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Short on sleep To be honest, I couldn’t sleep last night. I fell asleep this morning at about 7 and got up at 10:30. But I’m so happy. It’s my second fastest time so I think the season will be great again like last year. The main goal is the World Championships (in Doha) later this year. Abderrahman Samba

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Once again, Abderrahman Samba stole the Diamond League spotlight with an- other superb performance to highlight the IAAF Diamond League at the Shanghai Sta- dium in China on Saturday. Already in the spotlight as the key protagonist in the meeting’s most eagerly antici- Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba on his way to winning the men’s 400m hurdles of the IAAF Diamond League meeting at the Shanghai Stadium in China on Saturday. (REUTERS) pated face-off, Samba lived up to expectations with a decisive became the second member of Samba. “We dedicate this vic- a stride until the pair reached crossing the line in 47.27, the It’s my second fastest time so I 9 and 10 – I wish I could have victory over of Qatar’s athletics team to qual- tory win to HE Sheikh Joaan the fifth hurdle. Samba briefly second fastest time of his ca- think the season will be great those hurdles back – but it’s the US in the pair’s first head- ify for the Tokyo 2020 Olym- bin Hamad al Thani, Chair- pulled ahead, but Benjamin reer in just his second race of again like last year.” It was his fine, it’s the season opener to-head battle. pic Games, after his teammate man of the Qatar Olympic kept up the pressure through the season. And he did it on 12th straight victory. so I can’t really complain too The 23-year-old, who won Abu Bakr Haydar, who had Committee and to the Qatari the turn as they approached less than a handful of restless Only eight other men have much,” said Benjamin, whose Diamond League Prize with finished fourth in the 800m people,” he said. hurdle nine. There, Benjamin hours or sleep after losing a ever run faster, Benjamin, 47.80 run was also the second an unbeaten record last year, race held in Doha earlier. Running to the Qatari’s lost his rhythm, giving Samba battle with jetlag. who clocked 47.02 last year, fastest of his career. clocked 47.27secs to smash Secretary-General of the outside in lane five, Benjamin, an opening he took full advan- “To be honest with you, among them. “I didn’t go out too strong, the meet record of 48.63secs Qatar Athletics Federation the third fastest 400m hurdler tage of. Three strides later, I couldn’t sleep last night,” Despite his late-race dip he just had it at the end and I set by of Mohammed Issa al Fadalah of all-time, took the early lead, Samba was in the lead for Samba said. “I fell asleep this in fortunes, the 21-year-old didn’t. I just have to go home the in 2017. expressed his happiness with leading Samba, history’s sec- good, padding his advantage morning at about 7 and got was pleased. and work on some things and With this result, Samba the achievement made by ond fastest ever, by about half as he cleared hurdle ten before up at 10:30. But I’m so happy. “I was good until (hurdles) come back.” Lyles pips Coleman in men’s 100m photo finish Reuters SHANGHAI

