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Jamaica's Tajay Gayle and Shericka Jackson were impressive winners at yesterday's Wanda Diamond League meet in Stockholm, Sweden.

Gayle, the 2019 Doha World Championships long jump champion, used his final effort to capture the event with a wind-assisted (2.3 metres per second) 8.55 metres. Juan Miguel Echevarria of Cuba who led up to the fifth round had to settle for second with 8.29m. Thobias Mantler of Sweden was third with a personal best 8.23m.

"I am surprised that I jumped so far but I am very pleased," Gayle said after his win.

Jackson again reminded her rivals that she will be among the main contenders in the sprints at the Tokyo Games with a strong finish in the women's 200 metres.

Marie Josee Ta Lou of Cote d'Ivoire led for most the way before Jackson found top gear in the final 50 metres to win going away in 22.10 seconds. Ta Lou clocked a season's best 22.36 seconds for second while Beatrice Masilingi of Namibia, who was recently banned from competing in the 400m by World Athletics, took third in a national record 22.65 seconds.

National 800 metres champion Natoya Goule and Kemar Mowatt had top three finishes at the meet. Goule clocked a season's best 1:56.44 for second in the two-lap event won in a personal best 1:56.28 by Cuba's Mary Rose Almanza. Kate Grace of the United States was third in a personal best 1:57.36.

Mowatt registered a season's best 48.75 seconds for third in the men's 400m hurdles. Brazil's Alison dos Santos won in an Area record and personal best 47.34 with Yasmani Copello of Turkey second in a season's best 48.19.

In a very fast women's 400 metres hurdles where the top three finishers went sub-53 seconds, National champion Janieve Russell had to settle for fourth in 54.08 with another Jamaican, Leah Nugent, sixth in 55.01. Dutchwoman Femke Bol won in a Diamond League, national and meet record 52.37. American Shamier Little was second in a personal best 52.39 with third going to Ukraine's Anna Ryzhykova in 52.96.

Danniel Thomas Dodd and Fedrick Dacres were both seventh in their respective events. Thomas Dodd had a heave of 18.59m in the women's shot put, while Dacres could only manage 63.57m in the men's discus.