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This year, the women did not run the classic 3000-metre steeplechase at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme, but the much shorter one mile steeplechase. It is one of the new disciplines that World Athletics wants to test, and the Memorial was the perfect setting for it. Winfred Yavi, Olympic and World Champion in the classic steeplechase, was the ideal athlete to set a spectacular time right away.
“I want to make history,” Yavi had said beforehand… and she kept her word. With a time of 4:40.13, the 25-year-old Bahraini, who was born in Kenya, set a solid world record. “It felt really good today, I’m happy with the victory. I was able to keep pushing. Although I had hoped to run a little faster. It’s an unusual distance and I had to run faster than I normally do. It felt harder than the 3000 metres. I had to adjust my jumps because I was approaching the barrier faster.”
Meeting Record in shot put
In addition to a world record, Friday evening also saw a meeting record broken. This happened in the women’s shot put, one of the 14 Wanda Diamond League disciplines on the Memorial programme. American Chase Jackson won with 20m90, improving Valerie Adams’ meeting record from 2014 by 31 cm and just 5 cm below her own best world performance this year. Canada’s Sarah Mitton finished second with 19m89, while the Netherlands’ Jessica Schilder came third with 19.58 metres.
Impressive Jefferson-Wooden
In the 100 metres, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden confirmed her status as the fastest woman of 2025. The 24-year-old American continued her winning streak in Brussels, winning by a landslide. With 10.76, she was only 4 hundredths slower than the meeting record and 11 hundredths above her own best world performance of the year.
World Champion Sha’Carri Richardson, also from the US, finished second in 11.08, with Britain’s Daryll Neita third in 11.15. Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce – five-time World Champion in the 100 metres and two-time Olympic Champion – finished fourth in 11.17. The 38-year-old living legend ran for the last time in Brussels, as she is retiring from the sport after the World Championships.
More American victories
Alexander Ogando triumphed in the men’s 200 metres in 20.16. The fastest man from the Dominican Republic left American Robert Gregory (20.19) and Nigerian Udodi Onwuzurike (20.29) trailing behind him. American Jacory Patterson won the 400 metres in 44.05, ahead of his compatriot Vernon Norwood (44.62) and Britain’s Charles Dobson (44.81). Daniel Segers finished a respectable fourth in front of his home crowd in 44.90.
The US also took the top spots in the women’s 400 metres hurdles and 1500 metres. Anna Cockrell triumphed in the hurdles in 53.66, ahead of Panama’s Gianna Woodruff (53.89). Naomi Van den Broeck finished an impressive third in 54.12, a new Belgian record. Nikki Hiltz won the 1500 metres in 3:55.94. Australia’s Linden Hall (3:56.33) finished second, with Kenya’s Nelly Chepchirchir (3:57.35) third.
The Netherlands and Luxembourg (and Belgium) on top!
Orange on top in the men’s 1500 metres. Dutch super talent Niels Laros showed no mercy and won convincingly in 3:30.58. Kenyan Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech finished second in 3:31.41, with American Yared Nuguse third in 3:31.51.
The 3000 metres steeplechase turned into a thrilling sprint finish between Ethiopia’s Getnet Wale and Luxembourg Belgian Ruben Querinjean. It was the latter who took the victory with a final burst of speed, setting a new Luxembourg and Belgian record of 8:09.47. Wale finished in 8:09.62. Third place went to American Isaac Updike with a personal best of 8:10.59.
Kenyan Agnes Jebet Ngetich was a class above the competition in the 5000 metres, winning by a clear margin in 14:24.99. Second and third places went to Ethiopia with Likina Amebaw (14:31.51) and Aleshign Baweke (14:31.88).
Field Events
The high jump became a duel between a Belgian and a Ukrainian. Thomas Carmoy cleared 2.22 metres on his third attempt and also cleared 2.25 metres in three attempts. This earned him second place in the meeting. Oleh Doroshchuk also jumped 2.25 metres, but the Ukrainian had fewer foul jumps in his attempts. Olympic Champion Hamish Kerr from New Zealand finished fourth with 2.18 metres.
Ralford Mullings won the discus throw with a throw of 69m66. The 22-year-old Jamaican beat Lithuanian Olympic silver medallist and world silver medallist Mykolas Alekna (68m82) and Slovenian Kristjan Ceh (67m13).
Germany’s Julian Weber was the best javelin thrower in Brussels with 89.65 metres. He beat Keshorn Walcott (86.30 metres) from Trinidad and Tobago and Anderson Peters (85.17 metres) from Grenada.
American World Champion Katie Moon won the pole vault with a jump of 4m85. Britain’s Molly Caudery (4m80) took second place and American Hana Moll (4m74) third.
Finally, Cuba dominated the triple jump with Leyanis Perez Hernandez (14.78m) and Davisleydi Velazco (14.72m) winning first and second places respectively. American Jasmine Moore (14.38m) finished third.
