Summary

  • Watch BBC iPlayer coverage of day two of Diamond League Final in Zurich

  • BBC Radio 5 Live commentary also available at top of page

  • Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell sets new personal best to finish second in women's 800m

  • Dina Asher-Smith finishes second in women's 200m after third in 100m

  • Max Burgin second in men's 800m

  • Global stars Karsten Warholm, Femke Bol, Julien Alfred and Noah Lyles also competing

  • Last major meeting before World Championships in Tokyo next month

  1. Next stop: Tokyopublished at 20:59 BST 28 August

    The 2025 Diamond League championsImage source, Getty Images

    The 2025 Diamond League champions have been crowned.

    And now it's on to the big one!

    The World Athletics Championships are now just 15 days away and athletes will be heading off to their various pre-champs training camps to finalise their preparations.

    You can view the full British squad as named on Tuesday here.

    And you'll be able to follow coverage of the worlds across the BBC from 13-21 September as the sport's biggest names again go head-to-head in pursuit of global titles.

    We can't wait - catch you then!

  2. 'I know what I'm capable of' - Asher-Smithpublished at 20:57 BST 28 August

    Dina Asher-Smith speaking to BBC World Service Sport after her second-place finish in the 200m and third in the 100m: "They were really good performances from me. With it being so close to the World Championships, I didn’t know if I was going to contest both.

    "I did a great performance in the 100m, I definitely think I have more in me. I’m excited to run a season's best. To run the 200m on tired legs, that was quite a pleasant outcome and I almost won. Everyone always wants to win so I’m disappointed not to win but with a 10.94 in my legs, that’s a great performance.

    "I’ve been a good place for a while. Morgan [Lake] doing 2m yesterday [in the high jump], it was such a beautiful performance and great moment for her and everyone British. I took so much inspiration from her and I channelled that today.

    "I’m really happy and I’m so proud of myself to be competitive. With a huge coaching change and changing continents halfway through the season, it's testament to the great people I’ve got around me and my own resilience. I know what I’m capable of and I’m in great shape and I’m not going to let anything stop me."

  3. Diamond League 2025 champions - field eventspublished at 20:54 BST 28 August

    Armand DuplantisImage source, Getty Images
    • Discus - Valarie Allman & Mykolas Alekna
    • High jump - Nicola Olyslagers & Hamish Kerr
    • Pole vault - Katie Moon & Armand Duplantis
    • Long jump - Larissa Iapichino & Simon Ehammer
    • Shot put - Jessica Schilder & Joe Kovacs
    • Triple jump - Leyanis Perez & Andy Diaz
    • Javelin - Elina Tzengko & Julian Weber
  4. Diamond League 2025 champions - track eventspublished at 20:51 BST 28 August

    Media caption,

    Diamond League Zurich 2025: Britain's Dina Asher-Smith comes third in 100m

    • 100m - Julien Alfred & Christian Coleman
    • 200m - Brittany Brown & Noah Lyles
    • 400m - Salwa Eid Naser & Jacory Patterson
    • 800m - Audrey Werro & Emmanuel Wanyonyi
    • 1500m - Nelly Chepchirchir & Niels Laros
    • 3,000m - Aleshign Baweke & Jimmy Gressier
    • 100m/110m hurdles - Ackera Nugent & Cordell Tinch
    • 400m hurdles - Femke Bol & Karsten Warholm
    • 3,000m steeplechase - Faith Cherotich & Frederik Ruppert
  5. Time to 'lock in' on 800m for Hunter Bellpublished at 20:47 BST 28 August

    Women's 800m

    Georgia Hunter BellImage source, Getty Images

    Here's what Georgia Hunter Bell had to say after her second-place finish in the women's 800m final, speaking to BBC World Service Sport: "I ran 1:55, which is a big PB for me, so I’m really happy about that and it bodes well for Tokyo."

    On her decision to race the 800m, as opposed to the 1500m, at the upcoming worlds in Tokyo: “I haven’t really been doing focused 800m training, we only decided a week ago that I was going to do the 800 so now I can go and lock in.

    “I’m in a very similar position across both [800m and 1500m] fighting for medals, there’s a clear leader in the 1500 with Faith Kipyegon and the 800 with Keely [Hodgkinson], so it was just about looking at how deep each field is, what I’m enjoying and what I can do best in."

  6. Lyles edges Tebogo showdownpublished at 20:43 BST 28 August

    Men's 200m

    It couldn't be much closer!

    Noah Lyles and Letsile Tebogo bound down the home straight side-by-side, going stride for stride.

    And it's the American who successfully overhauls his rival to win in 19.74 seconds!

    Tebogo clocks 19.76, equalling his season's best. Now that has certainly whet the appetite before the World Championships.

    Noah LylesImage source, Getty Images
  7. Postpublished at 20:40 BST 28 August

    Men's 200m

    Letsile Tebogo is giving nothing away on the start line. Noah Lyles points to the sky before applauding the crowd.

    A final chance for both to make a big statement before Tokyo.

  8. Lyles and Tebogo set for showdownpublished at 20:38 BST 28 August

    Men's 200m

    We've got a blockbuster finale to tonight's action on the track in the men's 200m.

    The Olympic and world 200m champions are about to go head-to-head, as Letsile Tebogo and Noah Lyles meet in Zurich.

    Olympic 100m champion Lyles had to settle for bronze in the longer sprint distance in Paris last summer, but boasts the fastest time in the world this year with 19.63 seconds.

    Letsile Tebogo and Noah LylesImage source, Getty Images
  9. Iapichino retains women's long jump crown by 1cmpublished at 20:36 BST 28 August

    Women's long jump

    Italy's Larissa Iapichino edged Germany's Malaika Mihambo by one centimetre to retain her crown in the women's long jump.

    The 23-year-old took the lead in round three with a jump of 6.93m - 12cm shy of her personal best.

    Mihambo, a European, world and Olympic gold medallist, then produced a leap of 6.92m in the final round but landed agonisingly short of victory.

    France's Hilary Kpatcha finished third with a best jump of 6.75m.

  10. Asher-Smith second to Brown in 200mpublished at 20:33 BST 28 August

    Women's 200m

    Dina Asher-Smith upgrades from third in the 100m final to second in the 200m, clocking 22.18 seconds to finish behind American Brittany Brown.

    Brown had to win that to book her place at the World Championships and that incentive powers her to victory in 22.13.

    Amy Hunt finishes fifth in 22.61.

  11. Hunt joins Asher-Smith in 200mpublished at 20:30 BST 28 August

    Women's 200m

    Dina Asher-Smith, back in action after racing the 100m earlier this evening and Amy Hunt are both doubling up in the sprints at the World Championships.

    They both go into tonight's 200m final with equal season's bests of 22.14 seconds, after their photo finish at the UK Championships earlier this month.

    American McKenzie Long is the fastest in this line-up in 2025 with a best of 21.93.

    Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-SmithImage source, Getty Images
  12. Germany’s Weber breaks PB to win men’s javelinpublished at 20:27 BST 28 August

    Men's javelin

    Germany’s Julian Weber twice broke his personal best to win the men’s javelin.

    The 30-year-old, who set his previous best of 91.06m in Doha in May – a throw which was also the world leading distance for 2025, threw 91.37m and later 91.51m to clinch the Diamond League title.

    He was the only athlete to throw over 90m in Zurich.

    Reigning world champion Neeraj Chopra (India) finished second after throwing 85.01m in the final round to overtake Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad & Tobago), who finished third (84.95m).

  13. Burgin pushes Olympic champion Wanyonyipublished at 20:24 BST 28 August

    Men's 800m

    Great race!

    Max Burgin pushes Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi all the way to the line.

    He is right there with the World Championships just two weeks away.

    Wanyonyi wins in one minute 42.37 seconds, with Burgin going within 0.06 seconds of a personal best in 1:42.42.

    Canada's world champion Marco Arop has to settle for third.

  14. Postpublished at 20:22 BST 28 August

    Men's 800m

    Max Burgin is following Emmanuel Wanyonyi closely as the pacemaker hits the bell in 49 seconds flat.

    And now Wanyonyi goes, with Burgin leading the chase!

  15. Burgin chasing world's bestpublished at 20:20 BST 28 August

    Men's 800m

    Max Burgin at the London Diamond LeagueImage source, Getty Images

    It's the turn of the men's 800m runners now, and Britain's Max Burgin will once again attempt to go toe-to-toe with the world's best.

    Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi and world champion Marco Arop are among four athletes in the line-up to have run sub-1:42 for two laps.

    Burgin has lowered his personal best to 1:42.36 this season as he edges closer to Sebastian Coe's long-standing British record - and the sort of times he expects will be required to make it onto the podium.

  16. Greece's Tzengko wins women's javelinpublished at 20:18 BST 28 August

    Women's javelin

    Greece’s Elina Tzengko has won her first Diamond League title in the women’s javelin.

    The former European champion led from round one, throwing 64.57m.

    Serbia’s Adriana Vilagos (62.96m) and Jo-Ane du Plessis (62.26m) finished second and third but reigning Olympic, world, and Diamond League champion Haruka Kitaguchi (Japan) came in last place with a throw of 60.72m.

  17. Postpublished at 20:17 BST 28 August

    Women's 800m

    Georgia Hunter Bell will be pleased with the personal best, but she will feel she should have won that final.

    The 31-year-old just left it a bit too late before making her move, gliding past her rivals one by one but just running out of room as she made her way across to Audrey Werro.

    That makes Werro and Hunter Bell the second and third-fastest 800m runners this year behind Keely Hodgkinson heading into the World Championships.

  18. Hunter Bell takes second behind Werropublished at 20:13 BST 28 August

    Women's 800m

    Here comes Georgia Hunter Bell - but has she left it too late?

    So close!

    Audrey Werro just manages to hang on with Hunter Bell closing in fast down the home straight.

    It's a national record one minute 55.91 seconds for the in-form Werro, while Hunter Bell completes her World Championships preparations with a personal best 1:55.96.

  19. Postpublished at 20:11 BST 28 August

    Women's 800m

    Georgia Hunter Bell has positioned herself in the middle of the pack as they hit the bell.

    Home favourite Audrey Werro hits the front...

  20. Hunter Bell all-in on 800mpublished at 20:08 BST 28 August

    Women's 800m

    Georgia Hunter BellImage source, Getty Images

    Georgia Hunter Bell will be hoping to make a final statement of intent in Zurich ahead of the World Championships.

    The 31-year-old Olympic 1500m bronze medallist has elected to focus solely on the 800m in Tokyo, which will likely see her compete against training partner and Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson.

    Hunter Bell has a personal best of 1:56.28 in the 800m and has already taken Diamond League wins in London and Stockholm this season.

    Hodgkinson is absent after only returning from injury in August, but Hunter Bell does have Switzerland's Audrey Werro, the second-fastest this year, for company.