Hamish Kerr sails to victory
Cordell Tinch, the dominant force in the 110m hurdles this season, equalled the meeting record of 12.92 that has stood since 1989.
The world leader had a relatively slow start to the race, but once he found his groove, Tinch pulled away for a comfortable win. Enrique Llopis (13.12) and Jamal Britt (13.21) finished in second and third place, respectively.
Kenya’s Nelly Chepchirchir produced a stunning upset in the women’s 1500m, beating Olympic silver medallist Jess Hull on the line.
Hull left Chepchirchir in her shadow at the bell and looked set for a dominant win. But the Australian ace dramatically ran out of steam with Chepchirchir taking the win in 3:56.99 to Hull’s 3:57.02.
In the men’s high jump, New Zealand’s Olympic champion Hamish Kerr topped the podium as the only man to clear 2.32m on his first attempt. Oleh Doroshchuk claimed second place with 2.30m and JuVaughn Harrison third with 2.25m.
Audrey Werro delighted the Swiss crowd as she clocked a superb national record in the women’s 800m to take the series title with a time of 1:55.91. Great Britain’s Georgia Hunter Bell finished in a close second place with a personal best of 1:55.96.
In the men’s two-lap race, reigning Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi pipped a fast-approaching Max Burgin at the line.
Wanyonyi opened a comfortable lead with 200m to go before Burgin launched his challenge, going toe-to-toe with the Kenyan star. A grimacing Wanyonyi held on for the win in a time of 1:42.37 with Burgin finishing on his heels in 1:42.42.