor champion Sandi Morris was third with 4.71m.
"The Diamond League trophy is one that evaded me for a while, so this was top of my list to win and I&rsquo;m just so ecstatic that I could do it in Eugene," said Moon, who added a centimetre to the meeting record.
As it turned out, Czechia&rsquo;s multiple world and Olympic medallist Jakub Vadlejc had the men&rsquo;s javelin won with his first throw, but he improved again with his last to secure his third Diamond trophy and his first since 2017.
His opening effort was 84.01m and his last was 84.24m. In a series that included three fouls, he also recorded 82.58m from his fifth attempt. India&rsquo;s Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, who won world gold in Budapest in a competition in which Vadlejc bagged bronze, was second this time with 83.80m. Finland&rsquo;s Oliver Helander was third with 83.74m.
Japan&rsquo;s Haruka Kitaguchi was the first Diamond League champion to be crowned in Eugene. The world gold medallist, who clinched the title in Budapest with a dramatic final round flourish, this time threw her best in the second round. Opening with 59.36m, she improved to 63.78m and that remained the best of the competition as she maintained a win streak that dates back to the Lausanne Diamond League in June, where she was beaten by Australia&rsquo;s Mackenzie Little.
World bronze medallist Little threw 61.24m in the first round, a performance that placed her third as New Zealand&rsquo;s Tori Peeters surpassed that mark by 6cm to secure the runner-up spot.
A short while later, Diamond League champion Andy Diaz of Italy successfully defended his title in the triple jump with a 17.43m (0.1m/s) leap in the first round. He followed that with 17.00m and went on to pass his next two attempts before soaring beyond 17 metres twice more &ndash; 17.27m in the fifth round and 17.02m in the sixth.
Burkina Faso&rsquo;s world champion Hugues Fabrice Zango fought back in the fifth round, jumping 17.25m, while USA&rsquo;s Donald Scott was third with 16.84m.
The action in Eugene <a href="https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/diamond-league-final-eugene-2023-day-two-duplantis-mahuchikh-moraa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continues on Sunday</a>, when another 17 Diamond League titles are up for grabs.
Jess Whittington for World Athletics

Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Winfred Yavi, Rai Benjamin and Yulimar Rojas were among the athletes to produce fireworks at Hayward Field

