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August 27, 2021

Crouser leads five U.S. wins at Lausanne Diamond League

LAUSANNE — Ryan Crouser set another Diamond League meet record and kept his unbeaten streak alive with his 12th straight win of 2021 in the men's shot put, blasting a 22.81m/74-10 on his first attempt and then winning in the sixth round with a 22.64m/74-3.5. 
 
Crouser, who set the world record at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field, has won 22 straight finals going back to 2019. He has 152 career throws at or better than 22m/72-2.25, and his shortest legal throw of the day was a 22.44m/73-7.5 in round four.
 
Four other Team USATF men won at the meet in Switzerland, including Chris Nilsen, who upset Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis of Sweden in the pole vault with a 5.82m/19-1 clearance. Reigning world champion Sam Kendricks matched that height to place second based on more misses.
 
In the 110m hurdles, Devon Allen won his first-ever Diamond League race, riding a wind-aided (+2.9) 13.07w to turn back Tokyo gold medalist Hansle Parchment of Jamaica. Daniel Roberts was fourth in 13.23w.
 
An even heftier tailwind (+3.2) pushed Olympic silver medalist Kenny Bednarek to a 19.65w in the men's 200m ahead of Tokyo 100m silver medalist Fred Kerley's 19.77w.
 
The other U.S. win went to Wil London in the 400m, where he clocked 45.17 in the outside lane to beat 400m hurdles world record holder and Olympic champion Karsten Warholm of Norway. On Wednesday in a town square competition, Shelby McEwen cleared 2.27m/7-5.25 to place second in the men's high jump.
 
Shamier Little was the top American woman with a second-place finish in the 400m hurdles, while Josette Norris (1,500m) and Quanera Hayes (400m) turned in third-place finishes.
 
Diamond League competition continues Saturday at Paris. Visit the official website for schedule and live results.
 
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Photo credit: Matthew Quine / Diamond League

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