Kiwi athletes sixth at Diamond League meet
A trio of New Zealand's top athletes- Zoe Hobbs, Tom Walsh and Imogen Ayris have all placed sixth in their events at the Diamond League Final meet in Brussels.
Twenty-eight-year-old Glasgow Commonwealth Games sprint gold medallist Hobbs was slightly off her best, running 11.14s in a stacked women's 100m final.
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Jamaica's Tina Clayton won and was the only runner to dip under 11 seconds, clocking 10.93s, to head off Briton Amy Hunt and American Sha'Carri Richardson.
In her first appearance at a Diamond League final, 25-year-old Ayris produced a best clearance of 4.55m best in the women's pole vault.
American Hana Moll produced a personal best 4.91m to win well.
Walsh finished his 2026 season with a 21.67m throw, his best outdoor distance of the season.
Rajindra Campbell of Jamaica threw a meeting record of 23.08m to break his own Jamaican record to claim victory.
Ayris and Hobbs will now compete at the World Ultimate Athletics Championships (WUAC) in Budapest, Hungary
