Ackeem Blake shrugs off Christian Coleman to claim first Diamond League title in Brussels

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Paris Olympian Ackeem Blake won his archetypal Diamond League rubric against defending champion Christian Coleman successful Brussels.

Jamaican speedster Ackeem Blake ran a coagulated contention to decision Christian Coleman and assertion his archetypal Diamond League rubric successful Brussels.

With a cleanable start, Blake powered done by maintaining his signifier to transverse the decorativeness enactment archetypal successful 9.93s, frankincense capping disconnected his play successful benignant aft a disappointing outing astatine the Paris Olympic Games, wherever helium failed to marque it past the semifinals.

Ackeem Blake blazed past a stacked 100m tract to triumph the Diamond League rubric successful Brussels // @matthewquine

The 22-year-old overcame the situation posed by Coleman, who settled for 2nd successful 10.00s, edging his chap American and Olympic bronze medallist Fred Kerley to 3rd successful 10.01s.

9.93s!!🤯🔥

Ackeem Blake 🇯🇲 defeats a prime tract to triumph the men's 100m Diamond League rubric successful Brussels successful a clip of 9.93s (0.1)!

He bushed Christian Coleman 🇺🇸 who ran 10.00s and Fred Kerley 🇺🇸 successful 10.01s for 3rd place. pic.twitter.com/vtf9z5KXsn

— Track & Field Gazette (@TrackGazette) September 13, 2024

Blake's show proved wherefore he's inactive 1 of the champion young sprinters successful the satellite and 1 to ticker retired for adjacent season, portion for Coleman, the 2023 play was 1 to hide contempt winning the satellite indoor rubric backmost successful March, he'll purpose to marque a immense comeback adjacent year.

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