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USA’s Russell and Brazil’s Dos Santos smash world records on ‘crazy’ night in Zurich

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At the Zurich Diamond League meeting on Thursday, American Masai Russell and Brazil’s Alison dos Santos both established new world records in their respective hurdles events. The performances headlined a highly competitive night of track and field action that also saw significant results in other disciplines, including a historic pole vault victory by Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis and world-leading times from Kenny Bednarek and Emmanuel Wanyonyi.

Beyond the record-breaking hurdles performances, the event featured notable efforts across the track, with Audrey Werro narrowly missing an 800m world record by 0.42 seconds. Irish athlete Sophie O’Sullivan also participated in the meeting, placing 12th in the women’s 1500m final.

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TheJournal.ie Focuses on local interest through Irish athlete Sophie O’Sullivan’s performance.
Guardian Sport Highlights broader event context including Duplantis and other top-tier performances.
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