Doha was the setting of the seventh Diamond League meeting of the season as the crowd at Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium was treated to three world leading marks on Friday.
Emma Zapletalová led a trio of world leads as she bolted to a 52.30 in the women’s 400m hurdles in a dominant win as she continues to take command on the circuit. Through the final turn, Zapletalová inched ahead of Rushell Clayton and surged to victory for his fourth straight win this season.
Clayton took second in 53.05 while Kemi Adekoya finished third in 53.67.
“It is my fourth win in Diamond League in a row,” Zapletalová said. “When I start, I always focus on myself and do my best. I know it is not easy to win the race because there are other very well racers. So, I always focus on my job and when I do this very well, it could be a very nice result.”
Marileidy Paulino powered her way to a 48.91 to win the women’s 400m has she took control from the start and easily cruised in the last 100m for the victory. Natalia Bukowiecka was second in 50.10 while Roxana Gómez took third in 50.23.
“Before I came here I wanted to open with 48 seconds and I succeeded,” Paulino said. “I am working hard on the weak points and I think that today I have proved that I am working on it. I love to compete.”
Soufiane El Bakkali closed the meet with a 8:09.28 victory in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase in a battled that came down to the final lap. El Bakkali was patient for the bulk of the race and found himself locked in a tight lead group before pressing ahead at the bell. Samuel Firewu finished second in 8:10.44 and Daniel Arce was third in 8:13.35.
“The goal was to run for 8.10 but we managed to finish it in 8.09,” El Bakkali said. “This is good start for the year for me. After Rabat and Stockholm, now a win in Doha for me. There is no pressure this season for me, there is no big championships like Olympics or World Championships. We have already defined our goals.
The other world leading marks came in the men’s triple jump as Pedro Pichardo took a 17.71m win while Davisleydi Velazco grabbed her own world lead in a 15.13m performance in the women’s triple jump.
Emmanouil Karalis took the men’s pole vault in 5.92m while Matteo Sioli won the men’s high jump in 2.29m as Cordell Tinch got a 13.23 victory in the men’s 110m hurdles.
Kemba Nelson won the women’s 100m in 10.88 as Addison Wiley bolted to a 1:57.98 in the women’s 800m and Rumesh Tharanga tossed a 88.68m in the men’s javelin for the win.
Medina Eisa stormed to a 14:53.91 in the women’s 5,000m, Sinesipho Dambile won the men’s 200m in 19.74 and Birke Haylom took the women’s 1,500m in 3:59.89.
2026 Diamond League Doha Results
Women’s Triple Jump
1. Davisleydi Velazco (Cuba) – 15.13m WL
2. Leyanis Pérez (Cuba) – 14.97m
3. Saly Sarr (Senegal) – 14.86m
Men’s Pole Vault
1. Emmanouil Karalis (Greece) – 5.92m
2. Christopher Nilsen (USA) – 5.92m
3. Sondre Guttormsen (Norway) – 5.92m
Men’s Triple Jump
1. Pedro Pichardo (Portugal) – 17.71m WL
2. Jordan Scott (Jamaica) – 17.69m
3. Yasser Triki (Algeria) – 17.67m
Women’s 400m Hurdles
1. Emma Zapletalová (Slovakia) – 52.30 WL
2. Rushell Clayton (Jamaica) – 53.05
3. Kemi Adekoya (Bahrain) – 53.67
Men’s High Jump
1. Matteo Sioli (Italy) – 2.29m
2. Mutaz Barshim (Qatar) – 2.27m
3. Oleh Doroshchuk (Ukraine) – 2.24m
Men’s 110m Hurdles
1. Cordell Tinch (USA) – 13.23
2. Asier Martínez (Spain) – 13.27
3. Thomas Wilkes (France) – 13.28
Women’s 100m
1. Kemba Nelson (Jamaica) – 10.88
2. Zaynab Dosso (Italy) – 11.01
3. Patrizia van der Weken (Luxembourg) – 11.05
Women’s 800m
1. Addison Wiley (USA) – 1:57.98
2. Tsige Duguma (Ethiopia) – 1:58.08
3. Halimah Nakaayi (Uganda) – 1:58.41
Men’s Javelin
1. Rumesh Tharanga (Sri Lanka) – 88.68m
2. Anderson Peters (Grenada) – 86.38m
3. Curtis Thompson (USA) – 85.99m
Women’s 5,000m
1. Medina Eisa (Ethiopia) – 14:53.91
2. Likina Amebaw (Ethiopia) – 14:54.37
3. Marta Alemayo (Ethiopia) – 14:55.65
Men’s 200m
1. Sinesipho Dambile – 19.74
2. Makanakaishe Charamba – 19.88
3. Alexander Ogando (Dominican Republic) – 19.96
Women’s 1,500m
1. Birke Haylom (Ethiopia) – 3:59.89
2. Saron Berhe (Ethiopia) – 4:02.61
3. Haregeweyni Kalayu (Ethiopia) – 4:03.56
Women’s 400m
1. Marileidy Paulino (Dominican Republic) – 48.91
2. Natalia Bukowiecka (Poland) – 50.10
3. Roxana Gómez (Cuba) – 50.23
Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase
1. Soufiane El Bakkali (Morocco) – 8:09.28
2. Samuel Firewu (Ethiopia) – 8:10.44
3. Daniel Arce (Spain) – 8:13.35
