運動競技のs-Asher-Smith takes Richardson scalp in Diamond League opener
GATESHEAD, England, May 23 (Reuters) - Britain's Dina Asher-Smith overcame appalling home 条件s to destroy a strong field, 顕著に new American golden girl Sha'Carri Richardson, to 勝利，勝つ the 100 metres in the 開始 Diamond League 会合 of the season on Sunday.
The 200m world 支持する／優勝者 got a fabulous start and held her form into a 猛烈な／残忍な headwind of 3.1 metres to 勝利，勝つ in 11.35 seconds. 急速な／放蕩な-finishing Richardson, who ran a startling 10.72 last month, clocked 11.44 for second, with Marie-Josee Ta Lou (11.48) just pipping 二塁打 Olympic 支持する／優勝者 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce for third.
The 会合 took place in 冷淡な, wet and 風の強い 天候 in north-eastern England, although the few thousand fans 許すd to …に出席する stayed in their places until the end and were rewarded by Asher-Smith's 意気込み／士気-上げるing run.
"I feel really good," she said. "条件s were far from ideal for sprinting but the most important thing is to come away with a good result and a 勝利，勝つ and I was very happy to do that."
Richardson, 21, in her first Diamond League 遠出, said: "I'm definitely proud that I was able to 遂行する／発効させる and now I know what I need to go 支援する and work on and what I need to get better at.
"This won't be the last time that I'm going to line up against these ladies and I want to let the world know and let the ladies know that I'm here to compete just 同様に as they've done for many years."
American sprint dominance was re-設立するd in the men's 200m as Kenny Bednarek was an impressive 勝利者, 開始 a big lead off the bend and 増加するing it as he 力／強力にするd home 井戸／弁護士席 （疑いを）晴らす. He clocked 20.33, with Canadian 二人組 Arron Brown (20.79) and Andre de Grasse (20.85) splashing home in his wake.
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Jakob Ingebrigtsen 配達するd another middle distance master class to 勝利，勝つ the 1,500m in an impressive 3:36.27.
The Norwegian's 戦術の 認識／意識性 seems to be 改善するing with every 遠出. He 攻撃する，衝突する the 前線 for the last （競技場の）トラック一周 and 緩和するd （疑いを）晴らす, almost imperceptibly, to draw the 速度(を上げる） out of Australian 二人組 Oliver Hoare and Stewart McSweyn who finished second and third.
"This is normal 天候 支援する in the west coast of Norway - I'm used to these 条件s," said Ingebrigtsen. "It's really tricky to run 急速な／放蕩な in these 条件s and it turned out to be a 戦術の race."
Scotland's Laura Muir has also spent plenty of time in the rain and she obliterated the field in the women's 1,500m to come home in 4:03.73.
Spaniard Mohamed Katir also produced a gutsy last （競技場の）トラック一周 to 勝利，勝つ the 5,000m in a personal best 13:08.52, with Kenyan Nicholas Kimeli (13:10.11) breathing 負かす／撃墜する his neck until the final metres
Poland's Kamila Licwinko won the women's high jump after （疑いを）晴らすing 1.91 metres to end world 支持する／優勝者 Mariya Lasitskene's run of 14 event 勝利，勝つs as the ロシアの finished fourth.
Fellow 政治家 Marcin Krukowski donned a woolly hat with built-in pony tails and he might keep it on in the 未来 after producing a 一連の 80 metre-加える throws, 含むing a best of 82.61 two 勝利，勝つ the men's javelin.
Italian Filippo Randazzo took the 勝利，勝つ in the men's 走り幅跳び with a monster leap of 8.11m in the shootout. "For me, it's a dream," he said. "I watched the Diamond League when I was young and today I've won. I have no words."
American Sam Kendricks 現れるd 勝利を得た from the 最新の of his 棒高跳び 戦う／戦いs with Mondo Duplantis - helped by the world 記録，記録的な／記録する 支えるもの／所有者, who held an umbrella above the world 支持する／優勝者 as he 用意が出来ている his run-up.
Kendricks won with 5.74 metres to the 5.55m of Sweden's Duplantis, who thought he had （疑いを）晴らすd 5.80 with his last jump of the day, only to see the 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業 wobble then 落ちる.
The next 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of Diamond League 活動／戦闘 is in Doha on Friday. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Mitch Philllips and Rohith Nair; Editing by Ken Ferris)
