Emily Grove pulled off a major upset in the women’s pole vault, defeating world and Olympic champion Katie Moon. Grove cleared 4.63m on her final attempt, while Moon chose to skip that height. Both athletes failed to clear 4.73m in three attempts.
Leyanis Perez Hernandez won the triple jump, despite having to stop her final attempt due to a mistake in her run-up. Her first-round jump of 14.73m was enough to secure victory over Thea Lafond and Shanieka Ricketts.
Beatrice Chepkoech set a world record pace in the 3000m steeplechase, but was outsprinted by Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai at the final barrier. Chemutai finished with a new national record of 8:55.09, the fastest time in the world this year.
Ethiopian runners dominated the women’s 5000m, with Tsigie Gebreselama winning in a world-leading time of 14:18.76. Ejgayehu Taye and Freweyni Hailu followed in the second and third positions, respectively.
Gerald Drummond of Costa Rica came out as the winner in the men’s 400m hurdles, clocking a time of 48.56. Rasmus Magi finished second, with CJ Allen in third place. Jamaican Roshawn Clarke finished fourth after a strong start.
Cyrena Samba-Mayela surprised everyone by winning the non-Diamond League women’s 100m hurdles, beating her training partner, Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn. Camacho-Quinn finished in second place, while Tonea Marshall and Devynne Charlton followed in third and fourth place, respectively.
In another non-Diamond League event, Camryn Rogers of Canada set a meeting record in the women’s hammer throw with a distance of 77.76m, defeating American athletes DeAnna Price and Brooke Andersen.