2018 Rabat DL: Results Meeting International Mohammed VI D'Athletisme de Rabat, Rabat (Prince Moulay Abdellah)

The ninth meeting of the 2018 Diamond League was held in Rabat, Morroco, on Friday, July 13. The Meeting Internaitonal Mohammed VI D’Athletisme de Rabat had some awesome races.

“It was so pure and fun”@__coleman, the #RabatDL 100m winner, recalls the first time he stepped on the track ðŸŽ¥ðŸ‘‰ https://t.co/9prcXZh3xE pic.twitter.com/9lt5GOWRby
— IAAF Diamond League (@Diamond_League) July 14, 2018

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There was a tremendous Men’s 100 meters, with Christian Coleman, Ronnie Baker, Noah Lyles and Mike Rodgers. The men’s 1,5000 meters was very deep, with tenth place at 3:35.15. Caster Semenya’s 1000 meter run was a screamer, and a NR. Shaunae Miller-Uibo won the 200 meters, taking the win from Dina Asher-Smith, who is racing with a new found confidence.

Here’s the highlight video and what follows are the complete results. Each Diamond League meet has been had some fantastic rivalries.

Meeting International Mohammed VI D’Athletisme de Rabat
Rabat (Prince Moulay Abdellah), 13/07/2018

Men’s results

100 Metres – Men – Diamond Discipline Wind: -0.4 m/s
Pts
1 Coleman , Christian USA 9.98 8
2 Baker , Ronnie USA 9.98 7
3 Lyles , Noah USA 9.99 6
4 Rodgers , Michael USA 10.01 5
5 Prescod , Reece GBR 10.09 4
6 Ujah , Chijindu GBR 10.19 3
7 Kiryu , Yoshihide JPN 10.20 2
8 CissÃ© , Arthur CIV 10.22 1
9 Mohammed , Abdullah Abkar KSA 10.30

400 Metres – Men – Diamond Discipline
Pts
1 Bloomfield , Akeem JAM 44.33 8
2 Haroun , Abdalleleh QAT 44.69 7
3 Hudson-Smith , Matthew GBR 44.79 6
4 Santos , LuguelÃn DOM 44.80 5
5 Dedewo , Paul USA 44.82 4
6 Cherry , Michael USA 45.40 3

1500 Metres – Men – Diamond Discipline
Pts
1 Kaazouzi , Brahim MAR 3:33.22 8
2 Ingebrigtsen , Filip NOR 3:33.40 7
3 Souleiman , Ayanleh DJI 3:33.42 6
4 HoluÅ¡a , Jakub CZE 3:33.80 5
5 Da’Vall Grice , Charles GBR 3:34.20 4
6 Gregson , Ryan AUS 3:34.38 3
7 Wote , Aman ETH 3:34.39 2
8 Simotwo , Charles Cheboi KEN 3:34.75 1
9 Lewandowski , Marcin POL 3:35.06
10 Centrowitz , Matthew USA 3:35.17
11 Ouldha , Hicham MAR 3:35.35
12 Essalhi , YounÃ©ss MAR 3:36.28
13 Tolosa , Taresa ETH 3:38.53
14 Debjani , Ismael BEL 3:39.27
Akbache , Mounir FRA DNF
Elkaam , Fouad MAR DNF
Kibet , Vincent KEN DNF

3000 Metres – Men – Diamond Discipline
Pts
1 Kejelcha , Yomif ETH 7:32.93 8
2 Balew , Birhanu BRN 7:34.26 7
3 McSweyn , Stewart AUS 7:34.79 6
4 Chelimo , Paul USA 7:34.83 5
5 Edris , Muktar ETH 7:36.13 4
6 Gebrhiwet , Hagos ETH 7:36.49 3
7 Hill , Ryan USA 7:36.81 2
8 Jenkins , Eric USA 7:38.19 1
9 Bouqantar , Soufiyan MAR 7:39.42
10 Rutto , Cyrus KEN 7:42.53
11 Birgen , Bethwell KEN 7:42.72
12 Hadis , Abadi ETH 7:42.83
13 Akankam , Hicham MAR 7:51.09
14 Outalha , Mouhcine MAR 7:51.55
15 Kissa , Stephen UGA 7:54.32
16 Abid , Mohammed MAR 8:07.67
GÃ³mez , JesÃºs ESP DNF
Iguider , Abdelaati MAR DNF
Letting , Vincent KEN DNF
Doukkana , Rabii MAR DNS

