{"id":1989,"date":"2019-06-17T18:26:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T18:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/rabat-what-you-missed\/"},"modified":"2019-06-17T18:26:13","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T18:26:13","slug":"rabat-what-you-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/rabat-what-you-missed\/","title":{"rendered":"Rabat: What You Missed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There slips, surprises and stellar performances in the Moroccan capital on Sunday night, as the Road to the Final began to heat up in several Diamond Disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>Sergey Shubenkov left Rabat with some very tangible scars, while other Diamond Trophy holders will be hurting on the inside after suffering nail-biting defeats in North Africa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here is everything you missed from the sixth IAAF Diamond League meeting of the season.<\/p>\n<h3>Meet in a minute<\/h3>\n<p>We know that some of you are busy people, which is why we produce our turbo-charged meet-in-a-minute highlights package after every stop on the Road to the Final. <link https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ByyopeBifSy\/ - external-link-new-window \"Opens internal link in current window\">To catch up with all of Sunday night&#8217;s action in the space of just 60 seconds, click here.&nbsp;<\/link>\n<h3>Top stories<\/h3>\n<p>For those with a bit more time on their hands, here&#8217;s an ambling, meandering guide through some of the top performances and stories from Sunday night, starting with the sprints.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s sprints continue to throw up surprises this season, with Blessing Okagbare surging past a comfortable looking Marie-Jos\u00e9e Ta Lou to take victory in the 100m in Rabat and become the third different winner in three meetings on the 100m Road to the Final thus far.&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%2F9isFlN4N6O4&#038;video_width=640&#038;video_height=360)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9isFlN4N6O4\" 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 was also a turn up for the books in the men&#8217;s 200m, as Andre De Grasse returned to his best form with a big, booming bang to clock a season&#8217;s best of 20.19 and take his first victory on the Diamond League circuit since 2017.&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%2FTMzCYE62K-w&#038;video_width=640&#038;video_height=360)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TMzCYE62K-w\" 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 track, Genzebe Dibaba continued her dominant form in the women&#8217;s 1500m, making it two wins in two with a world-leading and meeting-record-busting 3:55.47. She remains second in the standings behind compatriot Gudaf Tsegay, who has already secured her place in the final thanks to three podium finishes so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>Botswana&#8217;s Nijel Amos has also nailed down his place in the men&#8217;s 800m Diamond League Final after he edged past Diamond Trophy holder Emmanuel Korir on the final straight to take a dramatic victory in Rabat.&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%2FfzdsyeaXTpw&#038;video_width=640&#038;video_height=360)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fzdsyeaXTpw\" 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 more defeats for Diamond Trophy holders in the field events, with Luvo Manyonga and Katerina Stefanidi both losing in the jumps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stefanidi finished only fourth in the women&#8217;s pole vault as her long-time rival Sandi Morris won with a meeting record of 4.82m. Manyonga, meanwhile, was carried off on a stretcher after hurting his left foot in his fourth jump.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There was also disappointment for six-time Diamond Trophy winner Sandra Perkovic, who finished third in the women&#8217;s discus behind Cubans Yaime Perez and Denia Caballero. Perkovic remains on course for a place in the Final, however, having picked up ten points from her first two meeting this season.<\/p>\n<h3>Performance of the day<\/h3>\n<p>Goes to 110m hurdler Sergey Shubenkov, who sacrificed a significant amount of the top layer of skin as he dived over the finish line to clock a meeting record of 13.12 after being accidentally tripped by falling rival Omar McLeod. There were quite a few friction burns but no hard feelings after the race, as Shubenkov beat McLeod for the first time this season. The Diamond Trophy holder is now well on course for a place in the final with 22 points to his name.&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%2F-5tA4kUmEl8&#038;video_width=640&#038;video_height=360)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-5tA4kUmEl8\" 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>Friction burns, sore ankles and surprise defeats. 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