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Americans Katie Moon and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden win Brussels Diamond League
Katie Moon cleared 4.85 metres to win the women's pole vault while Melissa Jefferson-Wooden took the 100 metres in 10.76 seconds at the final regular-season stop.
How we reported this
American athletes collected several event wins at the 2025 Wanda Diamond League meeting held in Brussels on 22 August. Katie Moon topped the women's pole vault at 4.85 metres, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won the women's 100 metres in 10.76 seconds, Jacory Patterson ran 44.05 seconds to claim the men's 400 metres, Niels Laros of the Netherlands won the men's 1500 metres in 3:30.58, Julian Weber threw 89.65 metres for victory in the men's javelin, and Agnes Jebet Ngetich of Kenya took the women's 5000 metres in 14:24.99.
Why the Brussels meeting mattered
The event served as the last regular-season Diamond League fixture before the series moved into its closing phase. Athletes used the Belgian capital stop to secure ranking points and sharpen form ahead of the final meetings scheduled for London and other venues later in the year. Local fans watched several Belgian competitors, including Daniel Segers in the 400 metres and Ruben Verheyden in the 1500 metres, mix with the international field on home soil.
Brussels has long hosted high-level athletics and the Wanda Diamond League stop fits into that calendar as a key late-summer fixture. The meeting brought together athletes from more than a dozen nations and gave residents a direct look at world-class sprinting, middle-distance racing and field events without leaving the city.
Full results snapshot
Molly Caudery of Great Britain placed second in the pole vault at 4.80 metres, while Hana Moll finished third at 4.74 metres. Vernon Norwood took second in the 400 metres in 44.62 seconds. Keshorn Walcott recorded 86.30 metres for second in the javelin. Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech ran 3:31.41 for second in the 1500 metres. Likina Amebaw finished second in the 5000 metres in 14:31.51, and Sha’Carri Richardson placed second in the 100 metres in 11.08 seconds. These marks are drawn directly from the official results published by Flotrack at https://www.flotrack.org/articles/14468643-diamond-league-brussels-results-2025-see-who-won.
With the regular season now complete, attention turns to the remaining Diamond League fixtures. The next stop on the calendar is the Wanda Diamond League meeting in London, followed by events in Lausanne and Silesia. Athletes who performed well in Brussels will carry those results into the final rounds of the series.