The 2025 Diamond League season is already heating up, and the second stop in Shanghai/Keqiao didn’t disappoint. From breakout performances to wire-to-wire wins and head-turning times, the meet gave fans a lot to chew on.
Here’s your complete guide to everything that happened in all the track events from Shanghai/Keqiao.
Men’s 100m
Akani Simbine is making a habit of winning when it matters. The South African, now 31, edged Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson in a photo finish—9.98 to 9.99—to collect his second straight Diamond League win after a similar victory in Xiamen. His technique and consistency are shining this season, and it’s clear he’s in the best shape of his life.
Thompson, who’s often faster in championship rounds, ran well but couldn’t close the gap in time. Olympic 200m champ Letsile Tebogo finished third, looking smooth but still a step away from top-end 100m form. Christian Coleman faded to fifth in another underwhelming outing.
Full Results:
- Akani Simbine (RSA) – 9.98
- Kishane Thompson (JAM) – 9.99
- Letsile Tebogo (BOT) – 10.03
- Emmanuel Eseme (CMR) – 10.07
- Christian Coleman (USA) – 10.13
- Rohan Watson (JAM) – 10.18
- Jeremiah Azu (GBR) – 10.19
- Xie Zhenye (CHN) – 10.23
- Ferdinand Omanyala (KEN) – 10.25
Men’s 110m Hurdles
Cordell Tinch stunned the field with a 12.87—the fastest time in the world this year, and a legitimate all-time mark. It was clean, aggressive hurdling from the American, who now has to be considered a podium threat for the Olympics. His start was explosive and his transition between barriers was world class.
Behind him, Japan’s Rachid Muratake ran a career-best 13.10, and Rasheed Broadbell managed third. Olympic gold medalist Hansle Parchment was off the pace, finishing sixth.
Full Results:
- Cordell Tinch (USA) – 12.87
- Rachid Muratake (JPN) – 13.10
- Rasheed Broadbell (JAM) – 13.24
- Xu Zhuoyi (CHN) – 13.29
- Liu Junxi (CHN) – 13.30
- Hansle Parchment (JAM) – 13.32
- Enrique Llopis (ESP) – 13.44
- Orlando Bennett (JAM) – 13.49
- Eric Edwards (USA) – 13.90
Men’s 400m
Christopher Bailey wasn’t considered a major favorite, but he delivered a breakthrough performance in 44.17—a personal best and a serious statement ahead of the U.S. Olympic Trials. His composure and controlled acceleration set him apart from the field, which included seasoned names like Vernon Norwood and Olympic medalist Kirani James.
Botswana continues to field a strong 400m group, placing second and third here with Bayapo Ndori and teenager Busang Kebinatshipi.
Full Results:
- Christopher Bailey (USA) – 44.17
- Bayapo Ndori (BOT) – 44.32
- Busang Collen Kebinatshipi (BOT) – 44.63
- Vernon Norwood (USA) – 44.93
- Kirani James (GRN) – 44.94
- Alexander Doom (BEL) – 45.35
- Lythe Pillay (RSA) – 45.39
- Quincy Hall (USA) – 45.99
Men’s 400m Hurdles
Karsten Warholm opened his season with a dominant 47.28. While it wasn’t one of his world record-threatening times, it was still the fastest in the world this year and a clear sign that the Norwegian remains the class of this event.
Brazil’s Matheus Lima was the surprise of the race, running a personal best 48.08 to take second. Carl Bengtström of Sweden rounded out the podium.
Full Results:
- Karsten Warholm (NOR) – 47.28
- Matheus Lima (BRA) – 48.08
- Carl Bengtström (SWE) – 48.72
- Berke Akçam (TUR) – 48.84
- Kyron McMaster (IVB) – 49.19
- CJ Allen (USA) – 49.24
- Gerald Drummond (CRC) – 49.61
- Xie Zhiyu (CHN) – 49.66
- Nick Smidt (NED) – 49.67
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
Abrham Sime led a strong Ethiopian charge in this Kenyan-dominated event. He ran 8:07.92 to hold off Kenya’s Edmund Serem and Simon Kiprop Koech. The top five were all within a five-second window, suggesting a tactical race that turned into a grind over the final lap.
India’s Avinash Sable ran conservatively and didn’t have the finishing gear, ending up eighth in 8:23.
