Zoe Hobbs medals at Diamond League, Norway
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New Zealand sprinter Zoe Hobbs picked up her second career Diamond League podium finish with a third at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway with a time of 11.03 seconds in the women's 100 metres.
The race was won by Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred, who made history for her country in 2024 when she became their first Olympic champion.
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Alfred won in a season best time of 10.77sec. Britain’s Amy Hunt, the world 200m silver medallist, was second in 10.99sec.
In temperatures of just 11 degrees and wet conditions 29-year-old Hobbs started the race well but was overtaken by Hunt for second over the last 30m.
Her 11.03 was her second fastest legal time of the year, surpassed only by the 11.0 she ran at the Oceania champs in Darwin, and she pronounced herself satisfied afterwards.
Hobbs’ previous Diamond League podium came at last year’s Monaco meet where she also finished in third, stopping the clock at 11.12sec.
The Oceania champion and record-holder will line up next in Ostrava at the Golden Spike meet (June 16) where she continues her buildup to the Commonwealth Games. It’s a happy hunting ground for the Kiwi, the site of her New Zealand and Oceania record of 10.94sec last year.
In the men's 200m Australian teenage star Gout Gout finished sixth in a time of 20.60 seconds. The winner of the race was Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo from Botswana in 19.84 seconds.