Ingebrigtsen and Yavi shine as records fall on day one of Diamond League Final

A &ldquo;victory parade&rdquo; for some, a chance of revenge for others. But for all, this weekend&rsquo;s Wanda Diamond League Final in Eugene offers the world&rsquo;s best athletes the opportunity to make a strong closing statement and sign off for the season in style.
Some of those athletes came together at the pre-event press conference on Friday (15), on the eve of competition at the Prefontaine Classic where 32 finals will be contested over two days of action.
For a number of the stars, the event offers a return to Hayward Field for the first time since last year&rsquo;s World Athletics Championships. Some retained the titles won there at this year&rsquo;s global showpiece in Budapest, including Sweden&rsquo;s Mondo Duplantis. With all other action having concluded, the pole vault sensation closed the 2022 edition with a world record clearance of 6.21m &ndash; a mark he has since improved by another centimetre &ndash; and unsurprisingly he has fond memories of the venue, as well as big ambitions for his return to the runway.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a good place for me here,&rdquo; he smiled. &ldquo;I know that it&rsquo;s a place that I can jump really high. It&rsquo;s my last competition and I would like to end on a bang and a nice height here.
&ldquo;I feel quite good. I think that I have one really good competition left in me (this season). I don&rsquo;t have much more than one, but I think I do have one good one in me and so I&rsquo;m excited about it.&rdquo;
The majority of athletes qualified for the Diamond League Final by earning points at the 13 series meetings, while others were entered as national or global wild cards. On whether the format of the pole vault final, and having fewer athletes in the field, changes the dynamic, Duplantis added: &ldquo;For pole vaulting, it&rsquo;s super nice. Because it&rsquo;s a really long day out there, especially if you&rsquo;re trying to attempt a world record height &ndash; you&rsquo;re out there for maybe, once I&rsquo;ve warmed up, almost five hours from when I am taking my last jump.
&ldquo;I think I&rsquo;ll be a little bit more fresh out there and I think that&rsquo;s a really good thing, especially if you&rsquo;re trying to take a crack at something really high.&rdquo;
Joint world champions Katie Moon and Nina Kennedy also hope to push each other to great heights in the women&rsquo;s pole vault final. USA&rsquo;s Moon, the Olympic champion, and Australia&rsquo;s Kennedy, the defending Diamond League champion, could not be separated in Budapest as they both cleared 4.90m and shared the title.
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Nina Kennedy and Katie Moon at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 (&copy; Getty Images)
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Kennedy won on their rematch at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich one week later, improving the Oceanian record to 4.91m, which could provide even more motivation for Moon, should it be needed, as she competes on home soil.
&ldquo;Last year, and this year as well, once the major is done, I&rsquo;ve performed,&rdquo; said Kennedy. &ldquo;In Zurich, I just went and had fun and I jumped 4.91m and broke my national record. So, I think Katie and I will just try and have some fun out there tomorrow, and hopefully some big bars will happen.&rdquo;
A question to all athletes at the press conference was how they intend to start their off seasons.
&ldquo;Hopefully, with a win tomorrow,&rdquo; replied Kennedy, with Moon quick to add: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll give you some competition there!&rdquo; As well as great competition in the discipline, there is great camaraderie and the pair &ndash; joined by other global medallists such as Finland&rsquo;s world bronze medallist Wilma Murto, USA&rsquo;s two-time world indoor champion Sandi Morris and Slovenia&rsquo;s world indoor bronze medallist Tina Sutej &ndash; are sure to put on another show.
That&rsquo;s the aim of Noah Lyles, too, with the three-time world gold medallist in Budapest making an encore in the men&rsquo;s 100m after previously announcing the end of his season.
&ldquo;In Zurich, they were trying to get us to do the medal ceremony, and I&rsquo;m slumped on the side of the stand like, &lsquo;I think I&rsquo;m seeing stars!&rsquo;&rdquo;&nbsp;he laughed. &ldquo;But it had been less than a week since I had run on the 4x100m (in Budapest, after also winning the 100m and 200m). Two or three days later, I was doing my shakeout and I&rsquo;m like, &lsquo;I think I got one more in me&rsquo;.
&ldquo;Every meet that happens after World Championships, I see almost as a victory lap,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;A lot of people will get tired, but I&rsquo;m like well it doesn&rsquo;t matter if you win or lose now, because you already won World Championships, nobody can take that from you. I remember coming to Prefontaine after the Olympics and I guess I didn&rsquo;t realise how much people want to see you after the moment happens, that we&rsquo;ve got to treat this like our victory parade.&rdquo;
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Noah Lyles speaks with the media in Eugene (&copy; Matthew Quine / Diamond League AG)
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His fellow world 100m champion and US teammate Sha'Carri Richardson agreed.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m feeling grateful for the season I&rsquo;ve already had. Knowing that I am world champion of this year, I am world leader of this year, I feel like anything else &ndash; like Noah said &ndash; it&rsquo;s more of a victory lap,&rdquo; she said.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve done what I wanted to do, but the job is not done, so going into this next line up, the amazing ladies that I have been racing basically all season, I&rsquo;m lining up against them again and we&rsquo;ll see who will come out on top.&rdquo;
Richardson ran 10.65 to win the world title in Budapest, equalling the world lead that had been set by Jamaica&rsquo;s Shericka Jackson in July. Jackson secured silver behind Richardson in the world 100m final and went on to take the 200m title in 21.41. They go head to head again in Eugene.
&ldquo;I would say more important to me is execution. Time, the placement, all of that is just a bonus to execution,&rdquo; added Richardson when asked about the Diamond League final. &ldquo;As long as I go out there and execute the race that me and my coach have been training to do all season, I&rsquo;m happy with that.&rdquo;
Was her 10.65 in Budapest a perfect run?
&ldquo;No, there&rsquo;s no such thing as a perfect run,&rdquo; she replied.
For her compatriot Grant Holloway, the three-time world 110m hurdles champion, having the final in Eugene to target was important to maintain motivation.
&ldquo;The biggest thing for me coming out here is I&rsquo;ve been really trying to find a sense of motivation, a sense of urgency,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;After Worlds, once you put blood, sweat and tears into an event and you come out on top, you accomplish that goal, it&rsquo;s always hard to try to refocus and get it all going. My support staff, my team, we&rsquo;ve been working diligently, really trying to put some more gas in the tank. At the end of the day, you already have your world title, it can&rsquo;t be taken away, but at the same time you want to try to protect your throne and solidify why you do certain things.&rdquo;
In an exciting rematch at Hayward Field, he again lines up alongside Jamaica&rsquo;s Olympic champion Hansle Parchment, who got silver in Budapest, and bronze medallist Daniel Roberts of USA.
&ldquo;Hansle is the Olympic champion for a reason,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Daniel has been making strides of becoming one of the best hurdlers in the world and definitely for America. It&rsquo;s going to be that same rematch. The biggest thing for me is come out here and have some fun. The crowd is going to be roaring, I&rsquo;m running on a familiar track. I ran 12.81 here (in 2021, when he was just 0.01 off the world record), so I&rsquo;m just trying to have some fun and whatever happens, happens.&rdquo;
He too has already made plans for after this season.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m hosting a golf tournament so that we are able to feed less fortunate families for Thanksgiving, as well as giving Christmas gifts,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;All proceeds are going to a good cause. I want to get the awareness out.&rdquo;
He will then turn his attention to preparing for the indoor season and defending his 60m hurdles title at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24.
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For Norway&rsquo;s Jakob Ingebrigtsen, there are two finals to get through in Eugene before he can focus on the off season, which features his wedding the following weekend.
The two-time world 5000m champion first contests the Bowerman Mile &ndash; the final event on the programme on Saturday &ndash; before returning to the track on Sunday for the 3000m.
&ldquo;First, I&rsquo;m here to run the mile, that&rsquo;s the most important objective of this meeting,&rdquo; said the Olympic 1500m gold medallist, who set a world two-mile best in Paris and a world 2000m record in Brussels. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s my first mile of the season and the Diamond League final, so I&rsquo;m hoping to get another trophy and a good time.
&ldquo;This definitely feels like a home meet for me in the mile. I&rsquo;ve been here many times and have a lot of good memories and great achievements running the mile. It&rsquo;s great to be back.&rdquo;
Does he have a set time in mind? The world record of 3:43.13 has stood to Hicham El Guerrouj since 1999.
&ldquo;It all depends on the conditions," he said. "Hayward Field is a difficult track to manage and to run fast, especially in distance events. With 300 metres to go, there's always headwind so that can be a little bit tricky. It all depends on if we can get lucky for a couple of laps. If not, we're going to have a good race on our hands. We're going to have to run fast to be able to win. It's going to be a good race.&rdquo;
Another athlete seeking a strong mile is Yared Nuguse, who believes his PB is due for revision and has an eye on the US record (3:46.91).
&ldquo;If the race goes out nearly anywhere as fast as any other Diamond League has gone out, then I&rsquo;m sure that&rsquo;s something that could be managed,&rdquo; he said.
Ingebrigtsen, sitting alongside him at the press conference, interjected with a smile: "Just stick to me as long as you can, and we&rsquo;ll get you sub-3:46.&rdquo;
&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll see,&rdquo; responded Nuguse. &ldquo;I might be closer than you think.&rdquo;
Jess Whittington for World Athletics

