This archive report was first published on 31 August 2019.
Beatrice Chepkoech, the world 3,000m steeplechase record holder, led a Kenyan sweep at the Weltklasse Zurich on Thursday night, where the first 16 IAAF Diamond League winners of 2019 were crowned.
On August 29, 2019, Chepkoech won the 3000M Women's Steeplechase in an impressive 9:01.71 after a solo run. Olympic silver medalist Hyvin Kiyeng finished second in 9:03.83, and Africa champion Norah Jeruto took third in 9:05.15.
The performance should inspire the Kenyan team at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, on September 28 to October 6.
Donovan Brazier, a 22-year-old US champion, produced the finest finish of the night in the 800m, winning in 1:42.70. His performance was his first foray into sub 1:43 territory and was just 0.10 shy of Johnny Gray's North American record set in 1985.
Joshua Cheptegei followed suit in the 5,000m, leading for the final kilometre and eventually holding off a three-pronged Ethiopian and Kenyan attack en route to a 12:57.41 win, a lifetime best for the Ugandan.
Miller-Uibo's explosive performance was followed by a thriller in the women's 1,500m, where long-time rivals Genzebe Dibaba and Sifan Hassan squared off for the third time this year. Hassan took command with just over 200 metres remaining and pulled away to collect the win in 3:57.08.
Behind her, Konstanze Klosterhalfen closed strong, finishing second in 3:59.02, a season's best, while drafting Gabriela Debues-Stafford to third in 3:59.59, another national record for the rising Canadian star.
Karsten Warholm produced the second-fastest 400m hurdles performance of all time, stopping the clock in 46.92 to become the third man to crack the 47-second barrier.
