Hunter Bell triumphs again at Paris Diamond LeagueFigure caption, Absolutely brilliant!’ – Hunter Bell wins 1500mByAdwaidh RajanBBC Sport journalistPublished19 minutes agoGreat Britain’s Georgia Hunter Bell stormed to her second Diamond League win of the year with a season’s best time in the women’s 1500m in Paris.The Olympic bronze medallist clocked three minutes 55.63 seconds to fight off a strong challenge from Ethiopia’s Freweyni Hailu (3:55.92), while France’s Agathe Guillemot (3:56.24) took third place. Hunter Bell, who claimed her first world title in Torun in March, also won the Rome leg of the Diamond League in 3:58.63 last month.
The 32-year-old won the world 800m silver ahead of Keely Hodgkinson in Tokyo last year, but has since returned to the longer distance in which she claimed a remarkable Olympic bronze in 2024.
And the newest win at Stade Charlety will further add to her momentum with the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, starting in July, and the European Championships in Birmingham taking place the following month.
GB’s Ben Pattison, meanwhile, finished fourth in the men’s 800m which was won by Canada’s Marco Arop in 1:41.84 – the fastest run of the calendar year.
Olympic silver medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith was also fourth in the men’s 400m, behind Botswana’s world champion Busang Collen Kebinatshipi with a meet record time of 43.54.
The Paris event was held in an adapted format after local police asked for all sporting events to be cancelled because of the extreme heat.
It only featured competitions involving professional athletes as all activities for athletics clubs and licensed members, as well as regional competitions, were cancelled.
