Official 2025 Paris Diamond League Live Discussion Thread (+ Live Reaction show at 5 pm ET Friday)

Anyone know the pace for the W1500? Seems like we're bound for a whole field sub-4 and half sub-3:56 if the M1500 was any indication

It is hot though…

1 KEJELCHA Yomif ETH 1 AUG 1997 2-3 12:47.84 SB 9 4
2 BALEW Birhanu BRN 27 FEB 1996 1-5 12:48.67 AR 13 2
3 BLANKS Graham USA 24 APR 2002 1-6 12:49.51 8 7
4 GRESSIER Jimmy FRA 4 MAY 1997 2-1 12:51.59 NR 5 16
5 TEFERA Samuel ETH 23 OCT 1999 1-10 12:53.44 PB 9 5
6 EL BAKKALI Soufiane MAR 7 JAN 1996 1-11 12:55.49 PB 3 24
7 YOUNG Nico USA 27 JUL 2002 2-2 12:55.71 10 3
8 SCHRUB Yann FRA 20 MAR 1996 1-12 12:56.57 PB 1 28
9 DAGUINOS Etienne FRA 15 FEB 2000 1-4 12:57.49 PB
10 CATROFE Santiago URU 13 FEB 1999 1-2 12:59.26 AR
11 SIME Mezgebu ETH 7 OCT 2005 1-8 13:04.51 6 13
12 KROP Jacob KEN 4 JUN 2001 1-7 13:05.04
13 DIDA Gemechu ETH 12 SEP 1999 1-3 13:05.89 SB
14 WILDSCHUTT Adriaan RSA 3 MAY 1998 1-9 13:28.67
15 GONDOUIN Valentin FRA 4 MAR 1999 1-1 13:29.79 SB
KIPRUGUT Boaz (PM) KEN 18 MAY 1998 2-6 DNF
THOMAS Jude (PM) AUS 17 MAR 2002 2-5 DNF
YIHUNE Addisu ETH 17 MAR 2003 2-4 DNF

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12:51 sounds like a pretty soft NR for a country as big as France

3k was first I'm pretty sure

yes, I noticed that too. leading the chase pack got to him. but I love him throwing caution to the wind and asserting himself like that.

Of the 72 (+2 indoor) sub-12:50s run before today, 43 (+1 indoor) came prior to 1/1/2020. Crazy stat

3:27 is low 7:20s equivalent. 8:18 is possible 3k state champ type level, albeit at some altitude in this case.

France isn't "big" re: population.

It is "big" regarding t&f popularity.

After this, lets see if Gressier follows through on his plans to switch to the Steeplechase.

Nice meet, good crowd, crazy 1500!

I believe Graham Blanks has bigger upside than Nico.

interesting...well if that's the case curious decision to have him run it first

Nico was quite the pacer for Graham today

I need FK to run the 1500 through to LA

cause what was that 1500?

Damn Georgia Bell got cut off and boxed in a bunch. That race was a mess, like the commentator said!

ya'll late to the live reaction

Do you feel better about the sport now that he had an off day? What is that makes you happy?

how good is gressier's kick? the 5k might not be super deep but ingebritsen and a few other great kickers could shut him out of the medal

Yeah, it kinda seems like she's lacking some confidence in the 1500 currently. I suspect she will go in on the 800 now, unless something changes. She wouldn't commit to a move to do what Chepchirchir did, even though it was not that hot a pace. I have no question if Jess Hull was in the race that thing would've been on with 400m to go.