Diamond League Rome: Great Britain’s Molly Cowdery and Georgia Hunter Bell win pole vault and 1500m

World indoor champions Molly Cowdery and Georgia Hunter Bell won the pole vault and 1500 meters at the Diamond League meet in Rome.

Hunter Bell, K Won the first world title in Torun in MarchPulled away from the leading pack to win in three minutes 58.63 seconds at the Stadio Olimpico.

Two-time world indoor champion Cowdery won the pole vault title with a jump of 4.80m.

In a meeting full of British interest, Keeley Hodgkinson, who also triumphed indoors in Poland, finished seventh in a rare outing in the 400m.

The 24-year-old was unable to challenge at the unfamiliar distance, finishing in 51.14s, with compatriot Amber Anning fifth in 50.19s.

In the women’s 200m, Amy Hunt and Dinah Asher-Smith clocked 22.52 and 22.76 seconds to finish fourth and fifth respectively, with Olympic champion Julien Alfred winning from world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden.

Meanwhile, Olympic champion Noah Lyles won the men’s 100m in 9.88s, ahead of Cameroon’s Emmanuel Esme and Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo, while Great Britain’s Jeremiah Azu finished ninth in 10.12s.

The Diamond League returns to Stockholm on Sunday, with live coverage on BBC Two and the BBC Sport website and app from 16:00 BST.