Diamond League in Doha: Algerian brilliance and Barshim third in the high jump
The Diamond League athletics competitions, which were held on Friday in the Qatari capital, Doha, witnessed an Algerian brilliance in the 800-meter race, while the Qatari star Moataz Barshim finished third in the high jump, and the competitions took place in the presence of a large audience.
Algerian runner Suleiman Mola caught the eye after he won the first place in the 800-meter race, with a time of 1:46.06 minutes, ahead of his Kenyan competitor Kisasai Kenyamel, who finished second with a time of 1:46.61 minutes, while Algerian Jamal Sedjati came third. With a time of 1:46.97 minutes.
As for the Qatari star Mutaz Barshim, he ranked third in the high jump, after jumping to a height of 2.24 meters, which is the first participation of the Olympic champion in competitions this season, while the victory was won by the American Yvonne Harrison (2.32 meters).
In turn, the American runner, Chakari Richardson, achieved the best time in the 100-meter race this year, by recording 10.76 seconds, after she outperformed her Jamaican competitor Sherika Jackson, world champion in the 200-meter race and runner-up in the 100-meter race, who scored 10.85 seconds, and the British Dina Asher Smith (10.98 seconds). .
In the men’s 200-meter competition, the American Fred Kimberly, the world champion, achieved first place, as expected, by scoring 19.92 seconds, ahead of his compatriot Kenneth Bednarik (20.11 seconds), while Canadian Aaron Brown came third (20.20 seconds).
On the other hand, American Ray Benjamin confirmed his strong level at the beginning of the season, by coming in first place in the 400-meter hurdles race, after recording a time of 47.78 seconds, ahead of compatriot CJ Allen (47.93 seconds).
2023-05-05 21:59:51
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