Wightman misses out on Diamond League 800m title

GREAT Britain’s Jake Wightman could not add the Diamond League 800 metres title to this year’s world, Commonwealth and European medal haul as Kenya’s Emmanuel Korir proved too strong in Zurich on Thursday evening.

Korir, right, won in one minute 43.26 seconds, the fastest time this year, with Wightman third in 1:44.10.

Fellow Briton Keely Hodgkinson finished fifth in the women’s race as Kenya’s Mary Moraa took victory.

Laura Muir, who won world bronze in July, was fifth in the 1,500m final, but Ireland’s Ciara Mageean rounded off a superb season with second place behind World and Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon, of Kenya.

Jamaica’s world champion ShellyAnn Fraser-Pryce took the 100m honours in 10.65 seconds, ahead of compatriot Shericka Jackson, with Britain’s Daryll Neita fourth.

Jackson returned a little over an hour later to win the 200m. Britain’s Beth Dobbin was eighth.

In the meeting’s final event, American Noah Lyles took the 200m title in 19.52 seconds, half a second quicker than second-placed Aaron Brown of Canada. American Trayvon Bromell was the clear winner of the men’s 100m, taking victory in 9.94 seconds as Britain’s Reece Prescod clocked 10.16 in sixth.

Norway’s Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen enjoyed an emphatic 1,500m win.