Australians Peter Bol and Jess Hull fly at Diamond League international athletics meet in Qatar & More Trending News

Peter Bol and Jess Hull are smiling however Stewart McSweyn can solely grimace following Australia’s middle-distance luminaries struggling dramatically contrasting fortunes in Doha’s season-opening Diamond League meet.

On a wild and windy Friday evening in the Qatar capital, Olympic finalist Bol delivered the stand-out Australian efficiency in a “crazy” race, excited to earn his first-ever runners-up end in a Diamond League 800 metres.

Jess Hull was additionally celebrating after incomes a top-three place in a high-quality 3,000 metres.

But for middle-distance grasp McSweyn, who has had a torrid time after fighting lengthy COVID, it proved a wretched high-profile return. He suffered a strained glute after the primary 100 metres of his 1,500m and struggled on to traipse house the final of the 11 finishers.

Bol, fourth at final 12 months’s Olympics, signalled he would once more be a power to be reckoned with in a world championship 12 months as he delivered a robust late kick in the two-lap occasion.

The 28-year-old Khartoum-born star proved the quickest finisher after a cagey race, roaring previous Canadian Marco Arop and Briton Dan Rowden to complete second in 1 minute, 49.35 seconds.

But the sphere was caught napping by Kenya’s distinctive teenage world indoor silver medallist Noah Kibet, who took off on the ultimate bend and maintained his kind to win comfortably in 1:49.08.

“Today was a bit of a crazy race with the wind!” Bol mentioned.

“But I’m really happy with how it worked out. The time doesn’t really matter to me, but what does matter is that it’s my first placing in a Diamond League.

“I hope [there are] a couple of extra to return. I’m actually proud of it.”

National record holder Hull also enjoyed her best Diamond League outing, coming third in the 3,000m ahead of Turkey’s Yasemin Can and Ethiopian Girmawit Gebrzihair in 8:40.97.

But way up ahead, there was a tremendous duel between two runaway leaders, with former Olympic 800m silver medallist Francine Niyonsaba, of Burundi setting a world-leading 8:37.70 while pipping Kenyan Olympic 1,500m champ Faith Kipyegon (8:38.05).

“Going ahead, my plan is to deal with the 1,500 this season, however I consider it is a good begin,” Hull mentioned.

McSweyn’s trouble struck early in the metric mile as he struggled to the line in a woeful 3:48.67. It was left to Matt Ramsden to fly the Australian flag in sixth (3:38.83), as Kenya’s Abel Kipsang raced to victory.

On a night when the men’s pole vault was cancelled after a handful of attempts because high winds made it too dangerous, the usually excellent Australian Brandon Starc could not even clear his gentle opening 2.16m in the high jump.

The international highlight of the night was Noah Lyles holding off strong-finishing US compatriot Fred Kerley to win the 200m in a wind-assisted 19.72 seconds. Olympic champ Andre de Grasse was fourth.

The men’s javelin throwers enjoyed the wind at their backs too, with Grenada’s 2019 Doha world champion Anderson Peters landing a 93.07m monster, making him the fifth-longest thrower since the javelin weight was changed.

The shock of the evening was Bahamian double Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo finishing third in the 400m as Tokyo silver medallist Marileidy Paulino, of the Dominican Republic, won in 51.20sec.

AAP

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