Full Results:
- Abrham Sime (ETH) – 8:07.92
- Edmund Serem (KEN) – 8:08.68
- Simon Kiprop Koech (KEN) – 8:09.05
- Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui (TUN) – 8:10.55
- Nicolas-Marie Daru (FRA) – 8:10.69
- Samuel Firewu (ETH) – 8:11.18
- Abraham Kibiwot (KEN) – 8:12.56
- Avinash Sable (IND) – 8:23.85
- Hailemariyam Amare (ETH) – 8:26.61
- Matthew Clarke (AUS) – 8:28.86
- Samuel Duguna (ETH) – 8:29.31
- Nahuel Carabaña (AND) – 8:36.18
- Leo Magnusson (SWE) – 8:58.28
DNF – Daniel Arce (ESP), Abderrafia Bouassel (MAR), Wilberforce Kones (KEN)
Men’s 5000m
The men’s 5K was a display of Ethiopian strength and pacing strategy. Berihu Aregawi edged teenagers Kuma Girma and Mezgebu Sime, all three finishing under 12:52 in a race that went from tactical to blazing in the final kilometers. The pace over the last two laps was sub-60, with Aregawi showing his range in the final 200.
The rest of the field was left chasing, with Kenya’s Nicholas Kipkorir the best of the rest in fourth.
Full Results:
- Berihu Aregawi (ETH) – 12:50.45
- Kuma Girma (ETH) – 12:50.69
- Mezgebu Sime (ETH) – 12:51.86
- Nicholas Kipkorir (KEN) – 12:56.81
- Keneth Kiprop (UGA) – 13:00.49
- Mohamed Abdilaahi (GER) – 13:05.21
- Benson Kiplangat (KEN) – 13:09.90
- Cornelius Kemboi (KEN) – 13:10.60
- Célestin Ndikumana (BDI) – 13:10.93
- Brian Fay (IRL) – 13:12.10
- Egide Ntakarutimana (BDI) – 13:18.49
- Keita Satoh (JPN) – 13:19.58
- Ataklti Kidanu (ETH) – 13:22.43
- Samwel Masai (KEN) – 13:22.86
- Emmanuel Kibet (UGA) – 13:27.91
- Jude Thomas (AUS) – 13:32.99
DNF – Mounir Akbache (FRA)
Women’s 100m Hurdles
Grace Stark ran with poise and aggression, winning in 12.42 and holding off world champ Danielle Williams and Nigerian record-holder Tobi Amusan. It was her best performance since college and shows she’s trending toward the upper echelon of global hurdlers.
Full Results:
- Grace Stark (USA) – 12.42
- Danielle Williams (JAM) – 12.55
- Marione Fourie (RSA) – 12.62
- Tobi Amusan (NGR) – 12.66
- Tonea Marshall (USA) – 12.70
- Pia Skrzyszowska (POL) – 12.74
- Devynne Charlton (BAH) – 12.78
- Wu Yanni (CHN) – 12.96
- Nia Ali (USA) – 13.01
Women’s 200m
Anavia Battle took command from the gun and held off late surges to win in 22.38. Rhasidat Adeleke, who has been balancing the 400m and 200m this season, ran well for second. Henriette Jæger and Amy Hunt tied in time (22.86), a sign of just how tight things are in global sprinting right now.
Full Results:
- Anavia Battle (USA) – 22.38
- Rhasidat Adeleke (IRL) – 22.72
- Henriette Jæger (NOR) – 22.86
- Amy Hunt (GBR) – 22.86
- Jenna Prandini (USA) – 22.88
- Jessika Gbai (CIV) – 22.88
- Jessica-Bianca Wessolly (GER) – 23.32
- Twanisha Terry (USA) – 23.49
- Maboundou Koné (CIV) – 23.81
Women’s 800m
Tsige Duguma ran 1:56.64 to break the Ethiopian national record and notch a world lead. She moved to the front at 600m and held off a strong field that included veterans like Natoya Goule-Toppin and Halimah Nakaayi.
Sarah Billings of Australia clocked a massive personal best for second, while teenage American Addison Wiley impressed in fifth.
Full Results:
- Tsige Duguma (ETH) – 1:56.64
- Sarah Billings (AUS) – 1:57.83
- Halimah Nakaayi (UGA) – 1:58.39
- Natoya Goule-Toppin (JAM) – 1:58.43
- Addison Wiley (USA) – 1:58.59
- Nigist Getachew (ETH) – 1:58.67
- Sage Hurta-Klecker (USA) – 1:59.11
- Habitam Alemu (ETH) – 1:59.57
- Erin Wallace (GBR) – 2:00.30
- Noélie Yarigo (BEN) – 2:01.96
- Saron Berhe (ETH) – 2:02.43
DNF – Julia Jagusciak (POL)
