2019 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat

The 2019 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat was the 12th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Rabat, Morocco. Held on 16 June at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, it was the sixth leg of the 2019 IAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit.[1] 21 events were held with 13 of them being point-earning Diamond League disciplines. The other events were held primarily for Moroccan nationals except for the men's 1500 m and 5000 m.

2019 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat
Dates16 June 2019
Host cityRabat, Morocco
VenuePrince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Level2019 IAAF Diamond League
Events21 (13 Diamond League)
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One of the highest quality events of the night was the women's 1500 m, won by world record holder Genzebe Dibaba in a meeting record and world leading time of 3:55.47, ahead of Sifan Hassan who record the fastest losing time in history of 3:55.93 which was also a Dutch record.[2] Diamond League leader Gudaf Tsegay finished third in a personal best time of 3:57.40, with the next eight runners also setting personal bests, with the exception of seventh-place Jenny Simpson who recorded the last sub-4:00.00 time (3:59.83). National records were set by fourth-place Moroccan Rababe Arafi and sixth-place Ugandan Winnie Nanyondo, with times of 3:58.84 and 3:59.56 respectively.[3] In other women's events, Sandi Morris and Yaimé Pérez set meeting records in the pole vault (4.82 m) and the discus throw (68.28 m) respectively.

On the men's side of the competition, Fedrick Dacres, who already set the discus throw meeting record with a mark of 68.71 m in the second round, was initially disqualified in the third round for supposedly stepping outside the throwing ring; However, Dacres protested the ruling and requested that his throw be measured, which was determined to be 70.78 m. A review of the footage showed that Dacres had not stepped outside the ring, and he was given the win with his throw being a new world leading mark, Diamond League record, meeting record, Jamaican record, personal best, and the first over 70 m throw on the African continent.[4][5] In the 110 m hurdles reigning Olympic and world champion Omar McLeod lead from the start with Sergey Shubenkov trailing until McLeod hit the last hurdle, which sent him crashing into Shubenkov who also lost his balance. Despite this, Shubenkov was able to finish first with a dive to the finish line, and was still able to match the meeting record of 13.12 seconds.[6] Getnet Wale also won a close race in the 3000 m steeplechase with teammate Chala Beyo, finishing in a world leading time and Ethiopian record of 8:06.01.

Diamond League results

Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for one of two Diamond League finals (either Zürich or Brussels depending on the discipline). First place earned 8 points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous, until no points are awarded in 9th place or lower.[7]

Men
Discus throw
Place Athlete Mark Points
1 Fedrick Dacres (JAM)70.78 m WL DLR MR NR PB15 (+8)
2 Daniel Ståhl (SWE)69.94 m23 (+7)
3 Lukas Weißhaidinger (AUT)68.14 m19 (+6)
4 Piotr Małachowski (POL)66.58 m8 (+5)
5 Martin Wierig (GER)64.65 m4 (+4)
6 Reggie Jagers III (USA)64.59 m8 (+3)
7 Andrius Gudžius (LTU)64.37 m2 (+2)
8 Victor Hogan (RSA)62.98 m1 (+1)
9 Ola Stunes Isene (NOR)61.43 m6
10 Christoph Harting (GER)61.02 m7

Women

Non-Diamond League results

Men
Event First Second Third
1500 m  Vincent Kibet (KEN)3:35.80  Hicham Akankam (MAR)3:35.85 PB  Alexis Miellet (FRA)3:35.98 PB
5000 m  Edward Zakayo Pingua (KEN)13:11.49  Solomon Berihu (ETH)13:16.08  Soufiyan Bouqantar (MAR)13:17.26
100 m national (wind: -1.5 m/s) Youssef Haddar11.03 Hamza Moudchi11.04 Amine Ait Elhaj11.09
800 m national Bader Jalaoui1:48.29 Abdelatif Elguesse1:48.42 Elhassane Moujahid1:48.76
1500 m national Abdellatif Seddiki3:41.13 Hafid Rizki3:41.16 PB Hicham Elkhayari3:42.00 PB

Women
Event First Second Third
200 m national (wind: -0.7 m/s) Salma Lhilali25.08 Chaimae Aabouch25.84 PB Hajar Tiss26.34 PB
800 m national Halima Hachlaf2:02.00 Meryeme Azrour2:09.16 Chaimae Arrouf2:11.19
1500 m national  María Pía Fernández (URU)4:19.40 Yousra Hannou4:25.43 Lamiae Himi4:25.54 PB

See also

References
  1. Rabat lines up epic clashes in long jump, pole vault and 1500m – IAAF Diamond League. IAAF (2019-05-24). Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  2. Smythe, Steve (2019-06-16). World lead by Genzebe Dibaba as Eilish McColgan runs PB in Rabat. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  3. Rowbottom, Mike (2019). Rabat Diamond League — Dibaba Leads A Fast 1500. Track & Field News. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  4. Dacres smashes national record with massive throw in Rabat. SportsMax TV (2019-06-16). Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  5. Reid, Paul (2019-06-17). Fedrick Dacres sets new national record in men's discus. Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. Gleeson, Mark (2019-06-16). Athletics: Falling Shubenkov edges McLeod in dramatic hurdles. Reuters. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  7. High-powered head-to-heads on tap in Shanghai - IAAF Diamond League. IAAF (2019-05-16). Retrieved 2020-03-29.
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