XIAMEN, China, May 23 (Xinhua) -- China's 18-year-old javelin prodigy Yan Ziyi produced a sensational 71.74 meters throw on her very first attempt to break both the Asian and world U20 records and claim the World Athletics Diamond League title here on Saturday.
"Before the competition, my target was actually 65 meters," said Yan, who opted to withdraw from her remaining attempts after sealing the victory. "I never imagined I could throw this far. I had only done it once in training."
She added that breaking the Asian record had come later than expected. "I wanted to put on a good performance in my first meet of the year in Keqiao, but I was too nervous."
Reflecting on the world record, Yan remained grounded. "I'm not rushing. My priority is to stabilize my throws around 71 meters."
In women's discus, world champion Feng Bin of China took second place with a third-round effort of 65.03m, while American star Valarie Allman secured her 12th consecutive Diamond League victory with a best throw of 68.45m on her second attempt.
In other events, Olympic champion Masai Russell of the United States clocked a stunning 12.14 seconds in the women's 100m hurdles, setting a new Diamond League record and missing the world record by just 0.02 seconds.
World champion Busang Collen Kebinatshipi of Botswana won the men's 400m in a world-leading 43.92 seconds, while Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala produced a season's best of 9.94 seconds to take the men's 100m title.
Jamaica's Olympic bronze medalist Rajindra Campbell claimed his maiden Diamond League victory in the men's shot put with a fifth-round effort of 22.34m.
American hurdler Jamal Britt continued his strong form, winning back-to-back men's 110m hurdles titles in 13.07 seconds, a personal best and his fourth win of the season. Brazil's Alison dos Santos posted a world-leading 46.72 seconds to win the men's 400m hurdles.
Ethiopia's Addisu Yihune triumphed in the men's 5,000m with a world-leading and meeting record time of 12 minutes and 57.32 seconds, while Australia's Abbey Caldwell secured her first Diamond League win in the women's 1,500m in 3:57.26.
Uganda's Peruth Chemutai claimed her second consecutive women's 3,000m steeplechase victory in a world-leading 8:51.06, and Jamaica's Shericka Jackson broke the meeting record in the women's 200m with 21.87 seconds.
Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou won the men's long jump with a meeting record and world-leading mark of 8.46m, while Ukraine's Yuliia Levchenko cleared 1.99m on her third attempt to edge compatriot Iryna Gerashchenko in the high jump, securing her first Diamond League win in six years. Enditem
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