Stars at the Diamond League
Last Weekend's PUMA Running Highlights
June 7, 2023Last Weekend's PUMA Running Highlights
June 7, 2023It’s time for another PUMA Athlete athletics round up! Last weekend, our PUMA Athletes took part in competitions across the globe – including the third meeting of the Diamond League circuit in Florence, Italy. Read on to find out which athletes made it onto the podium. π₯π₯π₯
JuVaughn Harrison
Larissa Iapichino
The Diamond League
The annual Diamond League consists of 14 track and field competitions across the globe. This weekend, our PUMA athletes competed in Florence, Italy in the third series of the league – with athletes securing important medals.
GOLD
π₯ JuVaughn Harrison (USA) – High Jump – 2.32m
π₯ Andy Diaz (CUB) – Triple Jump – 17.75m (+0.9)
π₯ Larissa Iapichino (ITA) – Long Jump – 6.79m (0.7)
SILVER
π₯ Tina Sutej (SLO) – Pole Vault – 4.71m
π₯ Jason Joseph (SUI) – 110m Hurdles – 13.10 (-0.2) and a national record
π₯ Sanghyeok Woo (KOR) – High Jump – 2.30m
BRONZE
π₯ Nina Kennedy (AUS) – Pole Vault – 4.61m
π₯ Lazaro Martinez (CUB) – Triple Jump – 17.15m
π₯ Luis Enriques Sayas (CUB) – High Jump – 2.27m
Andy Diaz
Sanghyeok Woo
The FBK Games
Our PUMA Athletes continued to impress at the FBK Games: an annual track and field competition in The Netherlands as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings (International Association of Athletics Federations).
π₯ Mondo Duplantis (SWE) achieved a World Lead (highest result of the current season) with his pole vault jump of 6.11m…
π₯ …while Kurtis Marshall (AUS) achieved second place with a pole vault jump of 5.81m.
π₯ Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) won high jump with a height of 2m.
π₯ Ditaji Kambundji (SUI) achieved bronze in 100m hurdles with a time of 12.78s.
Music City Track Carnival
π₯ KC Lightfoot (USA) – Pole Vault – 6.07m – and national record with an improvement on the previous record by 2cm!
π₯ Natalliah Whyte (JAM) – 200m – 22.39 (+1.2) – and personal best
π₯ Andrennete Knight (JAM) – 400m hurdles – 54.20
Racers Grand Prix
π₯ Charokee Young (JAM) – 400m – 51.11
π₯ Shaniecka Ricketts (JAM) – Triple Jump – 14.35m (-1.5)
π₯ Shericka Jackson (JAM) – 100m – 10.78 (+1.6)
Portland Track Festival
The PUMA Elite Running group entered the Portland Track Festival with big success.
π₯ Taylor Werner (USA) – 5000m – 15:03.13 – and personal best
π₯ Amon Kemboi (KEN) – 1500m – 3:34.12 – and personal best
π₯ Natosha Rogers (USA) – 5000m – 15:10.17
Other Winners Include…
π₯ Leyanis Perez (CUB) – Triple Jump – 14.65m (+1.3) at Meeting Di Lucca
π₯ Piotr Lisek (POL) – Pole Vault – 5.82m at Orlen Janusz Kusocinski Memorial
π₯ Mikel Vidal (CUB) – Long Jump – 7.92m (+1.0) at Meeting Di Lucca
π₯ Luis Zayas (CUB) – High Jump – 2.31m and personal best at Atletica 2000 Meeting
π₯ Pal Haugen Lillefosse (NOR) – Pole Vault – 5.72m at Trond Mohn Games
π₯ Hector Santos (ESP) – Long Jump – 8.01m (+1.2) at Trofeo de Atletismo Ciudad de Salamanca
π₯ Wilhem Belocian (FRA) – 110m Hurdles – 13.24 (+0.4) at Montreuil International Meeting
π₯ Topi Raitanen (FIN) – 3000m Steeple Chase – 8:24.77 and personal best at Trond Mohn Games