Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech wins 1500m ahead of Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman as Diamond League returns to London
Updated 19/07/2025 at 19:23 GMT+1
Great Britain’s Josh Kerr has promised to bounce back after he was stunned by Kenyan teenager Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech at the Diamond League in London. There was also drama in the Men's 100m, as Olympic champion Noah Lyles had to settle for second place. There was British success all over the London Stadium, with Dina Asher-Smith and Amy Hunt securing second and third place in the women's 200m.
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Josh Kerr insists he will win gold at the 2025 World Athletics Championships after being beaten to first place by Kenya’s Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech in the Men’s 1500m at the 11th meeting of the 2025 Diamond League at the London Stadium.
Kipkosgei stormed to victory in 3:28.82, finishing ahead of Kerr, who took second with a time of 3:29.37.
Portugal's Isaac Nader secured third place ahead of Kerr’s compatriot Jake Wightman, who missed out on a place on the podium.
Kerr believes he should be winning these races at this stage of his career, and was disappointed to let victory slip through his fingers in front of the London crowd.
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: Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech (KEN) celebrates winning the mens 1500m during the Novuna London Athletics Meet, part of the 2025 Diamond League.
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"I should be winning those so I am frustrated," said Kerr.
"I really wanted to show up and win for this crowd but all I can promise to them now is in a few months' time I will be battling for a gold medal for this country.
"I'll bring it home and then everyone can see what we were working towards today."
In the Men’s 100m, Jamaica’s Oblique Seville recorded a time of 9.86 to finish in first place ahead of Olympic champion Noah Lyles.
Lyles was still able to record a season-best time of 10.00, while Britain’s Zharnel Hughes took third.
There was a strong showing from the British women in the 200m, with Dina Asher-Smith taking second place with a time of 22.25, and Amy Hunt securing third in 22.31.
However, that was not enough to beat Olympic silver medallist Julien Alfred, who crossed the finish line in 21.71.
There was a sensational showing from British athletes in the Men’s 400m.
Charlie Dobson secured first place with a new personal best of 44.14, while his compatriot Matthew Hudson-Smith took second.
South African athlete Zakithi Nene finished in third place.
Britain’s Georgia Bell brought more joy to the London Stadium crowd with victory in the Women’s 800m.
She recorded a time of 1:56.74 to finish ahead of Addison Wiley in second and Halimah Nakaayi in third.
Malaika Mihambo secured victory in the Women’s Long Jump, ahead of Larissa Iapichino in second and France’s Hilary Kpatcha in third.
Ethiopian athletes starred in the Women’s 5000m, with Medina Eisa securing first place in 14:30.57.
That saw her finish ahead of her compatriot Fantaye Belayneh, who took second. Australia’s Rose Davies came home in third.
British runner Max Burgin finished in third place in the Men’s 800m, behind Marco Arop in second and Emmanuel Wanyonyi, who came first in a time of 1:42.00.
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Another Brit, Morgan Lake won the Women’s High Jump with a height of 1.96m.
That was enough to see her beat Eleanor Patterson and Christina Honsel, who finished in second and third respectively.
Lawrence Okoye came third in the Men’s Discus, edged to second by Kristjan Ceh with Mykolas Alekna taking first place.
Femke Bol triumphed in the Women’s 400m Hurdles with a time of 52.10.
That saw her finish ahead of the USA’s Jasmine Jones, who came in second, and Jamaica’s Andrenette Knight who secured the final spot on the podium.
Olivia McTaggart cleared 4.73m to secure a new personal best and first place in the Women’s Pole Vault.
Wayne Pinnock came out victorious in the Men’s Long Jump with a distance of 8.20m. Miltiadis Tentoglou was in second, with Carey McLeod finishing in third.
The Women’s One Mile saw Gudaf Tsegay finish in first place with a time of 4:11.88, ahead of Jessica Hull in second and Sarah Healy, who came third.
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