Victory for Wojciech Nowicki in the men’s hammer throw ensured Poland kept the pressure on the leaders, as did Marcin Lewandowski’s triumph in a tactical men’s 1500m race.
Jamaica’s Shanieka Ricketts denied the USA victory in the women’s triple jump, as did her compatriot Shericka Jackson in a close women’s 200m race. But Paul Dedewo and Kenny Selmon ensured the USA returned to winning ways in the men’s 400m and 400m Hurdles respectively.
Germany had to wait the longest out of all the nations to claim their first victory, but Claudine Vita’s win in the women’s discus was quickly followed by Julian Weber in the men’s javelin. Gold in the men’s 100m went to Jamaica’s Tyquendo Tracey in a personal best time of 10.03.
The USA’s Vashti Cunningham won a thrilling battle against Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s Morgan Lake in the women’s high jump to add another eight points to the USA’s total.
The biggest cheers of the weekend came when Great Britain and Northern Ireland women’s 4x100m quartet crossed the line first in the penultimate track event of the Athletics World Cup, while the men’s 4x400m relay provided a fitting conclusion to the event with the USA running out comfortable winners in the final event.
The USA’s dominance across the weekend was reflected in the overall standings, with their points total exceeding second-place Poland’s mark of 162 by 57 points.
Great Britain and Northern Ireland finished third with 155 points, while Jamaica were two points behind in fourth and France a further seven points behind in fifth.
There were just two points separating sixth and seventh as Germany edged South Africa in the overall points standing, while China finished on 81 points.
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