Two World Records Set During Historic Diamond League Meeting in Zurich
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- The Guardian
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- Le Monde
- Frankfurter Allgemeine
- The Japan Times
- Aftenposten
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The Zurich Diamond League meeting on Thursday featured a historic series of performances, highlighted by two world records in the hurdles. Brazil's Alison dos Santos set a new world record in the 400 meters hurdles with a time of 45.80 seconds. He surpassed the previous mark of 45.94 seconds set by Norway's Karsten Warholm at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Dos Santos, 26, finished 0.89 seconds ahead of Warholm, who took second place with a time of 46.69 seconds. Dos Santos attributed his success to changes in training and the support of his coach, Felipe de Siqueira.
Shortly after, American Olympic champion Masai Russell broke the world record in the women's 100 meters hurdles. Russell clocked 12.09 seconds, beating the previous record of 12.12 seconds held by Nigeria's Tobi Amusan since 2022. Amusan finished second in the race with a season best of 12.23 seconds. Both record breakers were awarded checks for 80,000 dollars for their achievements.
The event also featured a high profile pole vault competition won by Armand Duplantis. In a historic first, both Duplantis and Greece's Emmanouil Karalis cleared 6.20 meters. Duplantis secured the win with a jump of 6.25 meters. Both athletes attempted a world record of 6.32 meters but failed three times. In the women's 800 meters, Switzerland's Audrey Werro won in 1:53.70, which is the third fastest time in history and the closest anyone has come to Jarmila Kratochvilova's 1983 world record of 1:53.28.
Other notable results included a victory for Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi in the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:41.76. In the 1500 meters, American Cole Hocker won in 3:31.71, while Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen finished fifth in 3:32.16.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- These outlets emphasized the spectacle and the legendary nature of the evening's atmosphere.
- Centre
- These outlets focused on the factual delivery of the records and the specific timing of the events.
- Centre-right
- These outlets highlighted the personal reactions of the athletes, including Warholm's shock and sense of humility.
Sources
- Centre-right Aftenposten: Warholm lost world record: I am a bit shocked
- Centre BBC News: Werro edges closer to 800m mark as world records fall in Zurich
- Centre CNN Brasil: See Álvaro José's narration of Alison dos Santos' world record
- Centre Folha de S.Paulo: Second place after first barrier, Alison runs over Warholm for record
- Centre-right Frankfurter Allgemeine: Diamond League: Two hurdle world records in just 40 minutes
- Centre-left Le Monde: Two world records, a high-flying pole vault competition: total spectacle at the Zurich athletics meeting
- Centre Premium Times: Masai Russell breaks Amusan’s World Record as Nigerian finishes second in Zurich
- Centre-left The Guardian: USA’s Russell and Brazil’s Dos Santos smash world records on ‘crazy’ night in Zurich
- Centre The Japan Times: Multiple world records fall at Zurich Diamond League meet
- Centre TheCable: US’ Masai Russell breaks Amusan’s world record in women’s 100m hurdles
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