Key takeaways from the London Athletics Meet

Oblique Seville


⚡️ Oblique Seville shocked the crowd, blazing to 9.86 in the 100m and beating a stacked field including Noah Lyles, Zharnel Hughes, Letsile Tebogo and Akani Simbine.

🔥 Gudaf Tsegay dominated the mile in 4:11.88 — the second-fastest time in history — while Jessica Hull set an Oceanian record in second.

🇱🇨 Julien Alfred stormed to a world lead and national record in the 200m (21.71).
🏆 Femke Bol extended her winning streak with a smooth 52.10 in the 400m hurdles.


💥 Charlie Dobson surged through the final metres to win the 400m in a PB of 44.14.
🛞 Mykolas Alekna launched the longest discus throw in Diamond League history — 71.70m.

🔥 Emmanuel Wanyonyi edged Marco Arop in a thrilling 800m showdown, clocking 1:42.00 to set a meeting record.

The women’s 5000m was one for the history books — 13 athletes under 14:40, with 🇪🇹 Medina Eisa taking the win and 🇬🇧 Innes Fitzgerald breaking the European U20 record. – World Athletics

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