Dos Santos and Russell set world records in ‘crazy’ Zurich Diamond League
- Alison Dos Santos and Masai Russell each set a world record while Armand “Mondo” Duplantis won a historic pole vault in a barmy night of track and field in Zurich that would have more than pleased onlooking World Athletics President Sebastian Coe.
- “I expect the Olympic Games in two hours,” Coe said of his expectations of the penultimate Diamond League meet of the season on Thursday.
- The Swiss city’s Letzigrund Stadium had a raucous sellout 25,000 crowd and the still, balmy weather conditions helped no end for a heady night of athletics.
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- Alison Dos Santos and Masai Russell each set a world record while Armand “Mondo” Duplantis won a historic pole vault in a barmy night of track and field in Zurich that would have more than pleased onlooking World Athletics President Sebastian Coe.
- “I expect the Olympic Games in two hours,” Coe said of his expectations of the penultimate Diamond League meet of the season on Thursday.
- The Swiss city’s Letzigrund Stadium had a raucous sellout 25,000 crowd and the still, balmy weather conditions helped no end for a heady night of athletics.
Sources: Al Jazeera