Hobbs best finish, third behind Olympic champ

New Zealand sprinter Zoe Hobbs has had her best Diamond League result with a third-place finish among some of the best. .

Hobbs had another strong start a the Meeting Herculis, staged in Stade Louis II in Monaco in contention until the reigning Olympic 100m champion, Julian Alfred (Saint Lucia), pulled away.

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Alfred finished strong at 10.79s with Jacious Sears (USA) in second with 11.02s.

Hobbs's time of 11.12 for third may have been a touch off the pace of her recent New Zealand record of 10.94s, but Monaco provided a slight headwind.

Hobbs will now be returning to New Zealand shores for a few weeks with her team before returning to Europe in late July.

Taranaki sprinter Zoe Hobbs has had her best result at a Diamond League meet PHOTO: ATHLETICS NZ

The 27-year-old complete her build up for the 2025 World Athletics Championships on the European circuit, with races still to be confirmed.

Meanwhile, Olympic high jump champion, Hamish Kerr, finished sixth in Monaco with a best of 2.23m. Sanghyeok Woo (South Korea), took out first place with an equal world lead performance of 3.34