A “victory parade” for some, a chance of revenge for others. But for all, this weekend’s Wanda Diamond League Final in Eugene offers the world’s best athletes the opportunity to make a strong closing statement and sign off for the season in style

Talk of rematches and records as stars get ready for Diamond League finale

Two days, 32 finals and the world's best athletes ready to fight for titles as the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, hosts the Wanda Diamond League Final this weekend (16-17).
World and defending Diamond League champions head to Hayward Field looking to end their seasons on a high, but the athletes who missed out on top honours in Budapest will be out for revenge. Faith Kipyegon and Noah Lyles, both of whom won two individual titles in the Hungarian capital&nbsp;last month, are among those in action on day one, while day two features stars such as Mondo Duplantis, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Mary Moraa, Shericka Jackson, Ryan Crouser and Grant Holloway.
The action on Saturday will start at 10:50 local time (GMT -7) with the women's javelin and the main programme will kick off at 12:00 local time with the men's 400m hurdles. Sunday's events will begin at 11:15 local time with the women's high jump and the main programme will begin at 12:00 local time with the men's 800m.
<a href="https://eugene.diamondleague.com/program-results-eugene/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Results, programme and entry lists</a> | <a href="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/6504e103f9099bd431e1e849.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Media information sheets and athlete biographies</a> 
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<h2>Where to watch</h2>
The meeting will be streamed in a number of territories on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@diamondleague/streams" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wanda Diamond League YouTube page</a> from 12:00 noon local time (GMT -7) on Saturday and 12:00 noon local time on Sunday.
The livestream will&nbsp;NOT&nbsp;be available in all territories.
To find out the broadcast rights holder in your country, check the list below. If your country does not appear on the list, please check local listings. The list is&nbsp;subject to change, and some broadcasters may only show highlights coverage, while others will show the meeting live.&nbsp;Please check your local listings to find out more information.&nbsp;
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Ethiopia&rsquo;s 2016 Olympic 10,000m champion Almaz Ayana and Kenya&rsquo;s world 10,000m silver medallist Daniel Ebenyo lead the preliminary elite entries for the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label road race, on 15 October.
Ayana, winner of the world 5000m and 10,000m titles in 2015 and 2017 respectively, won in New Delhi on her debut at the distance, clocking 1:07:12.
The Ethiopian, who clocked a personal best of 1:05:30 earlier this year to win in Lisbon and finished seventh at the London Marathon one month later, is now targeting the Delhi course record of 1:04:46 set by compatriot Yalemzerf Yehualaw in 2020.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very excited to run the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon,&rdquo; said Ayana. &ldquo;It was here that I ran the world's fastest half marathon debut in 2017. After giving birth and having returned among the best athletes in the world, I look forward to coming back to the streets of Delhi and trying to be better than ever.&rdquo;
Ayana will have stiff competition from fellow Ethiopian Betelihem Afenigus. The 22-year-old has contested five half marathons already this year and has a personal best of 1:06:46. Kenya&rsquo;s Viola Chepngeno, who has a best of 1:06:48, will be another runner to watch out for.
Ebenyo, who finished sixth at the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst in February, has a half marathon PB of 59:04, set last year in Manama. That&rsquo;s just 11 seconds shy of the Delhi course record of 58:53, so the Kenyan will head to the Indian capital with high expectations.
His compatriots Roncer Konga (59:08), Leonard Barsoton (59:09), Isaac Kipkemboi (59:17) and Isaiyah Lasoi (59:27) will also be on the start line, alongside Ethiopia&rsquo;s Tesfahun Akalnew (59:22). Barsoton and Akalnew finished fifth and sixth respectively in Delhi three years ago, so they&rsquo;ll be keen to make it on to the podium in 2023.
Elite field
Women Almaz Ayana (ETH) 1:05:30 Betelihem Afenigus (ETH) 1:06:46 Viola Chepngeno (KEN) 1:06:48 Bertukan Welde Sura (ETH) 1:07:44 Alem Nigussie (ETH) 1:07:50 Dawit Seyaum (ETH) 1:07:52 Stella Chesang (UGA) 1:08:11
Men Daniel Ebenyo (KEN) 59:04 Leonard Barsoton (KEN) 59:09 Isaac Kipkemboi (KEN) 59:17 Tesfahun Akalnew (ETH) 59:22 Isaia Lasoi (KEN) 59:27 Roncer Konga (KEN) 59:38 Gemechu Dida (ETH) 59:53 Samsom Amare (ERI) 60:08 Boki Diriba (ETH) 60:34 Demeke Tesfaye (ETH)61:37 Kuma Dejene (ETH) 64:38

