Hurdlers and middle-distance runners on stage in France
Saturday, July 5th, in front of over 42,000 spectators, was held the stage of the Paris Diamond League. The focus was mainly on the hurdles races for the presence of the best performers of the discplines that have not lived up to expectations. In the 110 hurdles, in fact, the Jamaican Hänsle Parchment won with the amazing time of 12"94, the best time of the year and new Jamaican record; in the 100m hurdles, was not less the American Dawn Harper-Nelson, who ran in 12 "44 showed the world's best performance of the year. Great show have also offered long-distance events: 800m, a large Asbel Kiprop finished victorious with the best time of the year, 1'43 "34; Dutch Sifan Hassan won the women's1500m running in 3'57 "00, the best performance of the season; the Kenyan Ewin Soi ran the 5000m in 12'59 "82, another world's best performance of the year.