Summary

  1. Lyles wins with personal bestpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 20 July
    Breaking

    Men's 100m

    Noah Lyles takes it in 9.81 seconds in pretty comfortable fashion.

    It looks like he's got plenty more in the tank but just a reminder that he's heading to the Olympics with a new personal best under his belt.

  2. 'You might have been delayed, but you’re not denied'published at 15:52 British Summer Time 20 July

    Men's 100m

    Zharnel Hughes is shown a red card on the starting blocks at the Tokyo 2020 OlympicsImage source, Getty Images

    A shot at redemption is on the cards for Britain's Zharnel Hughes when he heads to Paris next week.

    The 29-year-old was shown a red card for a false start and disqualified in the final of the men's 100m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

    Hughes was escorted from the track as Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs went on to claim a surprise gold with American Fred Kerley taking silver and Canada's Andre De Grasse picked up bronze.

    There have been plenty of highs in the meantime for Hughes, including taking down Linford Christie's 30-year British 100m record with a run of 9.83 seconds in New York last year.

    "I would love to rewrite the history books after what happened in Tokyo," Hughes said.

    "I believe that [I would have won that final]. I felt it. I felt I was ready. Obviously, when that happened, everything stopped.

    "Recently I read a saying: 'You might have been delayed, but you’re not denied.' I believe that.

    "When it's my time, it will be my time."

  3. 'It's meteoric'published at 15:52 British Summer Time 20 July

    Men's 100m

    Dame Denise Lewis
    Athens 2000 Olympic heptathlon gold medallist on BBC TV

    It's meteoric, it is. Let's not get ahead of ourselves too much because he's [Louie Hinchliffe] only run sub 10 seconds once. When he gets more consistent then we can get more excited. I'm really excited to see how he copes with this field.

  4. Postpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 20 July

    Men's 100m

    Steve Cram
    Athletics commentator on BBC One

    Our last event in the Diamond League meeting in London and it couldn't really be better.

  5. Hinchliffe looking for positive finishpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 20 July

    Men's 100m

    We saw Louis Hinchliffe put in a promising run as part of the GB1 team in the men's 4x100m relay earlier, although it ended frustratingly as a breakdown in communication between Richard Kilty and Reece Prescod on the final handover saw the team fail to finish.

    Hinchliffe is the master of his own destiny now as he prepares for the 100m.

    The 22-year-old from Sheffield secured a fairytale Olympic qualification by winning the British 100m title last month.

    Media caption,

    Louie Hinchliffe wins UK 100m title

  6. Postpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 20 July

    Women's long jump

    Germany's Malaika Mihambo - the reigning Olympic champion - signs off in perfect fashion with victory.

    Katarina Johnson-Thompson has to settle for fifth.

  7. Another chance for Lyles to shinepublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 20 July

    Men's 100m

    Noah Lyles wears a gold medal and holds an American flagImage source, Getty Images

    American Noah Lyles never shies away from the limelight and he's likely to be front and centre when the world's eyes are fixed on the track in Paris in a couple of weeks.

    Lyles is a big talker and is often box office when you see him speaking at a news conference, but he backs it up with his performances.

    The 27-year-old took three golds at the World Championships in Budapest last year - winning the 100m, 200m and playing his part in the 4x100m relay.

    After picking up a bronze in the 200m at the Tokyo Games, Lyles has his sights set on gold this summer with potentially four up for grabs if he elects to compete in the 4x400m relay.

    Of the eight competing in today's 100m, Lyles has posted the quickest time this season - 9.83 seconds - but it's Jamaica's Kishane Thompson (9.77) who boasts the world lead for 2024.

  8. 'It's going to be special'published at 15:48 British Summer Time 20 July

    Men's 100m

    Zharnel Hughes holds out his arms and smiles as he runs next to Noah Lyles and Christian ColemanImage source, Getty Images

    Zharnel Hughes broke a 30-year British 200m record at last year's 50,000 sell-out London Diamond League before going on to become the first British man to make the 100m podium at a World Championships for 20 years with bronze in Budapest.

    The 29-year-old is hoping to use London - and the buzz of a home crowd - once again as a springboard to global success when he lines up for a tantalising 100m race at 15:52 BST.

    He will be joined on the start line by American superstar Noah Lyles, winner of three golds at last summer's World Championships, and Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, who took silver ahead of Hughes.