Ayana returns to the scene of her 2017 triumph

Ayana and Ebenyo headline Delhi Half Marathon fields

Gabriel Geay, Moses Kibet, Angela Tanui and Judith Korir will be among the athletes in action when the Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS, a World Athletics Elite Platinum Label road race, takes place on Sunday (17).
The field&rsquo;s experience in global and major marathon racing will make it the fastest marathon pack ever assembled in Australia, with homegrown and international talent battling it out on the event&rsquo;s new course.
In the women&rsquo;s field, Kenya&rsquo;s 2022 World Championships silver medallist and Paris Marathon champion Korir makes her Australian debut. The 27-year-old, who finished sixth in the London Marathon in April, ran her PB of 2:18:20 when finishing runner-up to Gotytom Gebreslase on the global stage in Oregon last year.
She faces six other sub-2:22 women, including her compatriot Tanui, who ran 2:17:57 to win the Amsterdam Marathon in 2021. She went on to place fourth in the Tokyo Marathon the following year and then secured sixth place in Oregon.
Haven Hailu Desse is among the seven Ethiopian athletes in the field and she will look to complete her first marathon since winning in Osaka in 2:21:13 in January. Her PB of 2:20:19 was also set in Amsterdam in 2021.
Eritrea&rsquo;s Nazret Weldu finished fourth and then eighth in the past two World Championships marathons, while Siranesh Yirga Dagne has a best of 2:21:08.
Australian marathon record-holder Sinead Diver, who broke the national marathon record last year in Valencia with a time of 2:21:34, will lead the local elite field, making her Sydney Marathon debut.
The field also features USA&rsquo;s Betsy Saina, a 2:21:40 marathon runner at her best.
Tanzanian record-holder Geay leads the men&rsquo;s field with his PB of 2:03:00 set in Valencia last year. The 27-year-old went on to finish second in the Boston Marathon in April, clocking 2:06:04 behind winner Evans Chebet (2:05:54), and he placed seventh in the World Championships marathon in Oregon in 2022.
But Kibet has more experience when it comes to racing in Australia as he won last year&rsquo;s Sydney Marathon, setting an Australian all-comers' record of 2:07:03 to beat his Kenyan compatriot Cosmas Matolo Muteti by just two seconds.
Oceanian record-holder Brett Robinson, who broke his Australian compatriot Rob de Castella&rsquo;s long-standing area record in Fukuoka last year by running 2:07:31, will lead the domestic contenders.
The field features a total of nine sub-2:06 men, with Geay and Kibet joined by Ethiopia&rsquo;s Getaneh Molla (2:03:34), Kenya&rsquo;s Jonathan Korir (2:04:32), Ethiopia&rsquo;s Abayneh Degu (2:04:53), Kenya&rsquo;s Abraham Kipkemboi Kiptoo (2:05:04), Morocco&rsquo;s Othmane El Goumri (2:05:12), Ethiopia&rsquo;s Amedework Walelegn (2:05:27) and Kenya&rsquo;s Laban Korir (2:05:41).
Organisers for World Athletics

The field’s experience in global and major marathon racing will make it the fastest marathon pack ever assembled in Australia

Geay, Korir, Kibet and Tanui headline fastest Sydney Marathon field

World Athletics regrets to announce that the World Athletics Cross Country Championships 2024 will no longer be held in Medulin and Pula in Croatia.
World Athletics believes that preparations have not advanced sufficiently for Medulin and Pula to host the event on February 10 next year, as scheduled.
However, World Athletics is in advanced negotiations with an alternative host in Europe with a view to staging the event in March 2024.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The new host will be announced before the end of September.
World Athletics looks forward to working with Croatia on future events.
World Athletics

Preparations have not advanced sufficiently for Medulin and Pula to host the event next year as scheduled

World Athletics Cross Country Championships 2024 to move from Croatia to new European host city

