Coleman, Jackson shine at Diamond League Final

Coleman, Jackson shine at Diamond League Final

American Christian Coleman and Shericka Jackson upset the reigning 100m world champions to become this year's Diamond League trophy winners in Eugene, Oregon.

Coleman, 27, beat fellow American Noah Lyles to win the men's title, equalling the world-leading time of 9.83 seconds.

Sha'Carri Richardson then had to settle for fourth as Jamaica's Jackson, 29, won the women's 100m.

Britain's Laura Muir was denied a third Diamond League title after a superb run by Faith Kipyegon in the women's 1500m.

Norway's long-distance star Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the men's mile as he ran three minutes 43.73 seconds, the third fastest time in history.

The 22-year-old, who is also set to contest the 3,000m on day two of the Diamond League final, held off American Yared Nuguse (3:43.97) while Britain's George Mills was third in a personal best of 3:47.65.

At 13 Diamond League meets throughout the year, the world's best athletes have competed for points to qualify for the final at Hayward Field, which hosted the 2022 World Championships.

Muir, 30, returned to form with victories at her past two Diamond League appearances - in the 800m in Zurich last month and then the 1500m in Brussels.

But the Olympic silver medallist was unable to follow that up in the final as world and Olympic champion Kipyegon blew away the field in the women's 1500m.

The Kenyan star, who broke three world records this summer, pulled clear on the penultimate lap and stretched her lead on the last to finish just outside her own 1500m record.

Kipyegon, 29, won in a time of 3:50.72 for her fourth Diamond League title, with Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji second (3:53.93) and Muir third in 3:55.16 - her second-fastest time, after the one she ran to win silver at Tokyo 2020.