Photos: Prefontaine Classic at Stanford

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The Prefontaine Classic, an IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting, relocated to Stanford’s Cobb Track & Angell Field from Eugene, Oregon’s Hayward Field due to renovations, for this year only.

Notes: Christian Coleman won the men’s 100 meters in 9.81, a stadium record. Justin Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist in the 100 meters placed second with a time of 9.87. Armand Duplantis, the 19-year-old pole vault sensation, cleared 19-5 1/2 to beat a field that included 20-foot vaulter Renaud Lavillenie of France. Darlan Romani upset Olympic champion Ryan Crouser and won the men’s shot put with 22.61m (74-2¼ ). Two-time Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya won the women’s 800 in 1:55.70, breaking the meet record she set last year of 1:55.92.

See story from the meet about South Africa’s Caster Semenya at https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/30/as-controversy-follows-speedy-caster-semenya-she-continues-not-to-give-a-damn/