3000 Metres Steeplechase – Men – Diamond Discipline
Pts
1 Kigen , Benjamin KEN 8:06.19 8
2 Beyo , Chala ETH 8:07.27 7
3 Elbakkali , Soufiane MAR 8:09.58 6
4 Bor , Hillary USA 8:12.20 5
5 Hughes , Matthew CAN 8:13.13 4
6 Kibiwott , Abraham KEN 8:14.35 3
7 Ezzaydouny , Ibrahim MAR 8:14.62 2
8 Bett , Nicholas Kiptonui KEN 8:17.83 1
9 Carro , Fernando ESP 8:19.30
10 Kirui , Amos KEN 8:20.00
11 Tindouft , Mohamed MAR 8:21.13
12 Kipruto , Conseslus KEN 8:27.36
13 Meyan , Cleophas Kandie KEN 8:27.57
14 Ben Zahra , Abdelkarim MAR 8:30.48
15 Bayer , Andrew USA 8:35.69
16 Haileselassie , Yemane ERI 8:40.10
Kipsang , Lawrence Kemboi KEN DNF
Sassioui , Mounaime MAR DNF
Sigueni , Hicham MAR DNF

Pole Vault – Men – Diamond Discipline
Pts
1 Kendricks , Sam USA 5.86 8
2 Wojciechowski , Pawel POL 5.80 7
3 Morgunov , Timur ANA 5.80 6
4 Barber , Shawnacy CAN 5.60 5
5 Braz , Thiago BRA 5.60 4
6 FilippÃdis , KonstadÃnos GRE 5.60 3
6 Huang , Bokai CHN 5.60 3
8 Houston , Scott USA 5.45 1
8 Lavillenie , Renaud FRA 5.45 1
8 Marschall , Kurtis AUS 5.45 1

Long Jump – Men – Promotional Event
Wind
1 Gayle , Tajay JAM 8.09 +0.1
2 Dendy , Marquis USA 8.05 -0.3
3 Lawson , Jarrion USA 8.03 -0.7
4 Nilsson Montler , Thobias SWE 7.85 -0.8
5 Gaisah , Ignisious NED 7.81 +0.5
6 Visser , Zarck RSA 7.79 -0.1
7 Berrabah , Yahya MAR 7.78 -0.3
8 Khoua , Mouhcine MAR 7.62 +0.6

Javelin Throw – Men – Diamond Discipline
Pts
1 Kirt , Magnus EST 89.75 8
2 Hofmann , Andreas GER 88.58 7
3 Vadlejch , Jakub CZE 85.31 6
4 RÃ¶hler , Thomas GER 85.19 5
5 Chopra , Neeraj IND 83.32 4
6 Magour , Ahmed Bader QAT 83.30 3
7 Walcott , Keshorn TTO 83.26 2
8 Mardare , Andrian MDA 81.28 1
9 Å trobinders , Rolands LAT 78.96

Women’s results

200 Metres – Women – Diamond Discipline Wind: -0.5 m/s
Pts
1 Miller-Uibo , Shaunae BAH 22.29 8
2 Asher-Smith , Dina GBR 22.40 7
3 Prandini , Jenna USA 22.60 6
4 Thomas , Gabrielle USA 22.70 5
5 AhourÃ© , Murielle CIV 22.70 4
6 Williams , Jodie GBR 23.26 3
7 Okagbare-Ighoteguonor , Blessing NGR 23.42 2
8 Forbes , Shashalee JAM 23.51 1

800 Metres – Women – Diamond Discipline
Pts
1 Niyonsaba , Francine BDI 1:57.90 8
2 Goule , Natoya JAM 1:58.33 7
3 Arafi , Rababe MAR 1:58.84 6
4 Wambui , Margaret Nyairera KEN 1:59.09 5
5 Tuei , Emily Cherotich KEN 1:59.19 4
6 Akkaoui , Malika MAR 1:59.27 3
7 Sharp , Lynsey GBR 1:59.86 2
8 Roesler , Laura USA 2:00.56 1
9 Sum , Eunice Jepkoech KEN 2:03.51
KÃ©ri , Bianka HUN DNF

