{"id":1965,"date":"2019-06-08T15:53:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-08T15:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/rome-what-you-missed\/"},"modified":"2019-06-08T15:53:04","modified_gmt":"2019-06-08T15:53:04","slug":"rome-what-you-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/rome-what-you-missed\/","title":{"rendered":"Rome: What You Missed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The home crowd went away empty-handed after their roaring support for local heroes Gianmarco Tamberi and Filippo Tortu in Rome on Thursday evening, but they were nonetheless treated to a sparkling evening of Diamond League action.<\/p>\n<p>From scintillating sprint battles to surprises in the jumps, here is everything you missed at the Stadio Olimpico.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Meet in a minute<\/h3>\n<p>Want to keep it short and sweet?<link https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ByZXQN5js2p\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link - external-link-new-window \"Opens internal link in current window\"> Well then click here to watch all the key moments from Thursday condensed into sixty deliciously exciting seconds.&nbsp;<\/link>\n<h3>Top stories<\/h3>\n<p>It was the sprints which drew the most attention on Thursday, with some promising line-ups in both the men&#8217;s 200m and the women&#8217;s 100m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The former proved, as expected, to be an edge-of-the-seat showdown between old chums Noah Lyles and Michael Norman. It was Norman who took victory, leading from the off and just about managing to hold off a resurgent Lyles on the line to win in 19.70.<\/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%2FoBqbKtJvyUY&#038;video_width=640&#038;video_height=360)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oBqbKtJvyUY\" 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 women&#8217;s 100m, meanwhile, Dina Asher-Smith arrived fresh from her dominant 200m victory in Stockholm hoping to make another statement against the likes of Marie-Jos\u00e9e Ta Lou and Elaine Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson, though, was having none of it, and sailed past Asher-Smith in the second 50 metres to clock a world leading 10.89.<\/p>\n<p>It was the Jamaican&#8217;s first Diamond League victory since she claimed the Diamond Trophy two years ago, and a reminder that there are more than one or two sprinters who are in with a shout of winning the trophy 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%2FqGOeBVHN2DY&#038;video_width=640&#038;video_height=360)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qGOeBVHN2DY\" 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>Elsewhere on the track, Genzebe Dibaba edged Laura Muir with 3:56.28 in the women&#8217;s 1500m, while the men&#8217;s 5000m threw up a minor surprise in the form of Telahun Haile Bekele.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old Ethiopian held his nerve against Selemon Barega, just catching his compatriot on the line after a rollercoaster climax to an enthralling race. The victory not only gave Bekele his first Diamond League victory, but also guaranteed him a place in the Diamond League Final. He, alongside Barega and Hagos Gebrhiwet, are the first athletes to qualify for the final in 2019.&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%2FJqnf-Sr_IJI&#038;video_width=640&#038;video_height=360)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jqnf-Sr_IJI\" 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 also surprises in the field events, as Angelica Bengtsson and Malaika Mihambo took victories in the pole vault and long jump respectively.&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%2FNz8BwGhPfCc&#038;video_width=640&#038;video_height=360)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nz8BwGhPfCc\" 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>With bigger names such as Katerina Stefanidi and Sandi Morris struggling to find their groove, Bengtsson was the only jumper to clear 4.76m, while Mihambo dominated a star-studded field which included Brittney Reese, Ivana Spanovic and Diamond Trophy holder Caterine Ibarg\u00fcen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The German, who was crowned European Champion last year, notched up 7.07m to smash her PB and clear the seven metre mark for the first time.&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%2FwqjXPHHAdYo&#038;video_width=640&#038;video_height=360)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wqjXPHHAdYo\" 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>Perhaps the performance of the night, however, goes to Konrad Bukowiecki, who also blew his PB to smithereens with a 21.97 throw to take victory in the men&#8217;s shot put. The mark was also the second time that the 33-year-old meeting record had been broken in one night. #<\/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%2FGNh8K8p5MUI&#038;video_width=640&#038;video_height=360)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GNh8K8p5MUI\" 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>Thompson tore up the track, Norman nosed in front of Lyles, and we saw the first finalists of...","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[553,6,428,552,546,474],"city":[],"class_list":["post-1965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-bengtsson","tag-diamond-league","tag-lyles","tag-mihambo","tag-norman","tag-thompson"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1965","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=1965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1965\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1965"},{"taxonomy":"city","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/city?post=1965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}