Noah Lyles exploded over the final third of the race to win a thrilling men’s 100m in a personal best 9.86 seconds at the Shanghai Diamond League on Saturday, pipping fellow American Christian Coleman in a photo-finish. Coleman, in his first outing of the year, tore out of the blocks and looked to have the race under control at halfway until Lyle’s storming finish caught him with a dip at the line. Aleia Hobbs of the U.S. celebrates winning the women’s 100m. (REUTERS) World indoor sprint cham- pion Coleman was awarded “I was expecting to perform Salwa Eid Naser clinched the the same time, the best of the better,” said Jamaican Thomp- women’s one-lap race in 50.65 year so far, and the top four all son, after her first 100 since ahead of Diamond League went under 10 seconds with midway through last year. debutant Sydney McLaughlin. Akani Simbine of South Af- “I will be seeking better Another fast finisher was rica third (9.95) and last year’s performances.” Olympic and Yomif Kejelcha, who kicked winner Reece Prescod of Brit- world champion Omar McLe- on the final lap to lead an ain fourth (9.97). od held off local Xie Wenjun Ethiopian podium sweep in “I said to my coach in to win the Shanghai 110m the men’s 5,000m in 13 min- warm-up ‘today is the day’,” hurdles for the fourth straight utes 04.16 seconds – the best said Lyles. year, crossing the line in 13.12 of the year so far. “I feel hot. I knew if I got Noah Lyles of the US (left) during the men’s 100m race of the IAAF Diamond League at the Shanghai Stadium in China on Saturday. (REUTERS) seconds before collapsing to Morocco’s Rababe Arafi out of the blocks and if I was the track in tears. also ran a world leading time anywhere close, I knew I could “It was difficult for me in the women’s 1,500m in four come late for the win.” reSULTS to compete today,” the Jamai- minutes 01.15 seconds, and American Aleia Hobbs Men 110m Hurdles: 1. Omar Mcleod (JAM) 13.12; 2. Javelin Throw: 1. Andreas Hofmann (GER) 87.55; 2. (ETH) 4:01.25; 3. Winnie Nanyondo (UGA) 4:01.39. can said. there was a world leading dis- won the women’s 100m in 100m: 1. Noah Lyles (USA) 9.86; 2. Christian Coleman Wenjun Xie (CHN) 13.17; 3. Sergey Shubenkov (ANA) Chao-Tsun Cheng (TPE) 87.12; 3. Marcin Kukowski 3000m Steeplechase: 1. Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) “My auntie Tracey died tance in the men’s javelin with (USA) 9.86; Akani Simbine (RSA) 9.95. 13.28. (POL) 84.51. 9:04.53; Celliphine Chepteek Chespol (KEN) 9:11.10; 11.03 seconds despite frac- 200m: 1. Aaron Brown (CAN) 20.07; 2. Andre de Grasse 400m Hurdles: 1. Abderrahman Samba (QAT) 47.27; Women 3. Peruth Chemutai (UGA) 9:17.78. yesterday ... I just wanted to German Andreas Hofmann’s turing her wrist playing laser (CAN) 20.21; 3. Clarence Munyai (RSA) 20.37. 2. Rai Benjamin (USA) 47.80; 3. Thomas Barr (IRL) 100m: 1. Aleia Hobbs (USA) 11.03; 2. Blessing Pole Vault: 1. Katerina Stefanidi (GRE) 4.72; Nikoleta finish, win and get the job 87.55 metres. tag two weeks ago, holding 400m: 1. (USA) 44.81; 2. 49.41. Okagbare (NGR) 11.07; Elaine Thompson (JAM) 11.14. Kiriakopoulou (GRE) 4.72; 3. Ling Li (CHN) 4.72. done.” Fred Kerley led fellow There was some local suc- off Nigeria’s Blessing Ok- (USA) 45.48; 3. Nathan Strother (USA) 45.52. High Jump: 1. Yu Wang (CHN) 2.28; 2. Maksim 400m: 1. Salwa Eid Naser (BRN) 50.65; 2. Sydney Shot Put: 1. Chase Ealey (USA) 19.58; 2. Lijiao Gong Americans Michael Cherry cess for the crowd to cheer 5000m: 1. Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) 13:04.16; 2. Selemon Nedasekau (BLR) 2.28; 3. Ilya Ivanyuk (ANA) 2.28. McLaughlin (USA) 50.78; Christine Botlogetswe (BOT) (CHN) 19.44; 3. Aliona Dubitskaya (BLR) 18.78. agbare (11.07) and double Barega (ETH) 13:04.71; 3. Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) Long Jump: 1. Tajay Gayle (JAM) 8.24; 2. Jianan Wang 51.29. Javelin Throw: 1. Huihui Lyu (CHN) 66.89; 2. Lina Muze and Nathan Strother across through Wang Yu in the men’s Olympic champion Elaine 13:04.83. (CHN) 8.16; 3. Ruswahl Samaai (RSA) 8.14. 1500m: 1.Rababe Arafi (MAR) 4:01.15; 2. Gudaf Ysegay (LAT) 64.87; 3. Christin Hussong (GER) 64.10. the line to win the men’s 400m high jump and Lyu Huihui in Thompson (11.14). in 44.81, while Bahrain’s the women’s javelin.