Bromell stuns Lyles as Werro produces historic 800m at Paris Diamond League
Trayvon Bromell handed Olympic champion Noah Lyles his first defeat of the 2026 season, while Audrey Werro produced one of the greatest women's 800m performances in history at a spectacular Wanda Diamond League meeting in Paris on Sunday (28). Armand Duplantis also returned to winning form with a meeting record in the pole vault as several world-leading and Diamond League records highlighted an unforgettable evening at Stade Charléty.
The men's 100 metres delivered one of the biggest surprises of the season as Bromell powered to victory in 9.91 seconds, edging Lyles by just one hundredth of a second. The win ended Lyles' unbeaten run in 2026 after the American struggled out of the blocks. Tokyo Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs continued his encouraging comeback with a season's best 9.96 for third place, while South Africa's Akani Simbine clocked 9.97 in fourth.
Trayvon Bromell: ”I really liked my start, I pushed the wheel. I didn´t let the race get in my head. I know that I have so much more in my tank, the times and data from my biomechanics make me excited for the season. In Eugene, I will go nuts. After that I will take a small break to wait for my son to come to this world. I just love competing, I have a lot of great people on my team and competitors that push me, I am just excited to run."
The performance of the meeting came in the women's 800 metres, where Switzerland's Audrey Werro stormed to a sensational Diamond League record of 1:53.80. The 22-year-old moved to third on the all-time world list, producing the third-fastest performance ever and moving within striking distance of Jarmila Kratochvilova's long-standing world record of 1:53.28. Werro's remarkable run further cemented her status as one of the sport's brightest stars and set the stage for a potential world-record attempt later this season.
Audrey Werro: “I had a really good indoor season and a really good start of an outdoor season. I feel that the biggest change in my life is the fact that I have become a professional athlete. I am no longer at school, and I must say it was tough to juggle both activities. Now, there is no excuse as I have all the time in the world to just focus on training, recovering and the sport itself. My transition from being a junior to the seniors was very challenging. In my first year as a senior, I competed at the Munich European Championships, and it was really hard to find my place in the field. Like many, I had my struggles, but now it is going well. I was not expecting to run this fast this season. These recent performances have really given e hope and built my confidence to what is coming next.”
Olympic champion Armand Duplantis once again dominated the men's pole vault, clearing a meeting record 6.13m before taking three unsuccessful attempts at a world-record height of 6.32m. Although the Swede fell short of improving his global mark, he comfortably secured another Diamond League victory.
Botswana's Busang Collen Kebinatshipi delivered another record-breaking performance, winning the men's 400 metres in a Diamond League record of 43.54. Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic continued her outstanding campaign by winning the women's 400 metres in a world-leading time.
Australia's Cameron Myers enjoyed the biggest victory of his young career in the men's 1500 metres, smashing the Australian record with 3:28.00 to defeat a world-class field. In the women's 1500 metres, Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell produced a strong finishing kick to win in a season's best 3:55.63.
The men's 5000 metres also featured a high-quality contest as American Grant Fisher claimed victory in 12:54.80 ahead of Kenya's Jacob Krop, while Sweden's Andreas Almgren recovered from a near fall to finish third.
Women’s 400 metres:
Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino won the women’s 400 metres for the fifth time in her career at the Paris Diamond League meeting setting a world lead with 48.48. The athlete set the third fastest time in her career.
Paulino smashed the Diamond League record set by Jamaica’s Nickisha Pryce with 48.57 in London in 2024. Paulino also improved her own meeting record of 48.81 set last year. World indoor record holder Lurdes Gloria Manuel from Czechia placed second, smashing her national record to 49.37. This year’s Jamaican champion Stacey Ann Williams took third place in 49.51 two days after winning in Zagreb in 49.48. Lieke Klaver also dipped under the 50 seconds barrier with 49.97. Sharlene Mawdsley improved her PB to 50.06 in fifth place.
Marileidy Paulino: ”Thank God I feel in great shape, but I have worked very hard all my life to be where I am at this stage of my career. Let´s wait to see what my goals for this season will bring. I love competing in Paris, and would love to come back to this meet. In between meets, I have been focusing on my weakenesses. This is pivotal to being able to achieve my goal of running under 47 already this season. I do not know when it will happen - whether tomorrow or by the end of the season - but it will happen.
