Lausanne Diamond League: Wins for Dina Asher-Smith and Matt Hudson-Smith in first outing since Paris Olympics
Published 22/08/2024 at 23:06 GMT+1
A busy night of athletics saw a number of the sport's stars and 2024 Olympic Games medal winners come out on top at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne. British pair Dina Asher-Smith and Matt Hudson-Smith won the women's 100m and men's 400m respectively in Switzerland, while Norway superstar Jakob Ingebrigtsen powered to victory in the men's 1500m.
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It was a successful night for the Brits at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, as Dina Asher-Smith and Matt Hudson-Smith made winning returns to the track.
The pair were competing in their first events since the 2024 Olympic Games - and they won the women's 100m and men's 400m races respectively in Switzerland.
Asher-Smith endured a frustrating time in Paris, where she did not medal in her strongest event, the 200m.
The 28-year-old also failed to make the final of the 100m, a distance over which she was a silver medallist at the 2019 World Championships.
However, she bounced back in strong fashion in Lausanne, crossing the finish line first in a time of 10.88s, her quickest run of the season.
As if that was not enough for one night's work, Asher-Smith then lined up as part of the British 4x100m relay team in the last event of the night.
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Team GB had come second in Paris just a couple of weeks earlier.
Amy Hunt, Desiree Henry and Bianca Williams, alongside Asher-Smith, were all part of the squad, and this time they came out on top, beating Switzerland with a season's best of 41.55.
Hudson-Smith enjoyed a much more fruitful time in Paris, where he came second in the 400m.
With the winner of that race, Quincy Hall, not lining up in Switzerland, the Brit was the favourite to come first.
He duly did so, in a rapid time of 43.96s, leaving Muzala Samukonga, who came third at the Olympics, trailing in his wake.
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Femke Bol claimed a stunning gold in the 4x400m mixed relay in Paris, before a disappointing bronze in the 400m hurdles.
Over hurdles in Switzerland on Thursday, Bol produced a dominant run as she set a meeting record of 52.25s to land the Lausanne title for a fourth time.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen regained some bragging rights from Cole Hocker in the men's 1500m.
The Norwegian had suffered a shock defeat to his American opponent in France, but the tables were turned on this occasion, as he set a meeting record in crossing the finish line in 3:27.83.
There were also victories for Rasheed Broadbell of Jamaica in the men's 110m hurdles and Anderson Peters in the men's javelin.
Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo from Botswana also continued his fine form, as he landed his second successive Diamond League title in a time of 19.64s.
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