Late burst secures Lausanne hat-trick for Broadbell

Rasheed Broadbell finished like a runaway train to upstage Olympic Games champion Grant Holloway of the United States in the 110-metre hurdles event at the Lausanne Wanda Diamond League meet yesterday.

Lausanne has become a happy hunting ground for Broadbell as the Paris bronze medallist won the Lausanne hurdles race for the third consecutive year. His wins in the Swiss city included a personal best of 12.99 seconds in 2022.

Broadbell was fourth with less than two barriers to go before displaying awesome finishing speed after coming off the final hurdle to win the event in 13.10. For the third year in succession at the meet he got the better of Holloway, who ended second in 13.14. It was the American's first defeat of the season in the event.

Jamaica's Hansle Parchment finished third in 13.23.

The 24-year-old Broadbell said he loves competing at the venue.

"It felt really great here to win here again. I am undefeated in Lausanne. The atmosphere is always fantastic and it is a pleasure to come here and put on a show and I think I did that," said Broadbell, who expressed that he could have gone faster.

Five other Jamaican athletes had top-three finishes at the meet. There were second-place finishes for Rushell Clayton in the women's 400m hurdles and Wayne Pinnock in the men's long jump.

Clayton led for eight barriers before being passed by Femke Bol of the Netherlands, who won in 52.25 seconds to break her one-year-old meet record of 52.76.

Clayton clocked in 53.32 for second as compatriots Janieve Russell (54.48) and Andrenette Knight (54.93) were third and fourth, respectively.

"The atmosphere in the stadium was great. This was my first race since the Olympics and I just wanted to see how my body felt. It felt really good so I am happy and I am just looking forward to my next race in a few days," said Clayton.

In the men's long jump, the top two in Paris finished in the same order in Lausanne. Pinnock, who took the lead with 8.01m after his third attempt, looked like pulling off a win and scoring his first win over Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece, who held third with 7.97m going into his final attempt.

Like he has done on so many occasions, Tentoglou used his sixth and final effort to get the better of Pinnock, with a winning mark of 8.06m.

Jamaica's Tajay Gayle (7.92m) and Carey McLeod (7.82m) were fourth and seventh, respectively.

After her disappointment in the women's 100m hurdles final in Paris where she failed to finish, Ackera Nugent placed third in the event yesterday.

With five of the finalists from Paris competing, Nugent was just edged out by Grace Stark of the United States for second. Both athletes were awarded the same time, 12.38 seconds.

In taking the event, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico made it three wins in a row in Lausanne after clocking 12.35 to equal her season's best.

Danielle Williams, the other Jamaican in the event, ended fifth in 12.53.

In women's sprinting, Tia Clayton, who was fifth in the 100m in Paris, was fifth in Lausanne on her Diamond League debut, clocking 11.10 seconds.

The race was won by Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain in a season's best 10.88, ahead of Tamari Davis of the United States, 10.97, while Mujinga Kambundji of Switzerland placed third in 11.06.

Three other Jamaicans competed. Danniel Thomas-Dodd ended fifth in the women's shot put with 18.78m, while Lamara Distin was seventh in the women's high jump with 1.88m and Natoya Goule-Toppn placed eighth in the 800m in 1:59.68.

The Diamond League continues with four more meetings: On Sunday in Silesia, Poland; on August 30 in Rome; the Weltklasse meet in Zurich on September 5; the finals in Brussels on September 13-14.