Diamond League: 2012 Aviva London Grand PrixJul 13, 2012 by Taylor Dutch
TOP 5 RECAP: Day 1, Aviva London Grand Prix
TOP 5 RECAP: Day 1, Aviva London Grand Prix
Top 5 Recap: Day 1, Aviva London Grand Prix
1. The men's 110m hurdles was the performance of the meet with a ridiculously fast time by Aries Merritt in the final. Merritt ran a 12.93, tying his previous world leading time from the US Trials. He also beat World Champion Jason Richardson and Dayron Robles' meet record of 13.04. One surprise was Liu Xiang pulling out of the final after finishing first in his preliminary heat because of an injury.
2. The men's 400m hurdles were a bit of a disapointment as Bershawn Jackson, bronze medalist in Beijing, false started from his lane and was unable to compete in the race that included David Greene from Great Britain. The two athletes have a history of some trash talking beginning in March when Greene called out Jackson's teammate, Olympic gold medalist LaShawn Merritt for testing positive in 2010. Since Jackson failed to make the US Olympic team, it would have been interesting to see how the two hurdlers would match up in this race. Check out the full story here.
3. The women's 1500 turned out to be more of a tactical race than expected. With Morgan Uceny, Jenny Simpson, Shannon Rowbury, two-time world champion Maryam Yusuf Jamal, and Diane Cummin pacing for a 4 flat race, we were expecting something a bit faster. Jamal came through with an easy win of 4:06.78 followed by a pack that seemed to fade quite a bit coming into the homestretch. Simpson and Anna Pierce were the only women who had another gear heading into the line, coming through in a 4:06.78 for Jamal, 4:07.76 for Simpson, and 4:08.06 for Pierce.
4. The men's 100 meters was a performance to watch as Tyson Gay turned on the jets for the final to win in a 10.03. He couldn't be beat in the last twenty meters as Ryan Bailey trailed behind him in a 10.09. Gay is currently ranked 2nd in the diamond league behind Usain Bolt.
5. The men's 5k was a heart-warming performance as hometown favorite Mo Farah delivered with a great kick in a time of 13:06 for the win. Behind him was Collis Birmingham of Australia who held on for a personal best of 13:09.
1. The men's 110m hurdles was the performance of the meet with a ridiculously fast time by Aries Merritt in the final. Merritt ran a 12.93, tying his previous world leading time from the US Trials. He also beat World Champion Jason Richardson and Dayron Robles' meet record of 13.04. One surprise was Liu Xiang pulling out of the final after finishing first in his preliminary heat because of an injury.
RANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT | REACTION TIME | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
USA
|
12.93
|
=WL,MR
|
0.137
|
|
2
|
USA
|
13.06
|
|
0.166
|
|
3
|
USA
|
13.18
|
SB
|
0.153
|
|
4
|
USA
|
13.32
|
|
0.154
|
|
5
|
USA
|
13.39
|
|
0.149
|
|
6
|
USA
|
13.46
|
|
0.165
|
|
|
GBR
|
DNF
|
2. The men's 400m hurdles were a bit of a disapointment as Bershawn Jackson, bronze medalist in Beijing, false started from his lane and was unable to compete in the race that included David Greene from Great Britain. The two athletes have a history of some trash talking beginning in March when Greene called out Jackson's teammate, Olympic gold medalist LaShawn Merritt for testing positive in 2010. Since Jackson failed to make the US Olympic team, it would have been interesting to see how the two hurdlers would match up in this race. Check out the full story here.
RANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT | REACTION TIME | DIAMOND POINTS | DIAMOND RANKING | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
PUR
|
47.78
|
=WL
|
0.175
|
16
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
GBR
|
48.10
|
|
0.146
|
4
|
3
|
||
3
|
USA
|
48.43
|
SB
|
0.165
|
5
|
2
|
||
4
|
GBR
|
48.60
|
PB
|
0.186
|
|
|
||
5
|
DOM
|
49.68
|
|
0.184
|
1
|
7
|
||
6
|
USA
|
49.86
|
|
0.177
|
|
|
||
7
|
USA
|
50.28
|
|
0.134
|
3
|
4
|
||
|
USA
|
DQ
|
R 162.7
|
|
2
|
5
|
3. The women's 1500 turned out to be more of a tactical race than expected. With Morgan Uceny, Jenny Simpson, Shannon Rowbury, two-time world champion Maryam Yusuf Jamal, and Diane Cummin pacing for a 4 flat race, we were expecting something a bit faster. Jamal came through with an easy win of 4:06.78 followed by a pack that seemed to fade quite a bit coming into the homestretch. Simpson and Anna Pierce were the only women who had another gear heading into the line, coming through in a 4:06.78 for Jamal, 4:07.76 for Simpson, and 4:08.06 for Pierce.
RANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT | DIAMOND POINTS | DIAMOND RANKING | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
BRN
|
4:06.78
|
|
4
|
3
|
||
2
|
USA
|
4:07.76
|
|
2
|
5
|
||
3
|
USA
|
4:08.06
|
|
1
|
8
|
||
4
|
GBR
|
4:08.19
|
|
|
|
||
5
|
USA
|
4:08.22
|
|
|
|
||
6
|
USA
|
4:08.63
|
|
|
|
||
7
|
GBR
|
4:08.83
|
|
|
|
||
8
|
AUS
|
4:10.49
|
|
|
|
||
9
|
AUS
|
4:12.82
|
|
|
|
||
10
|
KEN
|
4:13.56
|
SB
|
|
|
||
11
|
GBR
|
4:14.45
|
|
|
|
||
|
CAN
|
DNF
|
|
|
4. The men's 100 meters was a performance to watch as Tyson Gay turned on the jets for the final to win in a 10.03. He couldn't be beat in the last twenty meters as Ryan Bailey trailed behind him in a 10.09. Gay is currently ranked 2nd in the diamond league behind Usain Bolt.
RANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT | REACTION TIME | DIAMOND POINTS | DIAMOND RANKING | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
USA
|
10.03
|
|
0.107
|
8
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
USA
|
10.09
|
|
0.174
|
2
|
4
|
||
3
|
JAM
|
10.13
|
|
0.156
|
2
|
4
|
||
4
|
JAM
|
10.15
|
|
0.144
|
|
|
||
5
|
USA
|
10.19
|
|
0.143
|
2
|
4
|
||
6
|
USA
|
10.19
|
|
0.155
|
|
|
||
7
|
CAY
|
10.25
|
|
0.152
|
|
|
||
|
SKN
|
DNS
|
|
|
5. The men's 5k was a heart-warming performance as hometown favorite Mo Farah delivered with a great kick in a time of 13:06 for the win. Behind him was Collis Birmingham of Australia who held on for a personal best of 13:09.
RANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT | DIAMOND POINTS | DIAMOND RANKING | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
GBR
|
13:06.04
|
|
8
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
AUS
|
13:09.57
|
PB
|
2
|
5
|
||
3
|
UGA
|
13:09.98
|
|
1
|
7
|
||
4
|
KEN
|
13:13.77
|
|
|
|
||
5
|
USA
|
13:15.91
|
|
|
|
||
6
|
KEN
|
13:23.05
|
|
|
|
||
7
|
AUS
|
13:23.85
|
|
|
|
||
8
|
MEX
|
13:35.44
|
|
|
|
||
9
|
AUS
|
13:37.35
|
|
|
|
||
10
|
JPN
|
13:43.43
|
|
|
|
||
11
|
UGA
|
13:45.29
|
|
|
|
||
12
|
ERI
|
13:50.96
|
|
|
|
||
|
KEN
|
DNF
|
|
|
|
||
|
KEN
|
DNF
|
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