Chijindu Ujah wins men’s 100 metres in 9.98 seconds
The British athlete set a new record at the Diamond League meeting.
Chijindu Ujah set a new meeting record as he won the men’s 100 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Rabat.
Ujah ran a time of 9.98 seconds – beating the previous record of 10.12 held by Justin Gatlin – a season’s best time and just short of his personal best. Fellow British athlete Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake was third, clocking 10.18.
In the men’s high jump, Britain’s Robbie Grabarz finished second behind Andriy Protsenko with a leap of 2.27.
There were third-place finishes for Brits Eilidh Doyle and Zharnel Hughes in the women’s 400m hurdles and men’s 200m respectively.
Meanwhile, there was a significant home win for Morocco’s Soufiane El-Bakkali in the men’s 3000m steeplechase. His personal best time of 8:05.12 saw him go top of the standings and confirm his place in the Diamond League Final.
