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Results

LONDON — A capacity crowd of 60,000 packed into London Stadium for the 2025 Novuna London Athletics Meet, and the athletes delivered a day of brilliance, drama, and Olympic-caliber fireworks befitting the largest one-day athletics event in the world. From breakout performances to dominant displays from global stars, the London Diamond League lived up to every bit of the hype.

The men’s 100m was billed as a showdown between world champion Noah Lyles and Britain’s Zharnel Hughes, but it was Jamaica’s Oblique Seville who stole the show with a lightning-fast 9.86 (-0.6), surging past Lyles (10.00) and Hughes (10.02) to solidify his status as a favorite heading into Paris. Seville would return to the track later and anchor Jamaica to a 37.80 win in the 4x100m relay.

Great Britain had reason to cheer as Charles Dobson pulled off a massive upset in the men’s 400m, outleaning national record-holder Matthew Hudson-Smith in 44.14 to 44.27 in a thrilling final stretch. In the men’s 800m, Emmanuel Wanyonyi once again showed he’s in a class of his own, running a commanding 1:42.00 to hold off Marco Arop and a fast-finishing Max Burgin, who brought the home crowd to their feet with a lifetime best 1:42.36.

The men’s 1500m lived up to expectations with Phanuel Koech of Kenya storming to a world-class 3:28.82 victory. Olympic champion Josh Kerr ran a strong 3:29.37 for second, while Portugal’s Isaac Nader and Britain’s Jake Wightman rounded out a fierce top four. In the field, Jamaica’s Wayne Pinnock edged Olympic champ Miltiadis Tentoglou in the men’s long jump (8.20m to 8.19m), while Mykolas Alekna threw 71.70m to take a commanding win in the men’s discus.

The women’s sprints saw Julien Alfred dominate the 200m with a 21.71 (-0.6) victory, one of the fastest times of her career, with British stars Dina Asher-Smith and Amy Hunt trailing in 22.25 and 22.31. Britain found its moment in the women’s 800m, where Georgia Bell pulled away from a loaded field to win in 1:56.74, holding off American teenager Addison Wiley and Uganda’s Halimah Nakaayi.

The women’s mile featured a commanding run by Gudaf Tsegay, who clocked 4:11.88 to claim victory over Australia’s Jessica Hull and Ireland’s Sarah Healy, while Medina Eisa of Ethiopia won the women’s 5000m in a tightly packed race in 14:30.57, leading a train of 16 women under 14:48, including standout performances from Fantaye Belayneh, Rose Davies, and British teens Innes Fitzgerald and Hannah Nuttall, both running under 14:40.

In the hurdles, Femke Bol continued her dominance in the women’s 400m hurdles, cruising to a 52.10 win ahead of American Jasmine Jones. The women’s field events were equally captivating, with Germany’s Malaika Mihambo leaping 6.93m to edge Italy’s Larissa Iapichino in the long jump, and Morgan Lake clearing 1.96m to win the high jump on home soil over Eleanor Patterson and Yaroslava Mahuchikh.

The women’s pole vault came down to countbacks as Olivia McTaggart, Katie Moon, Angelica Moser, and Emily Grove all cleared 4.73m. McTaggart took the win thanks to fewer misses, earning a major Diamond League victory for New Zealand.

In the women’s 4x100m relay, Great Britain delighted the home crowd with a dominant 41.69 win over Jamaica, with Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita closing strong. Meanwhile, in the men’s 4x100m, Jamaica’s quartet, led by Seville and Kishane Thompson, laid down a blistering 37.80 to top Great Britain and the Netherlands.

From start to finish, the London Diamond League was a masterclass in championship-level competition, setting the tone for Paris and giving fans a day they won’t soon forget. With world leads, national records, and breakout stars shining on the global stage, London proved once again it’s not just a stop on the circuit, it’s the heartbeat of the sport.