Kirani James gets second straight Diamond League win with 44.78 effort at Bislett Games

Written by Bradley Jacks. Posted in Diamond League. | 16 June 2022 | 1824 Views
Tags: Athletics, 400M, Auriol Dongmo, Bislett Stadium, Chase Ealey, Christopher Taylor, Danniel Thomas Dodd, Isaac Makwala, Jessica Schilder, Kirani James, Norway, Oslo, Oslo Diamond League, Shot Put

Grenadian 2011 World and 2012 Olympic 400m Champion Kirani James was the lone Caribbean winner at Thursday’s Bislett Games, which is a part of the IAAF Diamond League, at the Bislett Stadium in Norway.

James, in tough conditions, ran 44.78 to win the Men’s 400m ahead of Botswana’s Isaac Makwala (45.45) and Jamaica’s Christopher Taylor (45.52).

Oslo marks James’ second straight win on the Diamond League circuit after producing a 44.54 effort to win in Rome on June 6^th.

2019 World Championships silver medallist Danniel Thomas-Dodd threw 19.04m for fourth in the Women’s shot put. The USA’s Chase Ealey threw a personal best 20.13m to win ahead of the Netherlands’ Jessica Schilder (19.46m) and Portugal’s Auriol Dongmo (19.43m).