{"id":3890,"date":"2026-06-04T22:22:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/?p=3890"},"modified":"2026-06-04T22:43:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:43:47","slug":"lyles-shines-as-rome-delivers-four-world-leads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/lyles-shines-as-rome-delivers-four-world-leads\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyles shines as Rome delivers four world leads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Olympic champion Noah Lyles <\/strong>stole the spotlight, four athletes produced world-leading performances, and the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea<\/strong> once again delivered world-class athletics as Rome <\/strong>hosted the fourth stop of the Wanda Diamond League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The headline event of the evening was the men\u2019s 100 metres, where Lyles powered to victory in 9.88 (+0.4), confirming his excellent early-season form. Italy\u2019s Marcell Jacobs finished fifth in 9.99, returning below the 10-second barrier after almost two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four athletes left Rome with world-leading marks. Ethiopia\u2019s Likina Amebaw <\/strong>dominated the women\u2019s 5000m in 14:18.41, while Slovakia\u2019s Emma Zapletalov\u00e1 <\/strong>clocked 52.58 in the women\u2019s 400m hurdles, the third-fastest European performance in history. American Trey Cunningham <\/strong>ran 12.98 (+0.5) to win the men\u2019s 110m hurdles, and Sri Lanka\u2019s Ramesh Tharanga Pathirage <\/strong>produced one of the performances of the night with a huge javelin throw of 92.62m, the eighth-best mark ever recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another key highlight on the track was the women\u2019s 200m, where Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred <\/strong>of Saint Lucia defeated reigning world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the United States, 21.93 to 22.17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The home crowd also had plenty to celebrate as Italian athletes claimed three victories. Leonardo Fabbri <\/strong>won the shot put with 22.14m, Andy Diaz <\/strong>triumphed in the triple jump with 17.59m, and Matteo Sioli <\/strong>took top honours in the high jump with a clearance of 2.28m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elsewhere, France\u2019s Gabriel Tual <\/strong>won the men\u2019s 800 metres in 1:43.98. Norway\u2019s Henriette Jaeger <\/strong>impressed in the women\u2019s 400 metres, taking victory in 49.60, while Great Britain\u2019s world indoor champion Georgia Hunter Bell<\/strong> captured the women\u2019s 1500m in 3:58.63.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The women\u2019s pole vault produced one of the strongest competitions of the season, with Britain\u2019s Molly Caudery <\/strong>emerging victorious as three athletes cleared 4.80m, including Olympic champion Nina Kennedy of Australia and Switzerland\u2019s Angelica Moser. In the men\u2019s long jump, Bulgaria\u2019s Bozhidar Saraboyukov <\/strong>edged Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou by two centimetres with a leap of 8.26m. Jamaica\u2019s Megan Simmonds <\/strong>rounded out the list of winners with victory in the women\u2019s 100m hurdles in 12.50 (+0.8).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With elite fields, world-leading marks and outstanding performances across the programme, the Golden Gala once again lived up to its reputation as one of the crown jewels of the Diamond League circuit.

RESULTS<\/a> – PHOTOS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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