Soufiane El Bakkali and Marwa Bouzayani triumphed at the 3000m steeplechase in Stockholm Diamond League

Two-time Olympic and two-time world champion in the 3000m steeplechase Soufiane El Bakkali achieved another diamond victory. The Moroccan middle-distance runner won the Diamond League in Stockholm’s BAUHAUS-Galan with 8:10.40 min. He overtook Kenyans Edmund Serem (8:12.27 min) and Abraham Kibiwot (8:12.75 min) for the triumph.

The Top 5 in the event were completed by another Moroccan athlete Salah Eddine Ben Yazide and New Zealand’s Geordie Beamish.

In the women’s 3000m steeplechase event, Tunisian athlete Marwa Bouzayani had a convincing victory, setting a meeting record. She broke away far ahead of her rivals and won the race with 8:59.28 min. Elise Thorner of Great Britain finished second, clocking 9:11.01 min, while the bronze was for Gabrielle Jennings (USA) with 9:12.02 min.

The Top 5 were completed by Kena Tufa (Ethiopia) and Lea Meyer (Germany).