The 2016 Diamond League season has come to an end after several months of breakthroughs, comebacks, and unforgettable performances. Here are the top five moments from this year's Diamond League circuit.

Keni Harrison's World Record in 100m Hurdles

Keni Harrison's Diamond League season is the ultimate representation of redemption. In May, she entered the Diamond League race at the Prefontaine Classic, where she broke the American record in the 100m hurdles by running a stunning 12.24. She continued with victories at the Birmingham and Stockholm meetings, but the U.S. Olympic Trials proved to be a different challenge. After qualifying through the first two rounds, Harrison let pre-race anxiety get the best of her, which resulted in a sixth-place finish in the 100m hurdle final. Her Olympic dream was over in less than 13 seconds. 

Despite the heartbreak, Harrison and her coach Edrick Floreal wouldn't let the setback ruin her season. The duo worked even harder to return to form for the London Diamond League meeting the following week. In an emotional comeback, Harrison broke the world record by running 12.20, which beat Yordanka Donkova's 1988 world record by one hundredth of a second. In the process, she also beat all of the Team USA Olympians headed to Rio. 

Im the WORLD RECORD HOLDER 12.20. I am a walking testimony of how incredible God truly is. pic.twitter.com/TMKVQt2I1g

— Keni Harrison (@Ken_AYE_) July 23, 2016

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Ruth Jebet's Steeplechase World Record

At just 19 years old, Ruth Jebet owns an Olympic gold medal and the world record in the steeplechase. The Bahrainian steeplechase phenom won all but one Diamond League competition she entered, and recorded a new world record in Paris. 

Jebet broke the previous world record of 8:58 by sticking with the rabbit through 1K in 2:56 and a 2K split of 2:57. Jebet closed the final 1K of the race in 2:58 to beat the field by nine seconds with a 8:52.78 victory. Jebet's performance not only broke Gulnara Galkina's 2008 world record by six seconds, but also marked a historic season of sub-9:00 victories. Prior to Galkina's 2008 record, no other athlete had broken nine minutes until Jebet at the Prefontaine Classic in May. 

Mo Farah's Home Soil Stunners

Mo Farah is an expert at entertaining a crowd, especially in his native Great Britain. The four-time Olympic champion recorded dominant victories at the Birmingham and London Diamond League meetings to defend his home track in a national record and world-leading marks. 

Farah blasted a national record in the 3K at the Birmingham meeting by running 7:32.63, which beat the previous British record by one tenth of a second. He beat the rest of the field by 12 seconds, and beat the previous world lead of 7:36.85 set by Abdelaati Iguider in Rabat. 

A month later, Farah set a then-world lead in the 5K at the London meeting by running 12:59.29 in a solo effort over the last kilometer. Farah defeated runner-up Andy Butchart by 15 seconds, and even joked with FloTrack that he ran fast "for Ryan Hill."



His momentum continued at the Olympic Games, where he repeated as double Olympic champion in the 5K and 10K. 

Usain Bolt's Return From Injury 

Although world record-holder Usain Bolt only competed at one Diamond League meeting this year, he made it count by returning from injury in a stunning sub-20-second 200m victory. 

Bolt was sidelined by a hamstring injury for three weeks during the early portion of the 2016 season. But he silenced the doubters in July at the London Diamond League meeting when he blasted a 19.89 to win the 200m. With just three weeks before the start of the Olympic Games, Bolt proved his health and fitness were aligned at the perfect time. 



He continued his momentum in Rio by winning the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m, which added three more gold medals to his career total of nine. 

Sandi Morris Joins 5.00m Club

Pole vault star Sandi Morris had one of the biggest breakthrough years of anyone on the Diamond League circuit after earning silver at World Indoors and the Olympic Games, and then capped it off with her first-ever 5.00m clearance in Brussels. 

At that meet, Morris ended her Diamond League season by improving her American outdoor best by 0.07m. The performance makes her just the second woman to ever clear 5.00m outdoors. Yelena Isinbayeva (5.06m) is the only other athlete to clear 5.00m outdoors.

Sandi Morris clears 5.0M (16-5)
Breaks American Outdoor Record. #BrusselsDL #polevault pic.twitter.com/RlcLzkgvGw

— Harry Morris (@morris_hmorris) September 9, 2016