Chinas Zhang Mingkun won the guyss long dive title at the World Athletics Diamond League season opener in Xiamen, southeast Chinas Fujian Province, on Saturday.
It was my very first time in Xiamen and competing in such a top-level occasion.
I didnt leap well initially, but luckily I discovered my rhythm on the fifth effort, stated Zhang, who leaped 8.18 meters in the final.Olympic silver medalist Zhu Yaming was not able to protect his first Diamond League gold in the guyss triple jump, as Jamaicas Jordan Scott jumped a personal-best 17.27 meters to take the title.
Zhu chose silver with a mark of 17.03 meters on his fourth attempt.Another home professional athlete, Su Lingdan, earned the femaless javelin bronze with an effort of 61.62 meters, while the gold went to Elina Tzengko of Greece, who posted an occasion record of 64.75 meters.Chinese veteran shot putter Gong Lijiao added the ladiess bronze to her collection, after tape-recording a season-best toss of 19.62 meters on her third effort.
Dutchwoman Jessica Schilder tossed 20.47 meters to get the gold.
Im pretty satisfied with my result, although I know I could have done better to break 20 meters, Gong said.
Consistency is key to avoiding injuries, which is my biggest difficulty at 36 years of ages.
Liu Junxi of China completed third in the mens 110m obstacles in an individual best time of 13.24 seconds, while Tinch Cordell of the USA won top bestow a world-leading time of 13.06 seconds.In ladiess 200m, 16-year-old Chen Yujie made a head-turning Diamond League debut by crossing the line in 22.99 seconds, setting a new Asian youth record.Meanwhile, South African sprinter Akani Simbine clocked 9.99 seconds to win the mens 100m, with home favorite Xie Zhenye finishing 8th in a season-best time of 10.23 seconds.Norways Karsten Warholm concluded a remarkable week in Xiamen by putting down a world finest time of 33.05 seconds in the newly-introduced mens 300m obstacles, as the last occasion of the night saw the Olympic champion lead from start to complete.
It was a very good race, great environment, I simply attempted to run as fast as possible, said the 400m obstacles world record holder.
I came early to have an excellent training session on Tuesday.
I truly delighted in the city and the weather here, and individuals have been so great to me, so it was a great week in Xiamen.
Matheus Lima of Brazil took silver in a time of 33.98 seconds, while Japans Ken Toyoda finished third in 34.22 seconds.Mens pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis of Sweden defended his title in a less than ideal manner, clinching triumph with a height of 5.92 meters after 3 jumps, however stopped working on all three attempts when raising the bar to 6.01 meters.
It was not the simplest day.
We had a little bit of problem with the wind, but overall it was a terrific enjoyable, said the 25-year-old, who set the world record of 6.24 meters at the same occasion last season.Other pole vaulters also faced difficulties, as Greeces Emmanouil Karalis and Menno Vloon of the Netherlands both reached the podium with less-impressive heights of 5.82 meters.In the femaless high jump, Ukraines Yaroslava Mahuchikh, in spite of stopping working on all 3 efforts at 2.03 meters, claimed the title after winding up as the only rival to clear 1.97 meters.
Australias Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olyslagers shared the next 2 areas with heights of 1.94 meters.Three-time Olympic champ Faith Kipyegon of Kenya won the femaless 1,000 m in 2:29.32, simply 0.23 seconds shy of the world record.
I wanted to do my personal best, and it was very close to the world record.
It was a great start to my season, stated Kipyegon.