Sarah Healy finishes in eighth in the 1500m Diamond League final

Femke Bol was a class apart in the women’s 400m hurdles, clocking 52.18, while Karsten Warholm was equally dominant in the men’s race, clocking 46.70.

DIAMOND LEAGUE: Sarah Healy finished in eighth place in the finale of the Diamond League 1500m. Pic: ©INPHO/Andrea Staccioli

In what had been a memorable Diamond League season for Sarah Healy, the grand finale proved a little forgettable. At the famed Weltklasse meeting in Zurich on Thursday night, the 24-year-old Dubliner came home eighth in a loaded 1500m, clocking 3:59.90, with victory going to Kenya’s Nelly Chepchirchir in 3:56.99.

With cool conditions for the Diamond League final, it was not a night for fast times although Jess Hull, the Olympic silver medallist, made a bold bid to threaten the 3:50 barrier, passing 800m in 2:03 and 1200m in a blazing 3:05. But the Australian was punch-drunk with fatigue in the home straight, surrendering an advantage of several metres as she staggered across the line second in 3:57.02.