• Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Login
  • Register
  • Home
  • Archive
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Archive
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home Track & Field

2019 Stockholm Diary: ASHER-SMITH BEATS THE CHILL, AND A LOADED FIELD, IN STOCKHOLM – IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE, by Cathal Dennehy for the IAAF

RBR AdminbyRBR Admin
June 1, 2019
0
0 0
0
SHARES
2
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Asher_DinaR-Stockholm19.jpgDina Asher-Smith DOMINATES the 200 meters, in WL 22.18, photo by PhotoRun.net

Warholm_KarstenR-Stockholm19.jpgKarston Warholm changed his stride pattern, and took the win in 47.85, photo by PhotoRun.net

RelatedPosts

The RunBlogrun Interview: Asafa Powell, Working on the Little Imperfections, (from the Archives, January 6, 2008)

Ferdinand Omanyala, 2022 Commonwealth Games Champion, 2022 African Athletics Champion, the audio interview

The Most Excellent Adventures of Des Linden

Cathal Dennehy is one of the finest writers in our sport. His observational skills, knowledge of the sport, as well as love of the sport is obvious in all of his writing. If you can not be there, it is good if Cathal is there, as you will see the meet through the eyes of Mr. Dennehy.

On a night that was anything but conducive to fast times, Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and Norway’s Karsten Warholm defied the conditions at the BAUHAUS-Galan, the third meeting of the IAAF Diamond League, on Thursday (30).

On an evening of cold temperatures and high winds, Asher-Smith clocked a world-leading 22.18 (+1.3m/s) to win the women’s 200m, handing defeats to world champion Dafne Schippers and Olympic champion Elaine Thompson in the process.

The 23-year-old got off to a flying start and ate up the stagger on her chief rivals in the lanes outside her on the turn, then powered further clear down the home straight to come home a wide-margin winner over Thompson (22.66) and Schippers (22.78).

“My aim was to come, win and run my own race which is very important in a race of that calibre,” said Asher-Smith. “I didn’t expect to run that kind of time as it is quite cold.”

Warholm was no less impressive in the men’s 400m hurdles, the reigning world champion starting his outdoor season with a stunning display of one-lap hurdling to come home a long way clear of an international field and hit the line in 47.85.

Warholm_Karsten-Stockholm19.jpg

Karston Warholm runs 47.85 over 400m hurdles, photo by PhotoRun.net

Warholm predicted yesterday that he would go like a “sky-rocket” from the outset and that he would “probably die”, and while he was good to his word on the former statement, the latter fear was never realised. He powered to the line a distant winner ahead of TJ Holmes of USA (49.25) and Thomas Barr of Ireland (50.28).

“I felt like I went out hard and managed to take 13 steps until hurdle nine which is really good in these conditions so maybe this is the year I will go 13 all the way,” said Warholm.

“I had no problems with the cold or wind but I won in London (at the 2017 World Championships) in the rain and I have to learn to run in all conditions. It is an outdoor sport so whether it is cold or warm I have to run.”

DOMINANT RUN FOR NORMAN

Elsewhere in the sprints, Michael Norman lived up to his favourite’s billing with a commanding display to win the men’s 400m, though with strong winds and cold weather buffeting the runners his time, unsurprisingly, was nothing for the Californian to write home about.

Norman_Michael-Stockholm19.jpg

Micheal Norman dominated the 400m in Stockholm, in 44.53, photo by PhotoRun.net

Norman tracked training partner Rai Benjamin into the home straight then unleashed his trademark flying finish, powering clear over the final 50 metres to hit the line in 44.53. Benjamin held on for second in 45.13 with fellow US athlete Michael Cherry third in 46.30.

“Today was challenging, both mentally and physically, and there’s a lot of things I need to work on,” said Norman. “I’m not particularly satisfied with my race. But it’s a long way to Worlds just yet. I’ll continue working hard with my coach, and we’ll see where that gets me.”

HARRISON IMPRESSES

Kendra Harrison again stamped her authority on the women’s 100m hurdles with a commanding victory, the world record holder putting together a clean, crisp display to take victory with ease in 12.52.

Harrison_KeniFL-Stockholm19.jpgKeni Harrison took control of the 100m hurdles and showed her talent and agilty, photo by PhotoRun.net

“I have raced in a lot colder conditions so I just had to come out here and focus on my lane and get the job done which I did,” said Harrison. “You can’t control the weather so you just deal with it.

“I didn’t get out as well as I wanted but I finished the way that I wanted to so I plan on putting the whole race together by the time [the US] trials comes around. Right now me and my coach aren’t worrying too much about the times.”

Her closest rival was fellow US athlete Sharika Nelvis who clocked 12.69, while Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan took third with 12.85.

Aaron Brown continued his fine start to the year with his second straight victory in the IAAF Diamond League, backing up his win in Doha with victory in the men’s 200m here in 20.06 (+1.0m/s).

Brown_AaronFH-Stockholm19.jpgAaron Brown takes the 200m in style, photo by PhotoRun.net

“I know I´m one of the best starters in the world in the 200m because of my 100m background so I made sure I put some distance on them at the beginning and then tried to hang on,” said Brown. “I´m on a pretty good run right now, but I´ve been on the road for a month so I´m ready to go home and get back into training. ”

World champion Ramil Guliyev could only finish a distant second in 20.40, the Turk later explaining he was struggling with illness, while Jereem Richards came home third in 20.45.

In the non-Diamond League sprint events, Britain’s Rabah Yousif claimed victory in the men’s 400m in 46.67, Dutch sprinter Churandy Martina took the men’s 100m in 10.37 while Canada’s Crystal Emmanuel claimed the women’s 100m in 11.37. Norway’s Amalie Iuel took the women’s 400m hurdles in 57.02.

