Muir & Reekie claim wins at Stockholm Diamond League

Britons Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie some claimed victories astatine nan Stockholm Diamond League, arsenic Swedish rod vault prima Armand Duplantis went adjacent to mounting different world grounds connected location soil.

Olympic metallic medallist Muir, 31, showed an awesome move of velocity arsenic she burst clear successful nan last 200m to triumph nan women's 1500m successful 3 minutes 57.99 seconds.

"To beryllium moving what I americium now and knowing that I person a mates much months of training earlier nan Olympics is very breathtaking going forward," said Muir, who began her outdoor play by moving 3:56.35 for 4th spot successful Eugene past week.

"It is each astir August this year. That is erstwhile I request to beryllium astatine my best."

While not an charismatic Diamond League title - meaning nary points were connected connection arsenic athletes look to suffice for September's last - Muir's chap Scot Reekie, 26, controlled nan women's 800m to triumph successful 1:57.79.

Olympic and world champion Duplantis sought to break nan men's rod vault world grounds for nan ninth clip arsenic he was shouted connected by his location crowd.

After claiming triumph arsenic nan only jock complete 6.00m, nan 24-year-old went agonisingly adjacent but grounded to spell clear successful 3 attempts astatine 6.25m.

British world bronze medallist Ben Pattison vanished 4th successful nan men's 800m successful a season's champion 1:44.44. Elliot Giles was sixth successful 1:45.10, while erstwhile 1500m world champion Jake Wightman clocked 1:45.35 for eighth arsenic he continued his return to fittingness pursuing an injury-disrupted 2023.

Revee-Walcott-Nolan was sixth successful nan women's 1500m successful a individual champion 4:00.77.

Jamaica's world champion Shericka Jackson ran a season's champion 22.69secs to triumph nan women's 200m arsenic Britain's Amy Hunt vanished 3rd successful 22.92secs.

Elsewhere, Dutch world 400m hurdles champion Femke Bol posted her fastest ever play opener successful 53.07 seconds.

The seventh extremity of nan Diamond League bid successful Stockholm marked nan halfway shape successful nan roadworthy to nan last successful Brussels connected 13-14 September.

Only 3 Diamond League meetings stay earlier nan athletics programme originates astatine Paris 2024 successful August, pinch Paris, Monaco and London each hosting important opportunities for athletes to finalise their preparations earlier nan Olympic Games.

Lausanne, Silesia, Rome and Zurich connection nan past stages for athletes to gain points arsenic they activity to suffice for nan final, wherever trophies and prize money will beryllium up for grabs.

The bid began successful April pinch a double-header successful China, wherever Duplantis opened his play successful spectacular manner by breaking nan pole vault world grounds successful Xiamen, earlier Briton Daryll Neita made an breathtaking commencement to her play by beating world 100m champion Sha'Carri Richardson to triumph complete 200m successful Suzhou.

British rising prima Molly Caudery underlined her Olympic golden badge imaginable by beating reigning rod vault world champion Nina Kennedy successful Doha, wherever Neita continued her winning start by triumphing complete 100m.

The highly anticipated Prefontaine Classic successful Eugene brought significant victories for British brace Josh Kerr and Keely Hodgkinson, pinch Kerr mounting a British mile grounds successful defeating rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Hodgkinson taking a commanding 800m triumph complete world champion Mary Moraa.

In Oslo, Matt Hudson-Smith produced a connection capacity successful his play opener arsenic nan world 400m metallic medallist set a European record, while Ingebrigtsen responded to his Eugene nonaccomplishment successful melodramatic manner by diving crossed nan statement to declare triumph connected location soil.

Before nan adjacent Diamond League arena successful Paris connected 7 July, nan European Athletics Championships return spot successful Rome from 7-12 June.