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Best Diamond League Moment Ever: Sprints

You voted for your favourite Diamond League moment ever in the sprint disciplines, and it should come as no surprise that a certain Jamaican topped the polls.

We asked you to vote for your favourite sprint moment in ten years of Diamond League history, and you answered with an emphatic majority for the king of sprints Usain Bolt. 

On our four-moment shortlist was Noah Lyles’ blistering debut in Shanghai in 2018, Shaunae Miller-Uibo’s stunning sub-49 in Monaco in 2018 and Wayde van Niekerk’s Diamond League record in Lausanne two years ago. 

Yet you voted overwhelmingly for one of the most memorable moments in Diamond League history. At the Bislett Games in Oslo in 2012, Usain Bolt cruised to a comfortable victory in 9.79, showing the inimitable class which would earn him a second Olympic triple at the London Games later that summer.

It was what happened just after the race, though, that grabbed the headlines. Pulling up after the finish line, Bolt crashed headlong into a Bislett Games flower girl. Only some quick reactions from the Jamaican prevented the poor volunteer from tumbling to the track.

Check out the memorable moment, as well as all the other stellar performances on our shortlist, in the video below. 

To vote for your favourite Diamond League moment in the hurdles and other disciplines, head to our polls page.   

Where to watch 2025

The meeting will be streamed in a number of territories on the Wanda Diamond League YouTube page , as well as via broadcasters around the world.

For information on broadcast coverage, select the country you are in from the dropdown menu and the information