Katzberg throws 82.92m and Paulino clocks 48.87s in Chorzow Diamond League meet

Sprint and hurdle track results

The Kamila Skolimowska Memorial took place at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow on Sunday as part of the Diamond League series. In the women's 100-meter hurdles, Alaysha Johnson of the United States took first place in 12.52 seconds, finishing ahead of Jamaica's Megan Simmonds at 12.62 seconds. Poland's Pia Skrzyszowska placed third in 12.64 seconds after competing in Lausanne on Friday.

It is an intense time for me. I recently returned from the European Championships in Birmingham. On Friday I competed in Lausanne and spent all Saturday travelling, but I could not miss Chorzow. The atmosphere is incredible. 12.64 is a good result for this part of the season.

In the women's 100 meters, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the United States won with a time of 10.78 seconds. Olympic champion Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia took second in 10.83 seconds, and Sha'Carri Richardson finished third in 10.96 seconds. Poland's Ewa Swoboda finished fifth in 11.00 seconds.

At the Silesian Stadium, the fans carried me. I did not expect it to be so fast, because it is already after the main event of the season. The European Championships in Birmingham cost me a lot. I gave it my all. 11.00 is a good end to the season. I am satisfied. I would like the World Championships final in Beijing next year to look like this.

Women's 400m and middle distance

Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic won the women's 400 meters in 48.87 seconds. Nikisha Pryce of Jamaica took second in 49.49 seconds, followed by Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain in third at 49.57 seconds. Natalia Bukowiecka finished fourth with a season-best mark of 49.60 seconds, which secured her qualification for the Diamond League final in Brussels and met the entry standard for next year's World Championships in Beijing. Bukowiecka finished ahead of Lieke Klaver of the Netherlands at 49.71 seconds and European champion Henriette Jaeger of Norway, who placed seventh in 49.85 seconds.

I did not know what I was capable of. I was tired, but I could not let down the Polish fans.

In the men's 1500 meters, Ethan Strand of the United States placed first in 3:30.77, beating Kenya's Phanuel Koech at 3:31.14 and Cole Hocker of the United States at 3:31.16. Poland's Filip Ostrowski set a personal best of 3:33.09 to take 12th place. In the men's 110-meter hurdles, Jakub Szymanski finished in sixth place with a time of 13.34 seconds.

Field events and hammer throw

In the men's hammer throw, Olympic champion Ethan Katzberg of Canada won the event with a throw of 82.92 meters. Merlin Hummel of Germany took second place with 81.25 meters, and European champion Bence Halasz of Hungary finished third with 79.44 meters. Polish competitors finished at the back of the seven-man field, as Pawel Fajdek placed sixth with a mark of 76.44 meters and Wojciech Nowicki finished seventh with 72.92 meters.

Canada's Camryn Rogers won the women's hammer throw with 77.09 meters, followed by DeAnna Pryce of the United States at 75.23 meters and Sara Fantini of Italy at 71.95 meters. Poland's Aleksandra Smiech finished fifth with 67.50 meters. In the men's shot put, European champion Leonardo Fabbri of Italy won with 22.08 meters, ahead of Americans Jordan Geist at 21.96 meters and Joe Kovacs at 21.86 meters. Poland's Konrad Bukowiecki took 10th place with 20.32 meters.

Diamond League season calendar

The Kamila Skolimowska Memorial marks one of the final stages of the 2026 Diamond League circuit. Competitors will travel to Switzerland for the next scheduled meeting in Zurich on Thursday. The season will conclude with the two-day Diamond League final in Brussels on 4-5 September.