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Defar dazzles in Zurich - IAAF Diamond League

First season final also sees Bondarenko flying high.

Defar wins in the 5,000m at the IAAF Diamond League in Zurich Meseret Defar wins in the 5,000m at the IAAF Diamond League in Zurich © • Ziro Mochizuki
By John Mulkeen | For the IAAF

Meseret Defar’s outstanding 5000m win over her compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba and Bohdan Bondarenko bringing the Letzigrund Stadium to a standstill as he attempted again to improve the high jump world record provided the highlights of the first of this season’s IAAF Diamond League finals on Thursday (29 August).