After 13 meetings from May to September, the final fields are now set as the Wanda Diamond League gets ready to crown its 2023 champions at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, this weekend (16-17).
The world&rsquo;s best athletes &ndash; including world and defending Diamond League champions Mondo Duplantis, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Mary Moraa, Shericka Jackson and Grant Holloway &ndash; head to Hayward Field looking to end their seasons on a high, but the athletes who missed out on top honours in Budapest last month will be out for revenge.
Diamond trophies and top $30,000 prizes are up for grabs in the 32 finals taking place across the two days of action. The first 15 finals will be contested on Saturday (16) and the remaining 17 &ndash; 14 of which contain their newly crowned world champions &ndash; will take place on Sunday (17).
The majority of athletes qualified for the finals by earning points at the 13 series meetings, while others have been entered as national or global <a href="https://www.diamondleague.com/news/general/explainer-wild-cards-in-the-wdl-final/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wild cards</a>.
With so much to look forward to, here we preview the day two finals, with day one previews available <a href="https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/diamond-league-final-eugene-2023-day-one-kipyegon-lyles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
Times stated are local time (PDT) and are subject to change.
<h3>11:15 &ndash; women&rsquo;s high jump</h3>
After claiming her first global senior outdoor crown at last month&rsquo;s World Championships in Budapest, Ukraine&rsquo;s Yaroslava Mahuchikh carried that winning form to the Diamond League meetings in Xiamen and Brussels. Now she targets a second Diamond League title.
While she is the current world No.1, Mahuchikh hasn&rsquo;t been unbeatable in 2023 and the athletes to have finished ahead of her in Lausanne and Monaco &ndash; Australia&rsquo;s Nicola Olyslagers and her Ukrainian compatriot Iryna Gerashchenko &ndash; will be among her challengers in Eugene.
Olyslagers, the bronze medallist in Budapest, equalled her Oceanian record of 2.02m in Lausanne &ndash; making her a joint world leader alongside Mahuchikh. Yuliya Levchenko joins her Ukrainian compatriots in Eugene, while the field also features Serbia&rsquo;s 18-year-old world U20 and European senior bronze medallist Angelina Topic.
<h3>11:30 &ndash; men&rsquo;s discus</h3>
Sweden&rsquo;s Daniel Stahl and Slovenia&rsquo;s Kristjan Ceh have gone head to head on 10 occasions so far in 2023, with the score currently tied at 5-5. Eugene is the decider. Ceh, the 2022 world champion, has more wins on the Diamond League circuit this year &ndash; having finished top in Doha, Rabat and Stockholm &ndash; but Stahl secured the big one, winning his second world title in Budapest.
<div><img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/62c5ad1c762eea9956f3b3d3.jpg" alt="Leading discus throwers Kristjan Ceh and Daniel Stahl will go head to head in Oregon" />
Kristjan Ceh and Daniel Stahl will go head to head in Eugene (&copy; Getty Images)
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Stahl threw 71.46m to win the world title &ndash; the third farthest mark of his career &ndash; but Ceh leads this season&rsquo;s top list with the 71.86m he threw in Johvi in June, matching Stahl&rsquo;s PB from 2019. While world bronze medallist Mykolas Alekna doesn&rsquo;t compete, his Lithuanian compatriot Andrius Gudzius, the 2017 world champion, does, along with Australia&rsquo;s Matthew Denny.
<h3>11:40 &ndash; men&rsquo;s long jump</h3>
There will be a new Diamond League champion in the men&rsquo;s long jump, where Jamaica&rsquo;s Tajay Gayle looks to build on his bronze in Budapest and Switzerland&rsquo;s Simon Ehammer hopes to rediscover his eight metre-plus form.
Among those entered, Ehammer has been the busiest on the Diamond League circuit this season, with world champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece not defending his title in Eugene. Ehammer won in Oslo and was second in Paris, but he was sixth on home soil in Zurich, where Gayle, continuing his comeback after injury, claimed the runner-up spot. The pair are separated by just 5cm on season&rsquo;s bests.
Looking to deny them in Eugene will be USA&rsquo;s 2017 world silver medallist Jarrion Lawson and national indoor champion William Williams, plus Bahamian LaQuan Nairn.
<h3>12:04 &ndash; men&rsquo;s 800m</h3>
Marco Arop &ndash; world bronze medallist at Hayward Field last year &ndash; unleashed a perfectly timed kick to win the world title in Budapest, then Kenya&rsquo;s 2021 world U20 champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi got one back by beating his Canadian rival in another thrilling finish in Xiamen. Their career head to head record stands at three apiece &ndash; who will end this season with the upper hand?
In an open field, the win could even go elsewhere, as they face Kenya&rsquo;s Commonwealth Games champion Wyclife Kinyamal, who won in Monaco and was second in Doha and Rabat, plus Algeria&rsquo;s Stockholm and Brussels winner Djamel Sedjati, and Benjamin Robert of France.
<h3>12:39 &ndash; women&rsquo;s 5000m</h3>
