Chebet, Duplantis, Jackson shine in Diamond League opener in China

Chebet, Duplantis, Jackson shine in Diamond League opener in China

Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet triumphed in her distance duel with Gudaf Tesgay, Mondo Duplantis won the pole vault and Shericka Jackson finished second on her return to the track as the 2025 Diamond League season got underway on Saturday.

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(250426) -- XIAMEN, April 26, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Beatrice Chebet of Kenya competes during women's 5000m event at the 2025 Wanda Diamond League Xiamen Meeting in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

Chebet, Duplantis, Jackson beam in Diamond League opener in China

Olympic champ Beatrice Chebet thrived in her vary battle with Gudaf Tesgay, Mondo Duplantis received the put up protected and Shericka Jackson accomplished second on her return to the observe because the 2025 Diamond League interval obtained underway on Saturday in Xiamen, China. Sweden’s Duplantis was the heading act on the Egret Stadium but there was to be no repeat of his record-breaking duties in Xiamen in 2015 as he stopped working with 3 e…