In the women’s 200-meter individual race at the Suzhou Diamond League, Britain’s Daryll Neita defeated world 100-meter champion Sha’Carri Richardson. Neita, 27, finished ahead of Anavia Battle, who finished in 22.99. Richardson, an American who placed third in the world 200-meter competition last year, was third in 23.11. “I came here praying and hoping for the win,” Neita stated.To come out here and win it, in a decent time, in such a strong field, I feel really confident going forward.”In 1 minute 45.55, British athlete Ethan Hussey finished fifth in the men’s 800 meters. Mondo Duplantis won the men’s pole vault competition with a first-time clearance of 6.00 meters. He failed to beat the 6.24-meter world record he achieved in Xiamen the previous weekend. The Diamond League circuit’s next meeting is scheduled for May 10 in Doha, Qatar. at other news, Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya ran a 3:54.50 mile at Herzogenaurach, Germany, to shatter the world record for men’s road miles.
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