St Lucia’s Julien Alfred underlined her sprint dominance by defending her Diamond League women’s 100-metre crown in Zurich on Thursday, clocking 10.76 seconds. Jamaica’s Tia Clayton finished second, while Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith took third in 10.94 seconds. In the men’s 100 metres, former world champion Christian Coleman edged a photo-finish to claim the trophy in 9.97 seconds. Earlier, Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent captured her first Diamond League title by winning the women’s 100-metre hurdles in 12.30 seconds, with home favourite Ditaji Kambundji equalling the Swiss record at 12.40 seconds for the runner-up spot. Britain also celebrated a breakthrough in the women’s 800 metres, where Georgia Hunter-Bell set a personal best of 1:55.96 to finish second. Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi placed sixth in the women’s javelin with a throw of 60.72 metres, almost four metres shy of her season best. The Zurich meet concludes the 2025 Diamond League season, setting the stage for athletes’ final preparations ahead of next month’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.