Womens 400m -2024 London Diamond League-

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00:00It's the women's 400 metres.

00:03It is indeed, yes. Many people's favourite.

00:05One simple lap of the track here at the London Stadium.

00:09Fastest time in the world this year is by a certain Sydney McLaughlin-Lebrun.

00:13There's a sobering thought for Femke Bolle who runs so well in the 400 metre hurdles.

00:16Half an hour or so ago she won in 51.30.

00:19But Lebrun is a 48 second 400 metre runner.

00:21She's not here though. Talitha Diggs is.

00:23She's in lane 8th. 8th in Budapest last year at the World Championships.

00:275th in the world indoors, the American.

00:30Lavia Nielsen goes in lane 7.

00:322nd in the UK Olympic trials. She's going to Paris.

00:36She's had a personal best just a couple of weeks ago in Paris of 50.67.

00:42There in lane 6, Nikisha Price.

00:44The world number 2 this year.

00:45She's also the Jamaican champion.

00:47And she won the NCAAs a couple of months back.

00:50She's in fine form is Price.

00:52Natalia Kaczmarek.

00:53She is the European champion.

00:55One win, a personal best in Rome just a few weeks ago.

00:58Silver medalist from Budapest.

01:00Very consistent, the pole in 5.

01:02Amber Anning, the new find of Great Britain, over one lap this year.

01:05She's the world number 9.

01:07She's the 3rd fastest Briton of all time.

01:09Behind her is Kristina Hurugu and Cathy Cook.

01:12She goes in 4.

01:13There is Lika Klaver, the European championship bronze medalist.

01:16Very consistent.

01:17Prolific racer.

01:19Fully committed.

01:20Always goes out very hard.

01:21Watch the Dutch athlete in 3.

01:23Lina Irby-Jackson goes in 2.

01:25A semi-finalist in those US championships.

01:27There's a goal in from the heaps of the 4x400 at the last Olympic Games.

01:32The American in lane 1 is Victoria Hurugu.

01:35Yes, the younger sister of the great Kristina Hurugu herself.

01:39Who was a world Olympic, Commonwealth and European champion.

01:42She won a season's best last Sunday.

01:44Victoria Hurugu.

01:45She won't be happy with that lane draw, lane 1.

01:47But 51.03 in La Chaux-de-Fonds just last Sunday.

01:51Six days ago.

01:52Make sure she should be in the conversation here today.

01:56It's the first 400 at this meeting since 2021.

02:0016 women this year already under 50 seconds.

02:04That is the benchmark these days for a world class one lap running.

02:08The world best 48.75 by Sydney McLaughlin LeBron.

02:12That was back in early June.

02:14Hurugu, Irby-Jackson, Klaver goes in 3.

02:17Amber Anning in 4.

02:18Watch her.

02:19European champion in 5.

02:20Price 6.

02:21Lafayette-Nielsen 7.

02:22Talitha Diggs on the outside.

02:36Nobody really showed.

02:37Although maybe Amber Anning sent you a picture with that red ribbon in her hair.

02:41It's gone off very well.

02:42So has Lika Klaver.

02:43Third from right.

02:44Klaver the tall Dutch athlete with that blonde streak of hair.

02:48Powering along the back straight.

02:49Already up on the shoulder of Amber Anning.

02:51Goodness me.

02:52She's attacked the world's first 1.50.

02:54Like never before Lika Klaver.

02:56She always does this.

02:57Commits 101%.

02:59Great running though.

03:00Out in lane 6 by Price.

03:02Nikisha Price.

03:04The NCAA champion.

03:05The world number 2.

03:06Leeds coming into the straight.

03:08And Lika Klaver got the strength to go with her.

03:10Although Kaczmarek is coming back at her.

03:12The Pole having a fabulous run here.

03:14But Nikisha Price will not be caught.

03:16She's finishing so strongly.

03:18Brilliant running from her through the second half as well.

03:2148.56.

03:23She is the world's fastest this year.

03:26And the magic incluses.

03:29Again and again this afternoon we're seeing super fast performances on the track.

03:34And you'd expect that with Paris.

03:37The Olympic athletics is 12 days away.

03:42And Price there has just run herself into position.

03:46One of the favorites for a medal I think.

03:48That was so so impressive.

03:50I thought that Klaver might come back at her.

03:53But Price maintained her form tremendously well down the home straight.

03:57National record for Kaczmarek.

03:59She improves her PB the Pole.

04:01Wow.

04:02What a race.

04:03Klaver I think went out too aggressively in the end.

04:05You can't blame her for going out hard over the first 200.

04:08It's not often we see Kaczmarek beaten.

04:10But Price brilliant aggression.

04:13Personal best for the top three.

04:16And a couple of national records in there as well.

04:18Kaczmarek still improving at the age of 32.

04:23But Price already world number two this year as you said.

04:26And now the fastest in the world.

04:2848.57.

04:30And that lays a marker down again.

04:32Brilliant race.

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