Paris Diamond League 2022 athletics: Fraser-Pryce, Allman, Amusan, and Allen all in hot form

The mercury rose both on and off the track in Paris where some of the world’s best athletics stars delivered record-setting performances at Stade Charléty in the middle of a heatwave. Paris was the seventh stop and the midway point of the premier track and field series on the global calendar.

With less than a month to go to the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, the Paris Diamond League served as an important litmus test ahead of the showpiece taking place between 15 and 24 July.

The meeting boasted a host of world and Olympic champions including Jamaican pocket rocket Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, Bahamian 400m stars Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Steven Gardiner, and American discus throw ace Valarie Allman.

The athletes relished the warm conditions producing impressive performances including meeting, national and area records on the night.

Fraser-Pryce brought the curtain down in emphatic fashion equalling her world lead and setting a meet record of 10.67 seconds. She chopped 0.05s off the record compatriot Elaine Thompson-Herah set at the same venue in August 2021. 

The men’s and women’s 400m races were a repeat of the finals at Tokyo 2020 with Steven Gardiner and Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas claiming the top steps of their respective events. 

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan was in blistering form in the women’s 100m hurdles setting an African record of 12.41s improving her previous mark by 0.01s. 

American Allman had to unleash a meeting record breaking heave of 68.68m to win the tightly contested women’s discus throw competition.

23:00 - Fraser-Pryce in fine fettle in the women's 100m

Jamaican sprint superstar Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce fired a warning shot ahead of next month’s world championships equalling her world-leading time of 10.67s, setting a meeting record in the process.

The 35-year-old Fraser-Pryce is nothing if not consistent, which bodes well for her prospects of defending her world title in Eugene.

Fraser-Pryce was in blistering form coming out of the driving phase in the lead and continued to open the gap for a sizeable victory. Daryll Neita of Great Britain crossed second in 10.99s, with Marie-Josée Ta Lou taking third in 11.01s.

22:55 - Runaway victory for Berega

Olympic 5000m champion Selemon Barega of Ethiopia demonstrated his class, winning his pet event by nearly 10 seconds over his nearest rival, clocking 12:56.19. Barega beat Thierry Ndikumwenayo (13:05.24) of Burundi and world champion Muktar Edris (13:06.54) of Ethiopia into second and third place.

22:40 - Diaz Fortun leads Cuban 1-2 in the men's triple jump

The men’s triple jump belonged to the Cuban duo of Jordan Alejandro Diaz Fortun and Andy Diaz as they claimed the top two steps of the podium. Diaz Fortun produced a winning leap of 17.66m, just one centimetre further than Diaz.

Olympic champion Pedro Pichardo of Portugal had to be content with third place with a best effort of 17.49m. American Christian Taylor made his long-awaited return finishing seventh with 16.54m.

22:35 - Broeders denies Lavillenie 

Veteran French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie nearly turned back the clock coming painstakingly close to his first Diamond League win since 2018.

Belgium’s Ben Broeders denied the Olympic champion a famous victory in front of his home crowd winning the competition on countback. Both Broeders and Lavillenie cleared 5.80m with the Belgian doing it on his first attempt.

Frenchman Thibaut Collet claimed the remaining podium place with a best attempt of 5.75m.

22:25 - Amusan in rampant 100m hurdles form

Nigerian 100m hurdler Tobi Amusan continued her red-hot form setting a new African record in the 100m hurdles shaving 0.01s off the mark she set in September 2021. The 25-year-old stormed to victory in a time of 12.41s with Bahamian Devynne Charlton finishing second in 12.63s. Great Britain’s Cindy Sember finished in third place with 12.73s.

22:05 - Gardiner takes it in his stride to win 400m

Olympic and world champion Steven Gardiner of the Bahamas is finding his form racing to an impressive victory in the one-lap sprint. Gardiner posted a season’s best 44.21s in only his second 400m race of the season. He finished well ahead of the second placed Lidio Andres Feliz (44.92s) of the Dominican Republic and South Africa’s Zakiti Nene (44.99s) in third.

21:54 - Robert sends French crownd into a frenzy

Benjamin Robert squeezed through the narrowest of gaps in a bunched sprint to the line to win the men’s 800m and in the process give the French crowd one of the performances of the night.

The Frenchman lowered his personal best 1:43.75 while Australia’s Peter Bol set a new area record of 1:44.00 to earn the silver. It was an equally fruitful night for Dutchman Tony van Diepen clocking a new personal best of 1:44.14

22:02 - Devon Allen races to another 110m victory

It may not be one of the fastest times of his career, but Devon Allen still manages to clinch his second consecutive Diamond League title in the 110m hurdles. 