Men’s 1500 metres:
Cameron Myers won the men’s 1500 metres, setting a world lead and the Oceanian record of 3:28.00 in a non Diamond League scoring event just three weeks after turning 20. Azeddine Habz from France, who won the 1500m at this meeting last year, placed second in 3:29.80 ahead of 2022 world champion Jake Wightman, who dipped under the 3:30 barrier with 3:29.95. Anass Essayi from Morocco crossed the finish-line in fourth place with a PB of 3:30.17 ahead of world bronze medallist Reynold Cheruyiot (3:30.28). Anas Lagtiy Chaoudar improved his PB to 3:30.31 ahead of his compatriot Paul Anselmini (3:31.36).
Cameron Myers: ”I knew I had a good one in my legs but after some races the body did not feel too good, so I wasn´t sure if I had it today. I was expecting it to be very hard today, but given the atmosphere, including the weather and other factors, I just think it is amazing. It was great that everything came together. Paris has always been a meet that I really wanted to come and do. To have raced the 1500 this year and to feel like I am ready to attack, it is superb. I am actually flying tomorrow at 6am to go back home with some free bits. My target is to come back, and to keep racing back in the circuit, the Ultimate Championships, and so on. I also have the Commonwealth Games which I feel are a very strong championship. Having the Brits, the Aussies and a few others very strong from other nations that means we will have a very strong field out there”
Men’s 800 metres:
Olympic silver medallist Marco Arop from Canada won the men’s 800 metres, setting a world lead of 1:41.84, the third fastest of his career. Arop pulled away from the rest of the field and held a 20-metre lead in the second lap. He won by almost two seconds over Niels Laros, who improved his PB for the second time in one week clocking 1:43.60. Tobias Gronstad from Norway placed third in 1:43.63 ahead of Ben Pattison from Great Britain (1:43.71) and Elliot Crestan from Belgium (1:44.23).
Men’s 110 metres heats:
Kendrick Smallwood won the first 110 metres hurdles heat in 13.09 ahead of Jamal Britt (13.14). Michael Obasuyi improved his own Belgian record to 13.16.
Trey Cunningham stormed to win in the second heat in 13.06 ahead of Kendry Menendez (13.15) and Rachid Muratake (13.30).
Men’s 110 metres hurdles final:
Jamal Britt claimed his third Diamond League win this season in the men’s 110 metres hurdles final improving his PB to 12.89 (+0.8 m/s) to equal the eighth best performance in history. Britt moved to second place on the world seasonal list behind Ja’Kobe Tharp, who smashed Aries Merritt’s world record with 12.75 at the NCAA Championships. Shunssuke Izumyia came through to place second in 13.01 ahead of Rome Diamond League winner Trey Cunningham (13.07). Michael Obasuyi improved his Belgian record for the second time this afternoon to 13.10 to finish fourth ahead of Rachid Muratake (13.21).
Jamal Britt: ”I was not expecting to run this time today. Just coming out here not feeling 100%, running that time and winning is a great feeling. I was just waiting to be 100% to be able to do this. This race was not perfect, the way I wanted, I didn´t have the best start but I am best at the middle and the end. In the Indoor season I came out with 7.4, the first time under 7.5, that was a big statement for me. If I can put that out in the 110m hurdles times like this will happen all the time.”
Women’s 100 metres heats:
Tobi Amusan won the first 100 metres hurdles heat in 12.39 holding off Nadine Visser (12.44) and Demisha Roswell (12.46).
Alaysha Johnson won the second heat setting a seasonal best of 12.42 beating her compatriot Grace Stark (12.51) and Jamaica’s Megan Simmonds (12.53).
Women’s 100 metres hurdles final:
Tobi Amusan won her second Diamond League race of the season in the women’s 100 metres hurdles equalling her seasonal best with 12.28. Grace Stark, who won at last year’s edition of this meeting in 12.21, placed second in 12.38 edging Alaysha Johnson (12.39), Nadine Visser (12.41), Pia Skrzyszewska (12.46) and Rayniah Jones (12.60). The top five hurdlers set their seasonal best times.
Tobi Amusan: ”I do not like the warm weather at all, but whatever the weather, I was going to come out here and kill it - execution was alright. I am just going to be injury free. The pressure does not get to me. I have a grace, which is the very strong system around, my Lady and that finish line. So, I am never worried about pressure at night. My approach to the hurdles varies. Sometimes, you are thinking about what has just happened. Other days, it is really sloppy and still comes out and runs past time. I try to take a shot at every race. I´ll be competing at Pre Classic in Eugene next, and then yet to decide where to race after that.
