Womens 400m -2024 London Diamond League-
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00:00It's the women's 400 metres.
00:03It is indeed, yes. Many people's favourite.
00:05One simple lap of the track here at the London Stadium.
00:09Fastest time in the world this year is by a certain Sydney McLaughlin-Lebrun.
00:13There's a sobering thought for Femke Bolle who runs so well in the 400 metre hurdles.
00:16Half an hour or so ago she won in 51.30.
00:19But Lebrun is a 48 second 400 metre runner.
00:21She's not here though. Talitha Diggs is.
00:23She's in lane 8th. 8th in Budapest last year at the World Championships.
00:275th in the world indoors, the American.
00:30Lavia Nielsen goes in lane 7.
00:322nd in the UK Olympic trials. She's going to Paris.
00:36She's had a personal best just a couple of weeks ago in Paris of 50.67.
00:42There in lane 6, Nikisha Price.
00:44The world number 2 this year.
00:45She's also the Jamaican champion.
00:47And she won the NCAAs a couple of months back.
00:50She's in fine form is Price.
00:52Natalia Kaczmarek.
00:53She is the European champion.
00:55One win, a personal best in Rome just a few weeks ago.
00:58Silver medalist from Budapest.
01:00Very consistent, the pole in 5.
01:02Amber Anning, the new find of Great Britain, over one lap this year.
01:05She's the world number 9.
01:07She's the 3rd fastest Briton of all time.
01:09Behind her is Kristina Hurugu and Cathy Cook.
01:12She goes in 4.
01:13There is Lika Klaver, the European championship bronze medalist.
01:16Very consistent.
01:17Prolific racer.
01:19Fully committed.
01:20Always goes out very hard.
01:21Watch the Dutch athlete in 3.
01:23Lina Irby-Jackson goes in 2.
01:25A semi-finalist in those US championships.
01:27There's a goal in from the heaps of the 4x400 at the last Olympic Games.
01:32The American in lane 1 is Victoria Hurugu.
01:35Yes, the younger sister of the great Kristina Hurugu herself.
01:39Who was a world Olympic, Commonwealth and European champion.
01:42She won a season's best last Sunday.
01:44Victoria Hurugu.
01:45She won't be happy with that lane draw, lane 1.
01:47But 51.03 in La Chaux-de-Fonds just last Sunday.
01:51Six days ago.
01:52Make sure she should be in the conversation here today.
01:56It's the first 400 at this meeting since 2021.
02:0016 women this year already under 50 seconds.
02:04That is the benchmark these days for a world class one lap running.
02:08The world best 48.75 by Sydney McLaughlin LeBron.
02:12That was back in early June.
02:14Hurugu, Irby-Jackson, Klaver goes in 3.
02:17Amber Anning in 4.
02:18Watch her.
02:19European champion in 5.
02:20Price 6.
02:21Lafayette-Nielsen 7.
02:22Talitha Diggs on the outside.
02:36Nobody really showed.
02:37Although maybe Amber Anning sent you a picture with that red ribbon in her hair.
02:41It's gone off very well.
02:42So has Lika Klaver.
02:43Third from right.
02:44Klaver the tall Dutch athlete with that blonde streak of hair.
02:48Powering along the back straight.
02:49Already up on the shoulder of Amber Anning.
02:51Goodness me.
02:52She's attacked the world's first 1.50.
02:54Like never before Lika Klaver.
02:56She always does this.
02:57Commits 101%.
02:59Great running though.
03:00Out in lane 6 by Price.
03:02Nikisha Price.
03:04The NCAA champion.
03:05The world number 2.
03:06Leeds coming into the straight.
03:08And Lika Klaver got the strength to go with her.
03:10Although Kaczmarek is coming back at her.
03:12The Pole having a fabulous run here.
03:14But Nikisha Price will not be caught.
03:16She's finishing so strongly.
03:18Brilliant running from her through the second half as well.
03:2148.56.
03:23She is the world's fastest this year.
03:26And the magic incluses.
03:29Again and again this afternoon we're seeing super fast performances on the track.
03:34And you'd expect that with Paris.
03:37The Olympic athletics is 12 days away.
03:42And Price there has just run herself into position.
03:46One of the favorites for a medal I think.
03:48That was so so impressive.
03:50I thought that Klaver might come back at her.
03:53But Price maintained her form tremendously well down the home straight.
03:57National record for Kaczmarek.
03:59She improves her PB the Pole.
04:01Wow.
04:02What a race.
04:03Klaver I think went out too aggressively in the end.
04:05You can't blame her for going out hard over the first 200.
04:08It's not often we see Kaczmarek beaten.
04:10But Price brilliant aggression.
04:13Personal best for the top three.
04:16And a couple of national records in there as well.
04:18Kaczmarek still improving at the age of 32.
04:23But Price already world number two this year as you said.
04:26And now the fastest in the world.
04:2848.57.
04:30And that lays a marker down again.
04:32Brilliant race.