Allen clocks a winning time of 13.16s, with Brazilian Rafael Pereira following behind him in second place with a personal best of 13.25s. Just Kwaou-Mathey finished third in 13.27s.

21:45 - Yavi produces season's best to win 3000m steeplechase

Living up to her favourite tag, Bahrain's Winfred Yavi was in a class of her own in the women's 3000m steeplechase, throwing down a new personal best and world lead of 8:56.55.

Yavi finished more than 10 seconds ahead of Ethiopia's Sembo Alemayehu in second place with a new personal best of 9:11.09. Fellow Ethiopian Mekides Abebe rounded out the podium with 9:11.09.

21:36 - Allman sets meeting record for discus throw win

Olympic champion Valarie Allman unleashed a fourth-round throw of 68.68m to set a new meeting record to claim the title. Her throw relegated double Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic (68.19m) into second place with Kristin Pudenz (64.39m) finishing third.

21:30 - Adams upset Olympic champ to win men's 200m

Running from lane eight, South Africa’s Luxolo Adams set a new personal best of 19.82 seconds in the 200m to take down a quality field for the victory.

Adams lined up next to Olympic 200m champion Andre de Grasse of Canada but had no challengers as he crossed the line well ahead of the competition. The Dominican Republic’s Alexander Ogando clocked a national record of 20.03s for silver, with Frenchman Mouhamadou Fall bagging bronze in 20.26s. De Grasse had to be content with third place with a time of 20.38s.

21:24 - Mahuchikh leaps to third Diamond League high jump victory

Yaroslava Mahuchikh spearheads a Ukrainian sweep clearing 2.01m to clinch her third Diamond League title of the 2022 season. The 20-year-old failed to clear the height on her first attempt but sailed over on her second.

She shares the podium with Iryna Gerashchenko (1.98m) and Yuliya Levchenko (1.95m) finishing second and third with season’s best performances.

21:12 - Miller-Uibo unrivalled in women's 400m

Bahamian one-lap superstar Shaunae Miller-Uibo got the track events off to a stellar start with a comfortable victory in her specialist event, clocking 50.10 seconds for her first Diamond League win of the season.

Coming out of the final bend, Miller-Uibo had no challengers and eased off as she approached the finish. Poland’s Natalia Kaczmarek crossed the line in second place in 50.24s, with compatriot Anna Kielbasinska claiming the bronze in 50.28.

20:42 - Women's high jump whittled down to six

The women’s high jump has been whittled down to six athletes, with the bar being raised to 1.98m. The trio of Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Yuliya Levchenko, and Nicola McDermott have no failures against their names so far.

20:32 - Perkovic takes early lead in women's discus throw

The field events are going at full tilt, with double Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic launching herself into the lead in the second round of the women’s discus throw with a heave of 66 metres. Perkovic started with a no-throw but found her groove with her second attempt. She is followed by Germany’s Kristin Pudenz and Olympic champion Valarie Allman with 64.39m and 63.10m, respectively.

20:09 - Pole vault underway

Two-time Olympic medallist Renaud Lavillenie and brother Valentin will be looking to capitalise on home advantage and the absence of Olympic champion and world record holder Mondo Duplantis of Sweden.

The Lavillenie brothers faces a world-class field in the pole vault that includes Brazilian Olympic champion Thiago Braz and the USA’s Sam Kendricks.

19:45 - Liftoff in the women's high jump

Good evening.

Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh will be looking to cement her place at the top of the Diamond League standings after winning both women’s high jump events in Eugene and Rabat. The Olympic bronze medallist and compatriot Iryna Gerashchenko earned to top two steps in Morocco.

The duo will again have their hands full with Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Nicola McDermott looking to challenge them for the Diamond League title. 

The next event to follow will be the men’s pole vault featuring local Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie. That begins at 20:09.

Paris Diamond League 2022 schedule

Here is the full schedule for the Paris Diamond League on 16th June 2022. All times are in CEST (GMT+2):

19:30: women’s high jump

20:09: men’s pole vault

20:15: women’s discus throw

21:04: women’s 400m

21:15: men’s 200m

21:18: men’s triple jump

21:25: women’s 3000m steeplechase

21:42: women’s javelin throw

21:44: men’s 110m hurdles

21:54: men’s 800m

22:05: men’s 400m

22:18: women’s 100m hurdles

22:29: men’s 5000m

22:53: women’s 100m

Paris Diamond League 2022 results

The full results from the Paris event will be published on the competition website here.

How to watch Paris Diamond League 2022

The action will be broadcast live via a number of different channels around the world, including the Diamond League official YouTube page.

Here is a list of regional broadcasters who will be streaming and screening the event on TV in various territories.