Women’s 1500 metres:
World indoor champion Georgia Hunter Bell won the women’s 1500 metres, setting the second fastest time in the world this year with 3:55.63, just 0.07 shy of the world lead. The British athlete launched her kick with 200 metres to go easing past Jessica Hull and Freweyni Hailu and raced down the home straight to take her second Diamond League race this year following her win in Rome. Hailu placed second, setting the third fastest time in the world this year with 3:55.02. Agathe Guillemot finished third improving her own French record to 3:56.24. Jessica Hull placed fourth in a seasonal best of 3:57.22 ahead of Abbey Caldwell from Australia (3.57.59), Nelly Jepkosgei (3:57.61) and Patricia Silva from Portugal (PB 3:58.74).
Georgia Hunter Bell:”I am still not sure if I will do the double, I mean the 800 and the 1500, at both the European Championships and Commonwealth Games, but I will definitely be racing at both championships. I wouldn´t waste the opportunity of competing as both Home Champs for us. I am really enjoying the 800 at the moment. Last week at British Champs, when I stepped onto the track, I did take a moment to think about the European Championships there in a couple of months. Running at the British Champs felt harder than racing out here. I wasn't sure how to be racing all on my own at the front.
Women’s pole vault:
Angelina Moser achieved the second Swiss win of this meeting by clearing 4.77m in the women’s pole vault. Moser needed two attempts to clear 4.60m. She then cleared 4.70m at the first time of asking before a second-time clearance at 4.77m. She failed her final attempt at 4.90m before calling it a day. Eliza McCartney from New New Zealand had a clean sheet until 4.70m to finish second ahead of Olympic champion Nina Kennedy on countback. Emily Grove and Tina Sutej shared fourth place with 4.60m.
Women’s javelin throw:
Chinese 18-year-old rising star Yan Ziyi claimed her third Diamond League win this season with a first-round effort of 67.44m. She passed her final three attempts but the gamble paid off as neither Adriana Vilagos nor Haruka Kitaguchi could respond in the Final 3. Vilagos and Kitaguchi finished second and third improving their seasonal best with 63.83m and 63.01m. Alizé Minard from France improved her PB to 61.51m to take fourth place.
Women’s shot put:
Sarah Mitton took the lead in the women’s shot put with 19.99m in the third round. Yemisi Mabry and Jessica Schilder also produced their best throws in the third round with 19.93m and 19.89m. There were no changes in the Final 3, so Mitton claimed her first Diamond League win of the season.
Sarah Mitton: ”It´s my first Diamond League win of the season and I think only my second ever, last time it was the final. The competition was a little frustrating for me, I felt that I was close to something special. I threw a little further in the warmup, I am not quite where I want to be in competitions yet but I have been struggling a bit this season so it was a nice positive today with almost 20m, it´s a nice confidence boost. I am putting a lot of pressure on myself right now. I had a lot of great training so I am chasing a bit too much. I just need to learn to relax and just let it happen. You always want it so much more and sometimes the more you want it the less you have it. We are gearing up for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, I just have a couple of competitions ahead of that and will try to use them to work on my struggles.
Men’s 3000 metres steeplechase:
Karl Bebenorf from Germany took a surprising win in the men’s 3000 metres steeplechase setting a PB with 8:05.55 to move to second on the German all-time list. Bebendorf becomes the second German athlete to win a Diamond League race in the 3000m steeplechase after Frederick Ruppert, who won the Diamond League final in Zurich last year. Gemechu Godana from Ethiopia finished second smashing his PB to 8:05.56 beating Edmund Serem from Kenya (8:08.54) and Ethiopia’s Samuel Firewu (8:09.13) and Japanese record holder Ryuyi Miura (8.10.70) and Matthew Wilkinson (8:11.35).
Karl Bebendorf: “After the last two weeks I went to training camp I have mentally prepared for a victory here because I knew that the best in the world were not racing today. Luckily, it was like that. I was very nervous today, so it was difficult to put myself in the mindset of dominating this race because it was such a crowded field. A Diamond League victory in such a stadium is amazing. Now I can go back to training for three weeks and prepare for Birmingham. The time was definitely a goal of mine, my PB was 8:08 from last year and I train hard every day, but translating it into a time on the track is still something else. I am definitely hungry. After Ruppert's European Record it was also a goal of mine to close that gap again. Last year, he ran 8:01 and me 8:08, so 7 seconds, this year it´s the same gap again. I have to live with that, but I would like to get closer and he has shown me the path.
4x100 mixed relay:
The German team formed by Heiko Gussman, Gina Luckenkemper, Robin Ganter and Rebekka Haase won the 4x100 mixed relay in 40.75 ahead of France (40.99) and Italy (41.04).