Kenya&rsquo;s defending champion Beatrice Chebet, the world cross country champion in Budapest earlier this year, has the chance to claim another title ahead of going for world 5km gold at the World Road Running Championships in Riga next month. There she will be joined by Ethiopia&rsquo;s world record-holder Ejgayehu Taye, world indoor 800m silver medallist Freweyni Hailu and Medina Eisa, plus Japan&rsquo;s Nozomi Tanaka, all of whom are also among her rivals in Eugene.
They will each be looking for a strong end to their track seasons but they will have to contend with Gudaf Tsegay, who won the world 5000m title the last time she raced at Hayward Field and then added the world 10,000m title to her CV in Budapest. They are joined on the start line by Australia&rsquo;s Jess Hull, USA&rsquo;s Alicia Monson and Kenya&rsquo;s Lilian Kasait Rengeruk.
<div><img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/6503d6e65c29c2d6c208eadb.JPG" alt="Beatrice Chebet and Gudaf Tsegay race in Zurich" />
Beatrice Chebet and Gudaf Tsegay race in Zurich (&copy; Pierre Albouy / Diamond League AG)
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<h3>12:44 &ndash; men&rsquo;s pole vault</h3>
There are a few events with standout favourites in Eugene and one of those is the men&rsquo;s pole vault. Sweden&rsquo;s Olympic and two-time world champion Mondo Duplantis set a world record of 6.21m at Hayward Field last year and improved again to 6.22m in Clermont-Ferrand in February. Now he goes for a third Diamond League title, up against another two-time trophy winner, USA&rsquo;s Sam Kendricks, who will be among those looking to capitalise if Duplantis strays from his usual fantastic form, as he did in Monaco where he finished fourth.
The win that day went to USA&rsquo;s Chris Nilsen, who claimed joint world bronze in Budapest, while the field also features Australia&rsquo;s Kurtis Marschall, with whom Nilsen shared that medal, plus Philippines&rsquo; world silver medallist Ernest Obiena.
<h3>13:04 &ndash; women&rsquo;s 400m hurdles</h3>
Dutch star Femke Bol is the clear No.1 on the circuit and barring incident, she should add a third Diamond trophy to her cabinet. Things don&rsquo;t always go to plan, but it&rsquo;s how athletes overcome those setbacks and after falling just before the finish in the mixed 4x400m relay at the World Championships in Budapest, Bol rebounded to win her first world 400m hurdles title and then anchored the women&rsquo;s 4x400m team to victory after a sensational final sprint.
She&rsquo;ll take the confidence from those performances &ndash; and her five Diamond League series wins this season &ndash; with her to Eugene, where she lines up alongside her fellow world medallists Shamier Little and Rushell Clayton, plus Clayton&rsquo;s Jamaican compatriot Rushell Clayton.&nbsp;
<h3>13:08 &ndash; women&rsquo;s discus</h3>
The women&rsquo;s discus has built to an exciting crescendo this season. Laulauga Tausaga claimed a surprise world title win ahead of her US compatriot Valarie Allman, the Olympic champion, by throwing 69.49m in Budapest and then Allman improved her world lead to 70.47m in Brussels before Croatian great Sandra Perkovic threw a season&rsquo;s best of 67.71m at her home Continental Tour Gold meeting in Zagreb.
That puts Perkovic in a strong position as she sets her sights on a seventh Diamond League title, but Allman is also looking for another trophy to add to her collection, after winning the last two finals, and has shown great consistency this year, while Tausaga goes for a maiden title as she contests the final for the first time.
<h3>13:17 &ndash; men&rsquo;s 3000m</h3>
Three Olympic champions clash &ndash; Norway&rsquo;s Jakob Ingebrigtsen (1500m), Uganda&rsquo;s Joshua Cheptegei (5000m) and Ethiopia&rsquo;s Selemon Barega (10,000m). All three (Ingebrigtsen with 5000m gold, Cheptegei with 10,000m gold and Barega with 10,000m bronze) also claimed medals at the World Championships in Budapest. As they meet in the middle at 3000m, it's all to fight for.
Then there&rsquo;s world 5km record-holder Berihu Aregawi, who won the 2021 Diamond League title in the 5000m, and his Ethiopian compatriots Hagos Gebrhiwet and Yomif Kejelcha, USA&rsquo;s Woody Kincaid, Guatemala&rsquo;s Luis Grijalva and USA&rsquo;s Grant Fisher, on his comeback after injury.
Making the battle even more intriguing is that Ingebrigtsen, who set a world two-mile best in Paris and a world 2000m record in Brussels, will be contesting his second final in two days after racing the mile at the end of day one.
<div><img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/64fb81dc053a52c2af98d6c8.jpg" alt="Jakob Ingebrigtsen on his way to the 2000m world record in Brussels" />
Jakob Ingebrigtsen on his way to the 2000m world record in Brussels (&copy; AFP / Getty Images)
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<h3>13:37 &ndash; women&rsquo;s 400m</h3>
Dominican Republic&rsquo;s Marileidy Paulino lived up to expectation to win the one-lap title in Budapest and now she goes into the Diamond League final as favourite to retain the trophy she claimed for the first time in Zurich last year.
The Olympic silver medallist has gained three wins on the circuit this year &ndash; in Doha, Paris and Xiamen &ndash; but she was pipped into third by Poland&rsquo;s world silver medallist Natalia Kaczmarek and Lieke Klaver of the Netherlands in Silesia, and they will both be looking to spring another surprise, as will Barbadian Sada Williams, bronze medallist in Budapest.&nbsp;
