Olympic champ Grant Holloway faces huge lose, Karsten Warholm breaks own world record

The Xiamen Diamond League was the inaugural meet of the 2025 Diamond League season, concluding on Saturday, April 26. The event featured many epic clashes between some of the world’s biggest track and field stars.

Karsten Warholm opened his season on a high note, shattering his own world record in the 300m hurdles with a remarkable 33.05s run in the final.

Meanwhile, the Paris Olympics 110m hurdles gold medalist, Grant Holloway, faced a major setback, finishing last with a time of 13.72s as compatriot Cordell Tinch won with a world-leading mark of 13.06s.

Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis once again dominated by winning his fifth event in the discipline during this season. He did so with a clearance of 5.92m at the Xiamen Diamond League.

In the men’s 100m, the 2025 World Indoor Championships bronze medalist Akani Simbine continued his fine form, defeating top competitors such as Ferdinand Omanyala, Christian Coleman, and Letsile Tebogo at the Xiamen Diamond League.

Jamaican star sprinter Shericka Jackson was outpaced by Anavia Battle in the 200m as the American runner clocked 22.41 to win the race. With that, let’s take a look at the full results from the Xiamen Diamond League:

Results for women’s events at 2025 Xiamen Diamond League

Anavia Battle at Tokyo Olympics: Day 10 - Source: Getty — Anavia Battle at Tokyo Olympics: Day 10 – Source: Getty

200m

Anavia Battle (USA) – 22.41s
Shericka Jackson (JAM) – 22.79s
Jenna Prandini (USA) – 22.97s

100m hurdles

Danielle Williams (JAM) – 12.53s
Grace Stark (USA) – 12.58s
Marione Fourie (RSA) – 12.62s

1000m

Faith Kipyegon (KEN) – 2:29.21min
Abbey Caldwell (AUS) – 2:32.94min
Sarah Billings (AUS) – 2:33.45min (.449)

5000m

Beatrice Chebet (KEN) – 14:27.12min
Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) – 14:28.18min
Birke Haylom (ETH) – 14:28.80min

High Jump

Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) – 1.97m
Eleanor Patterson (AUS) – 1.94m
Nicola Olyslagers (AUS) – 1.94m

Shot Put

Jessica Schilder (NED) – 20.47m
Chase Jackson (USA) – 20.31m
Gong Lijiao (CHN) – 19.62m

Discus Throw

Valarie Allman (USA) – 68.95m
Yaimé Pérez (CUB) – 66.26m
Laulauga Tausaga (USA) – 64.91m

Results for men’s events at 2025 Xiamen Diamond League

100m

Akani Simbine (RSA) – 9.99s
Ferdinand Omanyala (KEN) – 10.13s
Jeremiah Azu (GBR) – 10.17s

300m hurdlles

Karsten Warholm (NOR) – 33.05
Matheus Lima (BRA) – 33.98
Ken Toyoda (JPN) – 34.22

400m

Bayapo Ndori (BOT) – 44.25s
Christopher Bailey (USA) – 44.27s
Busang Collen Kebinatshipi (BOT) – 44.53s

110m hurdles

Cordell Tinch (USA) – 13.06s
Rachid Muratake (JPN) – 13.14s
Liu Junxi (CHN) – 13.24s

3000m Steeplechase

Samuel Firewu (ETH) – 8:05.61
Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) – 8:06.66
Simon Kiprop Koech (KEN) – 8:07.12

Pole Vault

Armand Duplantis (SWE) – 5.92
Emmanouil Karalis (GRE) – 5.82
Menno Vloon (NED) – 5.82

Long Jump

Mingkun Zhang (CHN) – 8.18
Liam Adcock (AUS) – 8.15
Marquis Dendy (USA) – 8.10

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