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Meanwhile, there was more frustration for Britain’s Molly Caudery in the women’s pole vault as she narrowly missed out on a podium spot.<\/p>\n
Caudery, who was eliminated from qualifying at the Paris Games with a no mark, jumped a best of 4.80m to finish fourth in Brussels, with Olympic champion Nina Kennedy clearing 4.88m to claim victory.<\/p>\n
Kenyan Faith Kipyegon stormed to victory in the women’s 1500m to win her fourth successive Diamond League title and fifth overall. <\/p>\n
The 30-year-old, who broke the Olympic record when claiming 1500m gold in Paris, was pushed hard by Ethopia’s Diribe Welteji but crossed the line in a meeting record time of three minutes 54.75 seconds.<\/p>\n
Olympic silver medallist Jess Hull of Australia was third. <\/p>\n
Britain’s Georgia Bell, who won bronze in Paris, and Melissa Courtney-Bryant finished seventh and ninth respectively.<\/p>\n
Olympic men’s 200m champion Letsile Tebogo missed out on a fifth straight Diamond League win of the season after being beaten by American Kenny Bednarek.<\/p>\n
Bednarek, who took silver in Paris, crossed the line just 0.13 seconds clear of Tebogo in a time of 19.67.<\/p>\n
Alexander Ogando of the Dominican Republic finished third in 19.97 – the only other athlete to go sub-20.<\/p>\n
In the men’s high jump, Italian Gianmarco Tamberi bounced back from his Olympic disappointment to claim victory.<\/p>\n
Tamberi, the 2020 Olympic champion, could only finish 11th in Paris after his preparations were hampered by illness and injury.<\/p>\n
But he returned to form by clearing 2.34m to edge out Oleh Doroshchuk of Ukraine, with South Korea’s Sanghyeok Woo third.<\/p>\n
The final event of the evening saw Olympic bronze medallist Femke Bol of the Netherlands claim her fourth successive Diamond League title with a dominant victory in the women’s 400m hurdles.<\/p>\n
Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was ineligible for the event having not competed on the Diamond League circuit this season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n