Canada’s Charles Philibert-Thiboutot settled at the back of the pack within the early levels of the race, and held on to his place, to be rewarded with a stellar time of three:33:29. He’s the one Canadian runner to dip beneath the three:35 mark to date this season, and this was his first Diamond League occasion this summer season.
The meet had no scarcity of pleasure, with U.S. dash star Sha’Carri Richardson storming to 10.76 within the girls’s 100-metre occasion. She edged previous world lead, Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, in one other fiery efficiency this season.
SHE’S NOT BACK. SHE’S BETTER.
Sha’Carri Richardson beats Shericka Jackson within the Silesia Diamond League 100m 10.76 to 10.78 (+0.2)
Wow.pic.twitter.com/FlIGwHcNMS
— Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) July 16, 2023
In an eagerly anticipated males’s 100m, South Africa’s Akani Simbine ran 9:97 to upset world champion Fred Kerley, who adopted in 9.98. Cameroon’s Austin Pjaj rounded out the rostrum in 9.98 adopted by U.S. champ Cravont Charleston in 9.99, setting the tone for an thrilling upcoming world championship in August.
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