Cathal Dennehy for the IAAF

To see the story in its original form, please go to: https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/asher-smith-200m-win-stockholm-diamond-league

Author

  • RBR Admin
    RBR Admin

    View all posts

Previous Post

2019 Oslo Diary: Caterine Ibarguen confirmed for Oslo DL!

Next Post

Mo Farah tells Guardian that he will “never” run another track race…

RBR Admin

RBR Admin

Similar Post

2023 RunBlogRun Spring Training for the Middle Distances, 800m to 5,000m, Week Eleven, Day 3, Wednesday is recovery day

2023 RunBlogRun Spring Training for the Middle Distances, 800m to 5,000m, Week Eleven, Day 5, Friday is for recovery…

May 27, 2023
Coffee With Larry, Live from Luskin Conference Center, the day 1 of USATF LA Grand Prix is upon us!

Coffee With Larry, Live from Luskin Conference Center, the day 1 of USATF LA Grand Prix is upon us!

May 27, 2023
Athletics find its next global rivalry in Kerley vs Jacobs, but can it be worth our while? 
2023 Wanda Diamond League

Marcell Jacobs, citing back injury, is out of Rabat Men’s 100 meters, Mia Sorgia…

May 26, 2023
Why we should be scared of Noah Lyles 2.0
2023 World Athletics Championships

Witness the Wonder, World Outdoor Athletics Budapest 2023, Day 38: Five athletes from the U.S. who should be on the podium in Budapest!

May 26, 2023
Coffee with Larry, Rabat DL, flying to LA LA land, Big meet at UCLA, Eric Jenkins retires
Coffee With Larry

Coffee with Larry, Rabat DL, flying to LA LA land, Big meet at UCLA, Eric Jenkins retires

May 26, 2023
Coffee With Larry, Bermuda GP on Sunday, Night of 10,000m PBs on Saturday, Witness the wonder story #30!

2023 RunBlogRun Spring Training for the Middle Distances, 800m-5000m, Week Eleven, Day 4, Thursday track session

May 25, 2023

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe to RunBlogRun's Global News Feed

Wake up to RunBlogRun’s news in your inbox. Sign up for our newsletter and we’ll keep you informed about the Sport you love.

*we hate spam as much as you do

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
USATF / Day Four:  USA’s Assembled Team Is Ready!

Abby Steiner replies via twitter, on the curiosity about her new professional running contract

July 5, 2022
What happened to the crowd at Eugene?

What happened to the crowd at Eugene?

July 17, 2022
2022 USATF Outdoor Champs: Melissa Jefferson takes the Women’s 100m title in windy 10.69!

The curious case of Sha’Carri Richardson: How can the sprinter turn around her career?

February 8, 2023

(RBR Archives) Coaching 101: Warm Up & Cool Down for the Jumps, by Roy Stevenson, note by Larry Eder

April 1, 2022
What happened to the crowd at Eugene?

What happened to the crowd at Eugene?

6
Asafa Powell, Considering Longevity in Sprinting

The RunBlogrun Interview: Asafa Powell

5
2022 Munich Diary, Day Five, a Great Friday Night

2023 European Athletics Indoor Champs, The Women’s 60m, who will win the final tonight?

5
TCS New York City Marathon Broadcast to be Available in More Than 530 Million Homes Around the World on Sunday, November 6

RunblogRun Editorial: The Sorry State of Running Television Coverage, by Peter Abraham, note by Larry Eder

4
2023 RunBlogRun Spring Training for the Middle Distances, 800m to 5,000m, Week Eleven, Day 3, Wednesday is recovery day

2023 RunBlogRun Spring Training for the Middle Distances, 800m to 5,000m, Week Eleven, Day 5, Friday is for recovery…

May 27, 2023
Coffee With Larry, Live from Luskin Conference Center, the day 1 of USATF LA Grand Prix is upon us!

Coffee With Larry, Live from Luskin Conference Center, the day 1 of USATF LA Grand Prix is upon us!

May 27, 2023
Athletics find its next global rivalry in Kerley vs Jacobs, but can it be worth our while? 

Marcell Jacobs, citing back injury, is out of Rabat Men’s 100 meters, Mia Sorgia…

May 26, 2023
Why we should be scared of Noah Lyles 2.0

Witness the Wonder, World Outdoor Athletics Budapest 2023, Day 38: Five athletes from the U.S. who should be on the podium in Budapest!

May 26, 2023

Popular Stories

  • USATF / Day Four:  USA’s Assembled Team Is Ready!

    Abby Steiner replies via twitter, on the curiosity about her new professional running contract

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • What happened to the crowd at Eugene?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • The curious case of Sha’Carri Richardson: How can the sprinter turn around her career?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • (RBR Archives) Coaching 101: Warm Up & Cool Down for the Jumps, by Roy Stevenson, note by Larry Eder

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Oregon 22 World Athletics Champs: False Starts reconsidered

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Recent Tweets

Next Post

Mo Farah tells Guardian that he will "never" run another track race...

runblogrun

RunBlogRun comments on the global world of athletics, sports & ethics, and the Olympic movement. @runblogrun

Browse by Category

Newsletter

Subscribe to our mailing list to receives daily updates direct to your inbox!

  • Home
  • Archive
  • Contact Us

© 2022 Run Blog Run - All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Archive
  • Contact Us
  • Home page
  • My Account
  • Sample Page

© 2022 Run Blog Run - All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

Select a password for yourself. (minimum length of 8)

Paste here the user biography.

Provide here the twitter screen name. i.e. @RunBlogRun

Provide here the instagram screen name. i.e. @RunBlogRun

Provide here the facebook profile URL. i.e. http://www.facebook.com/RunBlogRun

Provide here the linkedin profile URL. i.e. https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-eder-5497253

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist