Diamond League Stockholm: Britons Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie claim victories

Britons Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie both claimed victories at the Stockholm Diamond League, as Swedish pole vault star Armand Duplantis went close to setting another world record on home soil.

Olympic silver medallist Muir, 31, showed an impressive turn of speed as she burst clear in the final 200m to win the women’s 1500m in three minutes 57.99 seconds.

“To be running what I am now and knowing that I have a couple more months of training before the Olympics is very exciting going forward,” said Muir, who began her outdoor season by running 3:56.35 for fourth place in Eugene last week.

“It is all about August this year. That is when I need to be at my best.”

While not an official Diamond League race – meaning no points were on offer as athletes look to qualify for September’s final – Muir’s fellow Scot Reekie, 26, controlled the women’s 800m to win in 1:57.79.

Olympic and world champion Duplantis sought to break the men’s pole vault world record for the ninth time as he was cheered on by his home crowd.

After claiming victory as the only athlete over 6.00m, the 24-year-old went agonisingly close but failed to go clear in three attempts at 6.25m.

British world bronze medallist Ben Pattison finished fourth in the men’s 800m in a season’s best 1:44.44. Elliot Giles was sixth in 1:45.10, while former 1500m world champion Jake Wightman clocked 1:45.35 for eighth as he continued his return to fitness following an injury-disrupted 2023.

Revee-Walcott-Nolan was sixth in the women’s 1500m in a personal best 4:00.77.

Jamaica’s world champion Shericka Jackson ran a season’s best 22.69secs to win the women’s 200m as Britain’s Amy Hunt finished third in 22.92secs.

Elsewhere, Dutch world 400m hurdles champion Femke Bol posted her fastest ever season opener in 53.07 seconds.