<h3>13:42 &ndash; women&rsquo;s long jump</h3>
Serbia&rsquo;s Ivana Vuleta finally got the global gold she craved in Budapest &ndash; peaking with a world-leading leap of 7.14m when it mattered most. While a world senior outdoor title had eluded her until this year, the two-time world indoor champion has great experience of Diamond League success and will want that to continue in Eugene, where she targets trophy number five.
Looking to deny her will be Olympic bronze medallist Ese Brume of Nigeria, who claimed world silver in Oregon last year, plus USA&rsquo;s Quanesha Burks. Italy&rsquo;s Larissa Iapichino will not compete due to injury.
<h3>13:52 &ndash; men&rsquo;s 110m hurdles</h3>
The world champion and Olympic champion clash again, as USA&rsquo;s Grant Holloway goes up against Jamaica&rsquo;s Hansle Parchment on the hunt for his second Diamond League trophy. Holloway has had the more consistent series, winning in Florence, Paris and London before retaining his world title in Budapest, but he hit the last hurdle in Xiamen and had to settle for third behind Parchment and USA&rsquo;s Daniel Roberts, who joined that pair on the podium in the Hungarian capital last month and races them both again in Eugene.
The field features five US athletes, Holloway and Roberts joined by Jamal Britt, Freddie Crittenden and Cordell Tinch.
<h3>14:05 &ndash; women&rsquo;s 100m hurdles</h3>
The unexpected can always be expected in the sprint hurdles and after winning a surprise second world title after her first victory in 2015, Jamaica&rsquo;s Danielle Williams will aim to regain another honour and become a two-time Diamond League champion after her first victory in 2019.
All three world medallists feature in another strong field, with Puerto Rico&rsquo;s Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and USA&rsquo;s Kendra Harrison targeting their first Diamond trophy along with Nia Ali and Tobi Amusan.
<h3>14:09 &ndash; men&rsquo;s shot put</h3>
Can anything stop Ryan Crouser? After retaining the world title with a 23.51m championship record &ndash; just 5cm off his own world record &ndash; despite having two blood clots in his leg, the US shot put star will now want to regain the Diamond League title he lost to his compatriot Joe Kovacs last year.
<div><img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/644d952f00364db02a607f31.jpg" alt="Ryan Crouser" />
Ryan Crouser (&copy; AFP / Getty Images)
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Italy&rsquo;s Leonardo Fabbri split Crouser and Kovacs on the podium in Budapest after a 22.34m PB performance and he&rsquo;s also in the line up alongside the pair in Eugene, as is New Zealand&rsquo;s 2017 world champion Tom Walsh.
<h3>14:19 &ndash; women&rsquo;s 800m</h3>
Back at Hayward Field, the women&rsquo;s 800m offers the thrilling opportunity of an unexpected rematch between global medallists Mary Moraa, Keely Hodgkinson and Athing Mu.
Both Britain&rsquo;s Hodgkinson and Kenya&rsquo;s Moraa have one Diamond trophy apiece and it was always anticipated that they would go head to head on the hunt for a second, but Mu is now also in the mix as she races with a wild card entry and seeks revenge after being pipped into third by winner Moraa and runner-up Hodgkinson in Budapest. Mu won when they last raced in Oregon, taking the world title ahead of Hodgkinson and Moraa in 2022.
But it might not be just a three-way race as Britain&rsquo;s Jemma Reekie is in form and fresh from a road mile win in New York, while Jamaica&rsquo;s Natoya Goule-Toppin and Australia&rsquo;s Catrona Bissett will also want to challenge.
<h3>14:36 &ndash; men&rsquo;s 200m</h3>
World champion Noah Lyles has opted to race the 100m in Eugene, leaving world silver and bronze medallists &ndash; USA&rsquo;s Erriyon Knighton and Botswana&rsquo;s Letsile Tebogo &ndash; to battle for the half-lap title against five other sub-20 men.
They include USA&rsquo;s Kenny Bednarek, who won the Diamond trophy in 2021, plus Canada&rsquo;s Olympic champion Andre De Grasse and his compatriot Aaron Brown.
<h3>14:49 &ndash; women&rsquo;s 200m</h3>
Jamaica&rsquo;s Shericka Jackson has made no secret of the fact that she has the world 200m record of 21.34 set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988 in her sights and now she has one more big stage opportunity on which to take it in 2023.
<div><img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/6503d7e95c29c2d6c208eade.jpg" alt="Daryll Neita, Marie-Josee Ta Lou and Shericka Jackson in Oslo" />
Daryll Neita, Marie-Josee Ta Lou and Shericka Jackson in Oslo (&copy; Thomas Windestam / Diamond League AG)
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The two-time world champion clocked 21.41 to retain her title in Budapest, 21.45 to win her first world title at Hayward Field last year, and 21.48 to win in Brussels last month. She is edging closer and now has three of the four fastest times in 200m history to her name.
Jackson is doubling with the 100m in Eugene and racing her in the longer event are Cote d'Ivoire's multiple global medallist Marie-Josee Ta Lou, USA&rsquo;s Jenna Prandini, Bahamian Anthonique Strachan and Britain&rsquo;s Daryll Neita.
Jess Whittington for World Athletics

