Gemechu Godana stole the spotlight in Brussels with a stunning tactical display, holding off Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali to win the men’s 3000m steeplechase at the Diamond League Meeting Final held on Saturday, 5 September.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Ethiopian produced a composed performance at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme, timing his finish perfectly to cross the line in 8:08.67 and claim a major victory on the Diamond League’s biggest stage.El Bakkali, the reigning Olympic champion and one of the most decorated steeplechasers of his generation, pushed hard in the closing stages but could not overhaul Godana. The Moroccan settled for second in 8:10.03.Wanyonyi cements legacy with historic fourth Diamond League 800m titleKenya’s Simon Koech completed the podium, clocking 8:11.15 to take bronze, while compatriot Edmund Serem finished sixth in 8:15.26.Koech caps strong season with bronzeKoech’s bronze was the latest highlight in what has been an impressive 2026 campaign.He opened his outdoor season with a second-place finish at the Kip Keino Classic on April 24, running 8:15.71, before making his mark on the Diamond League circuit.##NAJAVA_MECA_9936769##The Kenyan dipped under eight minutes in Rabat on May 31, clocking a brilliant 7:59.44 to finish third. He followed that with sixth place in Stockholm in 8:13.40.Koech then struck gold at the Kenya Defence Forces Championships on June 11 in 8:38.27, before mastering the Commonwealth Games Trials final in Nairobi on June 20, winning in 8:16.59.He returned to the international stage with another standout performance at Monaco’s Herculis meeting on July 10, winning in 8:03.35.Kemboi storms to Diamond League final podium as Ewoi shines with 1500m PBHis strong run continued at the XXIII Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where he claimed silver in the steeplechase final with 8:18.59.The bronze medal in Brussels capped a campaign in which Koech consistently mixed podium finishes with sub-eight-minute speed.Serem’s long season ends with sixth placeFor Serem, Brussels brought the curtain down on a demanding but highly successful season.##NAJAVA_MECA_9936891##The Kenyan began his outdoor campaign at the Kip Keino Classic, finishing fourth in 8:25.85 on April 24.He improved considerably on the Diamond League circuit, running 8:01.61 for fourth in Rabat before finishing second in Stockholm in 8:12.27.Serem returned to Nairobi for the Commonwealth Games Trials, taking second in 8:20.37, and then secured back-to-back third-place Diamond League finishes in Paris and Monaco.Shame as another Kenyan athlete is handed lengthy doping banHe clocked 8:08.54 for third in Paris on June 28 before posting 8:11.15 to finish third in Monaco on July 10.The biggest moment of his season came in Glasgow on July 27 when he captured Commonwealth Games gold, winning the 3000m steeplechase final in 8:18.23.He followed that with sixth place at the Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial on August 23 in 8:09.57, before finishing sixth again in Brussels.##NAJAVA_MECA_9936871##Yego finishes fifth in javelinMeanwhile, Julius Yego finished fifth in the men’s javelin at the Diamond League Final in Brussels.The 2015 world champion produced a best throw of 82.01 metres in a star-studded field as he battled for honours at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme.
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