Sparkling Mary Moraa and Beatrice Chepkoech romp to victory in Lausanne DL

Reigning Commonwealth 800m women's champion Mary Moraa continued with her sparkling form in the two lap distance as she took home the Lausanne Diamond League victory in 1:57.43 ahead of Briton Keely Hodgkinson who finished second in 1:58.37 while Jamaica's Nataya Goule finished third after clocking 1:58.90.

"It was a very challenging race and I felt completely empty at the end of it. The weather was particularly difficult for me. My mentor would have been extremely proud of my achievements tonight," Moraa said after the race.

Elswehere, Beatrice Chepkoech set a meeting record of 9:05.98 to win the women’s 3000m Steeplechase final ahead of Sembo Almayew of Ethiopia who crossed the finish line in 9:06.82.

"I'm really happy about today´s race, I feel so good today. This is my first time in Lausanne and I just loved running here, the atmosphere was amazing. My goal is now to get to Budapest and do the best I can," Chepkoech said.

Marie-Josee Ta Lou of Ivory Coast won the women’s 100m final in 10.88 (-0.8) ahead of Briton Daryll Neita (11.07).

In the men's 5000m, Berihu Aregawi of Ethiopia ran the 5th quickest time in history after clocking 12:40.45 as World Record holder Joshua Cheptegei was left to settle for second place in 12:41.61.

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In the men’s 1500m, there is still no matching middle distance star, Jakob Ingebrigtsen as he controlled the race from start to finish, only ever being led by the pacemakers.

With athletes trying to come by him in the home stretch, he ignited his kick and ran away from the field to finish in top spot, clocking 3:28.72 and continuing to stay within touching distance of the world record.