Olympic bronze medalist Rajindra Campbell broke his Jamaican national record in the shot put while Shericka Jackson lowered her season’s best in the 200m at Saturday’s second Diamond League meeting in Xiamen, China.

Campbell, who was one of four Jamaican athletes whose applications to switch national allegiance to Turkiye were recently rejected by World Athletics, threw 22.34m to beat his previous best 22.31m set in Croatia in 2024.

He moved up to second in the world rankings with his throw, which was enough to beat the Americans pair of Jordan Geist, 21.52m, and Ryan Crouser who had a season’s best 21.41m.

Jackson controlled the women’s 200m, coming off the curve first and looking smooth as she ran away from the field to beat the 22.07 seconds she had run a week earlier.

Jackson lowered the meet record 22.41 set last year by American Anavia Battle, who was third on Saturday in 22.29 seconds behind Shaunae Miller Uibo of the Bahamas, who was second in 22.04 seconds, a repeat of the top three from last weekend.

Olympic Games and World Championships medalist Tajay Gayle jumped a season’s best 8.32m (0.2m/s) to place second in the men’s long jump, a big improvement over the 7.93m he produced in Shanghai/Keqiao a week earlier.

Olympic Games and World Championships gold medalist Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece won with a season’s best 8.46m (0.0m/s), equaling the world lead and breaking the meet record 8.18m set last year by China’s Zhang Mingkun.

Another Jamaican, Wayne Pinnock was sixth with 7.93m (0.5m/s), equalling his season’s best.

Orlando Bennett equalled his season’s best 13.20 seconds to place third in the 110m hurdles final that was won by American Jamal Britt who ran 13.07 seconds, equaling his personal best. Japan’s Rachid Muratake was second with 13.13 seconds.

Lamara Distin placed third in the women’s high jump with 1.94m, behind two Ukrainians, Yulia Levchenko, who won with 1.99m and Iryna Gerashhchenko- 1.97m.

Megan Simmonds was the best-placed Jamaican in the 100m hurdles, running 12.52 seconds (0.5m/s) for fourth, as the impressive American Masai Russell sparkled with 12.14 seconds, the second fastest time ever in the event.

Russell lowered her American record from 12.17 seconds, obliterating the meet record of 12.45 seconds set by Jasmine Camacho-Quinn in 2024, as well as the Diamond League record.

World Record holder Tobi Amusan of Nigeria was second with a season’s best 12.28 seconds, while Devynne Charlton broke the Bahamian national record for the second straight week with 12.37 seconds.

Ackera Nugent finished sixth with 12.64 seconds and Danielle Williams was seventh in 12.90 seconds.

-Paul A Reid