{"id":16230,"date":"2025-07-19T15:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T15:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/?p=16230"},"modified":"2025-07-19T17:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T17:46:00","slug":"seville-stuns-lyles-amid-flood-of-records-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/seville-stuns-lyles-amid-flood-of-records-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Seville stuns Lyles amid flood of records in London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On an afternoon full of records, Jamaica&#8217;s Oblique Seville stole the headlines with a surprise win over Olympic champion Noah Lyles in the men&#8217;s 100m at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in London on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oblique Seville exploded into an early lead in the men\u2019s 100m and maintained it to the end, winning comfortably in 9.86. Olympic champion Noah Lyles, contesting his first 100m of the year, was second in 10.00 ahead of world bronze medallist Zharnel Hughes (10.02).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jamaican&#8217;s first ever Diamond League win was one of several standout performances amid a flood of meeting records and world leads at the London Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 500\/281\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=smush_video_thumbnail&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FaiTpDV7uX24%3Ffeature%3Doembed&#038;video_width=500&#038;video_height=281)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jamaica&#039;s Oblique Seville SHOCKS Noah Lyles in London 100m - Wanda Diamond League 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aiTpDV7uX24?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Wanda Diamond League record from discus world record-holder Mykolas Alekna, an Ethiopian mile record from Gudaf Tsegay and a world-leading 200m run from Julien Alfred were among the highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All three athletes not only broke meeting records, but also improved on the UK all-comers\u2019 marks in their respective disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alekna took an early lead with 66.97m, but 2022 world champion Kristjan Ceh bettered it in round two with 68.37m. Alekna responded with one of the best throws of his life \u2013 and the best throw ever produced at a Wanda Diamond League meeting \u2013 and sent his discus out to 71.70m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ceh, who had won nine consecutive competitions prior to this meeting, improved to 68.83m in the final round but had to settle for second place. British record-holder Lawrence Okoye was third with 67.24m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World 10,000m champion Gudaf Tsegay achieved her first Diamond League win of the season, producing a dominant run to win the women\u2019s mile with the second-fastest time in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a swift opening lap of 59.93, Tsegay settled into a steadier pace and went through 800m in 2:03.45. At the bell, Australia\u2019s Jessica Hull had closed the gap on the Ethiopian, but Tsegay had saved something for the end and kicked to victory in a national record of 4:11.88. Hull was second in 4:13.68, an Oceanian record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred smashed her own national record and world lead to win the 200m in convincing fashion. The St Lucian was in the lead as she came off the bend, then continued to open up a significant leading margin, crossing the line in a meeting record of 21.71.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfred\u2019s training partner, 2019 world champion Dina Asher-Smith, finished strongly to take second in a season\u2019s best of 22.25, just ahead of compatriot Amy Hunt, who set a PB of 22.31 in third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in the afternoon, Asher-Smith and Hunt had teamed up to win the women\u2019s 4x100m in a world-leading 41.69.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were also meeting records from Kenyan middle-distance runners Phanuel Koech and Emmanuel Wanyonyi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eighteen-year-old Koech, who has burst on to the international scene this year, ran like a seasoned professional in the men\u2019s 1500m, making his way into the lead on the last lap to win in a UK all-comers\u2019 record of 3:28.82. World champion Josh Kerr was second in a season\u2019s best of 3:29.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 500\/281\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=smush_video_thumbnail&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FLzo1cNJ7FPU%3Ffeature%3Doembed&#038;video_width=500&#038;video_height=281)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kenyan teenager Phanuel Koech STUNS Josh Kerr in London 1500m - Wanda Diamond League 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lzo1cNJ7FPU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For a brief moment it looked as though Olympic champion Wanyonyi would be beaten in the men\u2019s 800m. He had led for most of the way, but world champion Marco Arop took command on the final bend. The Canadian then faded slightly while Wanyonyi responded with a final burst to take the win in a meeting record of 1:42.00. Arop was second with a season\u2019s best of 1:42.22 while Max Burgin was third in a PB of 1:42.37, elevating him to third on the British all-time list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bol wins again<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>World champion Femke Bol made it three wins in a row in London. The soaking wet track ruled out any chance of an improvement on the Diamond League record she set last year, but the manner of her victory was still highly impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She won by more than a second in 52.10 from USA\u2019s Jasmine Jones (53.18) and Jamaica\u2019s Andrenette Knight (53.79).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the women\u2019s 400m hurdles and 200m went to the form book, Seville&#8217;s was not the only surprise victory in the men\u2019s sprint events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the men\u2019s 400m, Olympic silver medallist Matt Hudson-Smith and world leader Zakithi Nene were locked in battle down the home straight, but Diamond League champion Charlie Dobson came striding through in the closing stages to win in a PB of 44.14. Hudson-Smith held on for second (44.27), just ahead of Nene (44.29).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 500\/281\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=smush_video_thumbnail&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FSQovCgHS46Y%3Ffeature%3Doembed&#038;video_width=500&#038;video_height=281)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Femke Bol STORMS into Final with 4th straight win in London 400m hurdles - Wanda Diamond League 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SQovCgHS46Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethiopia\u2019s Medina Eisa won the women\u2019s 5000m in what was one of the deepest races of all time at the distance. She clocked 14:30.57 to finish ahead of compatriot Fantaye Belayneh (14:30.90) with Australia\u2019s Rose Davies setting an Oceanian record of 14:31.45 in third. A record number of 13 women finished inside 14:40, including Britain\u2019s Innes Fitzgerald, who set a European U20 record of 14:39.56 in 12th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elsewhere on the track, Olympic bronze medallist Georgia Hunter Bell came through in the closing stages to win the women\u2019s 800m in a season\u2019s best of 1:56.74. USA\u2019s Addison Wiley was second in 1:57.43.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Olympic champions beaten in the jumps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There were several close contests in the jumping events, many of which resulted in surprise victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Zealand\u2019s Olivia McTaggart won the women\u2019s pole vault on countback, beating world champion Katie Moon, European champion Angelica Moser and USA\u2019s Emily Grove, all four clearing 4.73m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morgan Lake was the only woman to get over 1.96m in the high jump, earning a shock win over Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who finished fourth with 1.93m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both long jump contests were won by just one centimetre. Two-time world champion Malaika Mihambo uncorked a leap of 6.93m in the fifth round to take the lead. 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