    "I’m looking forward to London, I feel it’s going to be special," says Hughes.

    "Last year was extraordinary. The fact it's the last Diamond League before the Olympic Games, it's going to be stacked and I want to lay something down there."

  9. Postpublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 20 July

    Women's 200m

    Colin Jackson
    Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC TV

    What a great run by Alfred, we didn't expect that from her especially when Dina [Asher-Smith] blasted out of the bend.

  10. Season best not enough for Britspublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 20 July

    Women's 200m

    Gabrielle Thomas looked out of it was around 20m to run but she put her foot to the pedal and claims victory on the line in 21.82 seconds.

    St Lucia's Julien Alfred was pipped to the line at 21.86 seconds with Dina Asher-Smith third, despite a season best of 22.07 seconds.

    Daryll Neita also posted a season best 22.20 seconds but had to settle for fourth.

  11. Postpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 20 July

    Women's 200m

    Steve Cram
    Athletics commentator on BBC One

    Dina [Asher-Smith] just couldn't quite hang on to it and again outside of 22 seconds.

  12. Thomas leaves it latepublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 20 July

    Women's 200m

    American Gabrielle Thomas just about times it right to win.

  13. Huge cheers for Asher-Smithpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 20 July

    Women's 200m

    2019 World champion Dina Asher-Smith gets a huge roar from the London Stadium crowd as she is introduced on the starting line.

  14. Postpublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 20 July

    Women's 200m

    Daryll Neita stormed over the line earlier in the women's 4x100m relay to wrap up victory in a world lead time of 41.55 seconds for the GB1 team.

    She's one of three Brits battling for success in the women's 200m alongside Dina Asher-Smith and Amy Hunt.

    Media caption,

    I know I've done the work - sprinter Daryll Neita on Olympic hopes

  15. Hudson-Smith on golden missionpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 20 July

    Harry Poole
    BBC Sport at London Stadium

    Matthew Hudson-SmithImage source, PA Media

    Matthew Hudson-Smith means business!

    What an incredible performance. A huge British and European record, his first ever sub-44 run, and now the 12th-fastest athlete of all-time.

    The 29-year-old stated his gold medal intentions immediately after falling agonisingly short of the world title last summer - and he is evidently going to take some stopping in Paris.

    He was escorted off the track in a wheelchair at last year's London Diamond League as Achilles tendonitis plagued his 2023 season. Now he is fit and healthy, anything feels possible.

  16. Watch GB win relay with world-leading timepublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 20 July

    Women's 4x100m relay

    With under a week until we watch the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, is it that much of a surprise that we are seeing new world-leading times set today?

    Keely Hodgkinson achieved that feat in the women's 800m and we also saw it earlier with the GB1 team in the women's 4x100m relay.

    Media caption,

    Great Britain win 4x100m with world lead time

  17. 'Target of gold'published at 15:37 British Summer Time 20 July

    Men's 400m

    Colin Jackson
    Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC TV

    Matt Hudson-SmithImage source, Reuters

    Matt Hudson-Smith nailed the beginning and was very committed. It's the final stage where he's in agony and he's using every bit of control to handle the lactic. Great run by Matt, really strong and it takes him into Paris with the target of gold.

    He's enjoying the fact he is producing the goods and that is great.

  18. Postpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 20 July

    Men's 400m

    Matt Mudson-Smith was in control of that race from gun to tape.

    He powered round the bend, had a look over each shoulder and then just eased off as he remarkably cross the line in a world-lead time and national record of 43.74 seconds.

    American Vernon Norwood was second with Jareem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago in third.

    A personal best for Charles Dobson sealed fourth.

  19. Hudson-Smith left them trailingpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 20 July

    Men's 400m

    Steve Cram
    Athletics commentator on BBC One

    Europe's best becoming the world's best!

    No reason to suggest Hudson-Smith can't go all the way at the Olympics and that will send a message all around the world.

    He left them trailing.

  20. New world-leading time from Hudson-Smithpublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 20 July
    Breaking

    Men's 400m

    Britain's Matt Hudson-Smith sets a world lead time of 43.74 seconds and he was almost walking over the line.

    That is very impressive!

    A very strong message sent to his Olympic rivals.