{"id":1896,"date":"2019-05-04T10:40:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T10:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/doha-what-you-missed\/"},"modified":"2019-05-04T10:40:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T10:40:52","slug":"doha-what-you-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/doha-what-you-missed\/","title":{"rendered":"Doha: What You Missed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The tenth IAAF Diamond League season got underway with a bang in Doha, with a host of brilliant performances whetting the appetite for the next 13 meetings this summer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some Diamond Trophy holders got their title defences off to a flying start, while others stumbled at the first hurdle. Records fell across the board, and there a handful of thrilling head-to-heads over the middle distance disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed the action, never fear. We are on hand to fill you in on everything you missed on opening night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Meet in a minute<\/h3>\n<p> For those of you who are pushed for time, <link https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxBIL_djNJb\/ - external-link-new-window \"Opens internal link in current window\">here is everything that happened<\/link> in the time it takes you to drink an espresso and tie your shoelaces. <\/p>\n<h3>Top stories<\/h3>\n<p> For those with a bit more time, sit back and enjoy as we guide you through the top stories from Doha.<\/p>\n<p>Double Diamond Trophy holder Caterine Ibarg\u00fcen got her long jump defence off to a winning start with a jump of 6.76m, but fellow reigning champion Tom Walsh was pipped to victory in the shot put by long-term rival Ryan Crouser. Walsh admitted before the meeting that it annoys him when Crouser wins, so expect a fiercely contested rivalry this season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 640\/360\" 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%2Ftgo6uaOSZwU&#038;video_width=640&#038;video_height=360)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tgo6uaOSZwU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" 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><\/p>\n<p>There were some thrilling head-to-heads in the middle distance races as well, as Nijel Amos won a thrilling battle with Diamond Trophy holder Emmanuel Korir in the 800m, and Elijah Manangoi held off reigning champion Timothy Cheruiyot in the 1500m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Caster Semenya, meanwhile, set a new meeting record of 1:54.98 in the women&#8217;s 800m while Hellen Obiri won a thrilling battle with Ethiopia&#8217;s Genzebe Dibaba in the women&#8217;s 3000m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 640\/360\" 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%2FWa3w97rn5io&#038;video_width=640&#038;video_height=360)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wa3w97rn5io\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" 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><\/p>\n<p>In the sprints, Ramil Guliyev crowned himself prince of the Doha track with victory in 19.99 in the men&#8217;s 200m, while Dina Asher-Smith looked in ominous form as she sailed ahead of a world class field in the women&#8217;s event. Asher-Smith narrowly missed out on both Diamond Trophies last season, and looks set to be in running again this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 640\/360\" 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%2FR5MQGF5PmHg&#038;video_width=640&#038;video_height=360)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R5MQGF5PmHg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" 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><\/p>\n<p>The performance of the night, however, goes to Daniel Stahl, who cleared the 70m mark with three of his four throws in the men&#8217;s discus and set a new Diamond League record of 70.56m.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 640\/360\" 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%2FA6Zlr-F1iCg&#038;video_width=640&#038;video_height=360)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A6Zlr-F1iCg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" 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><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Road To The Final got off to a sparkling start at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha...","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[526,538,450,6,63,537,314,394,539,535,536],"city":[],"class_list":["post-1896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-526","tag-amos","tag-asher-smith","tag-diamond-league","tag-doha","tag-guliyev","tag-highlights","tag-ibarguen","tag-korir","tag-review","tag-stahl"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1896"},{"taxonomy":"city","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/city?post=1896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}