Millrose Games: Ackeem Blake, Doris Lemngole and Dina Asher-Smith Lead Star-Studded Victories

Doris Lemngole, Ackeem Blake and Dina Asher-Smith were some of the stars who were crowned at the Millrose Games in New York on Sunday.

Other winners included Cameron Myers and Nikki Hiltz, who captured the prestigious Wanamaker Mile titles, while Cole Hocker emerged victorious in a highly anticipated two-mile showdown.

The event marked the second stop on the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold circuit. The meet in New York saw several rivalries reignited just one week after the season's opening event in Boston.

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Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith continued her impressive indoor form, claiming another World Indoor Tour Gold victory in the women's 60m.

The 2019 world 200m champion overcame a quick start from Jacious Sears, passing the American in the final meters to win 7.10 to 7.12. This victory denied Sears a second straight Millrose Games title.

The men's 60m also saw a repeat of the Boston podium, with Jamaica's Ackeem Blake taking his second consecutive win. Blake stopped the clock at 6.55 seconds, comfortably ahead of Eloy Benitez (6.60) and Jordan Anthony (6.64).

In the women's 3000m, Kenya's Doris Lemngole timed her kick perfectly to win with a personal best of 8:31.39. Ethiopia's Tsige Duguma, the 2024 world indoor 800m champion, started her season with a win in the 1000m, clocking 2:35.50.

Meanwhile, Roisin Willis of the USA followed up her recent North American record by winning the 600m in 1:24.87.

Australian teenager Cameron Myers continued his sensational form, adding a Wanamaker Mile win to his recent accomplishments.

The 19-year-old, who set an Oceanian 3000m record in Boston, proved unbeatable once again. He clocked a world-leading 3:47.57, the ninth-fastest short track mile in history, to secure a clear victory. His 1500m split of 3:32.78 was also a world best for the season.

In a stunning performance, Myers denied Yared Nuguse a fourth consecutive Wanamaker Mile win. Nuguse, who set a world record on the same track last year, finished as the runner-up this time with a time of 3:48.31. Hobbs Kessler, fresh off a world 2000m best in Boston, placed third in 3:48.68.

In the women's race, Nikki Hiltz executed a perfect strategy to claim their first Wanamaker Mile trophy. After the pacemaker stepped aside, Sinclaire Johnson took the lead, closely followed by Australian duo Jessica Hull and Linden Hall.

Hiltz made a decisive move at the bell, engaging in a fierce battle with Hull before pulling away in the final stretch to win in a world-leading personal best of 4:19.64.

Hull finished second in 4:20.11, with Klaudia Kazimierska of Poland setting a national record of 4:21.36 for third.

The men's two-mile race featured a clash of global champions, with American Cole Hocker outlasting Britain's Josh Kerr.

Hocker conserved his energy for a powerful final lap, surging past a determined Parker Wolfe. Kerr gave chase and also overtook Wolfe, but could not catch Hocker, settling for second with a time of 8:07.68. Hocker's winning time was 8:07.31, while Wolfe finished third in 8:07.83.

In other events, 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus delivered a remarkable performance in the 600m. Just a week after setting a U.S. U20 800m record, he won the three-lap race with a world U20 best of 1:14.15, moving to fifth on the all-time world list. He made a decisive move with one lap to go, leaving his rivals behind to win comfortably.

The field events also saw a world-leading mark, as Jamaica's Rajindra Campbell won the shot put with an impressive throw of 21.77m in the fifth round. Two-time world champion Joe Kovacs of the USA finished second with 21.21m.

Colin Sahlman caused an upset in the men's 800m, winning with a significant personal best of 1:44.70. He surged past Spain's Mohamed Attaoui on the final bend to take the victory. Attaoui was second in 1:44.98, while British world bronze medallist Ben Pattison finished third.

The women's 60m hurdles final delivered a familiar outcome, mirroring the top three from the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. Jamaica's Danielle Williams once again demonstrated her finishing power, surging late to claim victory.

The two-time world 100m hurdles champion clocked 7.90 seconds, narrowly edging out Devynne Charlton of The Bahamas, who finished in 7.96.

Christina Clemons of the USA completed the podium, just a hundredth of a second behind Charlton at 7.97.

In the men's 60m hurdles, American world champion Cordell Tinch bounced back from a fifth-place finish in Boston to capture his first win of the season with a time of 7.52 seconds.

Connor Schulman secured his second consecutive runner-up spot, crossing the line in 7.57, while Olympic silver medalist Daniel Roberts took third in 7.61.