After 13 meetings from May to September, the final fields are now set as the Wanda Diamond League gets ready to crown its 2023 champions

Duplantis, Mahuchikh and Moraa to defend titles on day two of Diamond League Final

After 13 meetings from May to September, the final fields are now set as the Wanda Diamond League gets ready to crown its 2023 champions at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, this weekend (16-17).
The world&rsquo;s best athletes &ndash; including Faith Kipyegon and Noah Lyles, both of whom won two individual titles in Budapest last month &ndash; head to Hayward Field looking to end their seasons on a high, but the athletes who missed out on top honours in the Hungarian capital will be out for revenge.
Diamond trophies and top $30,000 prizes are up for grabs in the 32 finals taking place across the two days of action. The first 15 finals &ndash; 12 of which contain newly crowned world champions &ndash; will be contested on Saturday (16) and the remaining 17 on Sunday (17).
The majority of athletes qualified for the finals by earning points at the 13 series meetings, while others have been entered as national or global wild cards.
The first day of action is previewed below, while the day two preview will be published tomorrow (Friday).
Times stated are local time (PDT) and are subject to change.
<h3>10:50 &ndash; women&rsquo;s javelin</h3>
After throwing a world-leading national record of 67.38m to win in Brussels, world champion Haruka Kitaguchi of Japan said that 68 metres is her next target. And if recent major competitions are anything to go by, that could well happen in the final round.
Australia&rsquo;s world bronze medallist Mackenzie Little, Austria&rsquo;s Victoria Hudson and USA&rsquo;s Maggie Malone are all displaying strong end-of-season form, so should pose the biggest threat to Kitaguchi.
<h3>10:55 &ndash; men&rsquo;s high jump</h3>
In the absence of world champion Gianmarco Tamberi and Olympic champion Mutaz Barshim, USA&rsquo;s world silver medallist JuVaughn Harrison starts as the favourite. But world indoor champion Woo Sanghyeok poses a threat, as does New Zealand&rsquo;s Hamish Kerr.
<h3>11:06 &ndash; men&rsquo;s triple jump</h3>
World champion Hugues Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso takes on defending Diamond League champion Andy Diaz of Italy. Diaz got the better of Zango in Xiamen two weeks ago, winning with 17.43m, and he hasn&rsquo;t lost since the first Diamond League meeting of the season in Doha back in May.
<h3>12:04 &ndash; men&rsquo;s 400m hurdles</h3>
World and Olympic champion Karsten Warholm suffered a rare defeat over 400m hurdles at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich last week, with world silver medallist Kyron McMaster winning by 0.03 in 47.27. The duo will renew their rivalry this weekend, along with USA&rsquo;s Olympic silver medallist Rai Benjamin, who clocked 46.62 in Eugene earlier this year.
<div><img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/650307f2093051d49797e8b3.jpg" alt="Kyron McMaster beats Karsten Warholm in Zurich" />
Kyron McMaster beats Karsten Warholm in Zurich (&copy; Chiara Montesano)
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<h3>12:16 &ndash; men&rsquo;s 400m</h3>
World silver and bronze medallists Matthew Hudson-Smith and Quincy Hall take on defending Diamond League champion Kirani James over one lap of the track. But USA&rsquo;s consistent Vernon Norwood and Jamaica&rsquo;s Rusheen McDonald could cause an upset.
<h3>12:20 &ndash; men&rsquo;s javelin</h3>
World and Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra hopes to successfully defend his Diamond League title in Eugene, but he will also have one eye on the 90-metre barrier, having come so close to it on several occasions now.
Multiple world and Olympic medallist Jakub Vadlejch will once again most likely be a threat, while two-time world champion Anderson Peters will aim to end a frustrating season on a high.
<h3>12:26 &ndash; women&rsquo;s pole vault</h3>
On current form, very little separates USA&rsquo;s Katie Moon and Australia&rsquo;s Nina Kennedy &ndash; indeed, in Budapest they were quite literally inseparable and ended up sharing the gold medal. Moon is the Olympic champion, while Kennedy is the defending Diamond League champion. Kennedy got the upper hand in Zurich, which may fire up Moon as she competes on home soil.
World bronze medallist Wilma Murto of Finland is also one to watch, as are Slovenia&rsquo;s Tina Sutej and USA&rsquo;s Sandi Morris.
<h3>12:29 &ndash; women&rsquo;s 3000m steeplechase</h3>
Measured by World Championships placings, the women&rsquo;s steeplechase in Eugene is one of the highest quality events as it will reunite the top seven finishers from Budapest.
Winfred Yavi followed up her World Championships triumph with victory in Zurich, and here she&rsquo;ll be looking for her first ever Diamond trophy. But world record-holder Beatrice Chepkoech and her fellow Kenyans Faith Cherotich, the world bronze medallist, and Jackline Chepkoech will be tough to beat, so too will Ethiopia&rsquo;s Zerfe Wondemagegn, and Olympic champion Peruth Chemutai of Uganda.
<div><img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/645543fb60318d865f03cc52.jpg" alt="Winfred Yavi celebrates her 3000m steeplechase win at the Doha Diamond League" />
Winfred Yavi celebrates her 3000m steeplechase win at the Doha Diamond League (&copy; Marise Nassour / Diamond League AG)
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<h3>12:49 &ndash; women&rsquo;s triple jump</h3>
The World Championships may not have been plain sailing for Yulimar Rojas, who managed to salvage gold on her final attempt in dramatic fashion, but the Venezuelan was back to her dominant best in Zurich at the end of August, winning with 15.15m.
Still, the close competition in Budapest will have given extra confidence to Rojas&rsquo;s rivals. The likes of Leyanis Perez Hernandez of Cuba, Jamaica&rsquo;s Shanieka Ricketts and Thea LaFond of Dominica could turn the tables with a surprise end-of-season victory of their own.
<h3>12:51 &ndash; women&rsquo;s 1500m</h3>
Faith Kipyegon is undefeated this year and the Kenyan will want to maintain that record in Eugene. She will also want to extend her Pre Classic winning streak, having won there four times (2016, 2017, 2021 and 2022).
Returning to the scene of her 2022 world title, the multiple world record-holder is contesting just the 1500m this weekend, taking on a field that includes world silver medallist Diribe Welteji, Olympic silver medallist Laura Muir, Irish record-holder Ciara Mageean, talented Ethiopians Freweyni Hailu, Birke Haylom, Hirut Meshesha and Worknesh Mesele, as well as Australian duo Jess Hull and Linden Hall.
<h3>13:07 &ndash; men&rsquo;s 100m</h3>
Noah Lyles is a man who has never been short of self-belief, and after winning three gold medals in Budapest his confidence is at an all-time high as he heads into what will be his first 100m race since the World Championships.
But there&rsquo;s still little room for error in a field that includes world silver medallist Letsile Tebogo, world leader Christian Coleman, African record-holder Ferdinand Omanyala, and Jamaican duo Kishane Thompson and Ackeem Blake &ndash; all of whom have season&rsquo;s bests below 9.90.
<h3>13:11 &ndash; women&rsquo;s shot put</h3>
Eugene&rsquo;s Hayward Field has typically been a happy hunting ground for Chase Ealey. It&rsquo;s where she set her lifetime best of 20.51m last year, and then one month later she won her first world title there.
She&rsquo;ll return there this week, now as a two-time world champion, and will be keen to banish memories of her last outing there in July when she finished fourth at the US Championships. Canada&rsquo;s Sarah Mitton, who finished second to Ealey in Budapest and Brussels, will once again provide stiff opposition, so too will world indoor champion Auriol Dongmo, USA&rsquo;s Maggie Ewen and Jamaica&rsquo;s Danniel Thomas-Dodd.
<div><img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/64fa1ce853744adf9c90f3b5.jpg" alt="US shot putter Chase Ealey in Brussels" />
US shot putter Chase Ealey in Brussels (&copy; AFP / Getty Images)
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<h3>13:19 &ndash; men&rsquo;s 3000m steeplechase</h3>
In the absence of world champion Soufiane El Bakalli and world record-holder Lamecha Girma, this race presents a great opportunity for the rest of the world's best steeplechasers.
World bronze medallist Abraham Kibiwot will line up against New Zealand&rsquo;s George Beamish, rising Kenyan talent Simon Kiprop Koech, Ethiopia&rsquo;s Getnet Wale and Japanese record-holder Ryuji Miura.
<h3>13:40 &ndash; women&rsquo;s 100m</h3>
World champion Sha&rsquo;Carri Richardson will take on world 200m champion Shericka Jackson in what will be their final 100m clash of the year.
Richardson has won all three of their 100m duels this year; in fact she has won all but one of her 100m races throughout the entire season. With the favourable sprint conditions witnessed in Eugene, she may even improve on her own world-leading 10.65.
Elaine Thompson-Herah, who holds the stadium record of 10.54, is rounding into good end-of-season form, while Marie-Josee Ta Lou is always a threat.
<h3>13:50 &ndash; men&rsquo;s mile</h3>
As is tradition at the Prefontaine Classic, the Bowerman Mile is held in lieu of the men&rsquo;s 1500m. Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen, meeting record-holder at 3:47.24, is looking to become the first man to win three consecutive Bowerman Miles.
The Norwegian, who suffered another surprise 1500m defeat at the recent World Championships, is doubling up in Eugene and will contest the 3000m on Sunday, but his first task is in the shorter event where he&rsquo;ll face compatriot Narve Gilje Nordas, who took bronze behind Ingebrigtsen in Budapest, Kenya&rsquo;s Abel Kipsang, US champion Yared Nuguse, rising Dutch talent Niels Laros, Kenyan teenager Reynold Kipkorir Cheruiyot, Spain&rsquo;s Mario Garcia, USA&rsquo;s Cole Hocker and current world mile leader George Mills of Great Britain.
Jon Mulkeen for World Athletics

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