1000 Metres – Women – Promotional Event

1 Semenya , Caster RSA 2:31.01
2 Brown , Ce’aira USA 2:35.85
3 Edwards , Kaela USA 2:36.13
4 Nanyondo , Winnie UGA 2:36.13
5 Jepkosgei , Nelly KEN 2:37.41
6 Verstegen-Wolters , Sanne NED 2:37.49
7 Chebet , Winny KEN 2:37.82
8 Guerrero Puigdevall , Esther ESP 2:37.85
9 Hilali , Siham MAR 2:41.17
10 Nalyanya , Eglay Nafuna KEN 2:41.19
11 Benkassem , Khadija MAR 2:46.39
Williams , Chrishuna USA DNF

5000 Metres – Women – Diamond Discipline
Pts
1 Obiri , Hellen KEN 14:21.75 8
2 Hassan , Sifan NED 14:22.34 7
3 Gidey , Letesenbet ETH 14:23.14 6
4 Teferi , Senbere ETH 14:23.33 5
5 Tirop , Agnes Jebet KEN 14:24.24 4
6 Dibaba , Genzebe ETH 14:42.98 3
7 McColgan , Eilish GBR 14:52.83 2
8 Kipkirui , Caroline Chepkoech KEN 14:55.63 1
9 Scott , Dominique RSA 15:11.65
10 Huddle , Molly USA 15:21.24
11 Nabeshima , Rina JPN 15:27.54
12 Twell , Stephanie GBR 15:36.45
13 Farkoussi , Kaoutar MAR 15:48.73
Bahta , Meraf SWE DNF
Cherono , Eva KEN DNF
Fentie , Kalkidan ETH DNF
Kite , Gloria Chebiwatt KEN DNF
Tverdostup , Tamara UKR DNF

100 Metres Hurdles – Women – Diamond Discipline Wind: +0.1 m/s
Pts
1 McNeal , Brianna USA 12.51 8
2 Nelvis , Sharika USA 12.58 7
3 Manning , Christina USA 12.72 6
4 Harper-Nelson , Dawn USA 12.86 5
5 Amusan , Tobi NGR 12.87 4
6 Roleder , Cindy GER 12.87 3
7 Dutkiewicz , Pamela GER 12.89 2
8 Thompson , Yanique JAM 12.93 1
9 Boons , Eefje NED 13.32

High Jump – Women – Diamond Discipline
Pts
1 Demireva , Mirela BUL 1.94 8
2 Levchenko , Yuliya UKR 1.94 7
3 Lasitskene , Mariya ANA 1.90 6
3 Tabashnyk , Kateryna UKR 1.90 6
5 Lake , Morgan GBR 1.90 4
6 Skoog , Sofie SWE 1.90 3
7 Jungfleisch , Marie-Laurence GER 1.90 2
7 Okuneva , Oksana UKR 1.90 2
9 Spencer , Levern LCA 1.90

Triple Jump – Women – Diamond Discipline
Pts Wind
1 Ibarguen , Caterine COL 14.96 8 +0.1
2 Williams , Kimberly JAM 14.47 7 +0.4
3 Franklin , Tori USA 14.42 6 +0.4
4 Petrova , Gabriela BUL 14.40 5 -0.5
5 Soares , Nubia BRA 14.30 4 0.0
6 Peleteiro , Ana ESP 14.29 3 -0.7
7 Panturoiu , Andreea ROU 14.15 2 -0.9
8 Rypakova , Olga KAZ 13.83 1 -0.5
9 Diallo , Rouguy FRA 13.66 0.0

Shot Put – Women – Diamond Discipline
Pts
1 Schwanitz , Christina GER 19.40 8
2 Dubitskaya , Aliona BLR 19.21 7
3 Adams , Valerie NZL 18.93 6
4 Saunders , Raven USA 18.51 5
5 Crew , Brittany CAN 18.25 4
6 Ramsey , Je
ssica USA 18.17 3
7 Roos , Fanny SWE 18.06 2
8 Thomas-Dodd , Danniel JAM 18.04 1

Author

Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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