Rai Benjamin has won the men’s 400 metres at the London Diamond League meeting in a personal best of 44.05 seconds.
World Athletics’ official results for 18 July recorded Benjamin first at London Stadium, giving him victory over one lap on the Diamond League programme. The time was listed as a personal best for the athlete.
The result added a flat 400 metres win to Benjamin’s international record. His 44.05-second run was the leading performance in the race and the mark that separated him from the rest of the field in the official classification.
London Stadium hosted the meeting as part of the Diamond League circuit, with the men’s 400 metres forming one of the track events on the programme. Benjamin’s performance gave the race a clear headline outcome: victory in a career-best time.
A personal best at this level carries significance within an athlete’s season as well as within a single meeting. For Benjamin, the London result combined the immediate prize of a Diamond League race win with an improvement to his own fastest recorded time in the event.
The official listing recorded the essential facts of the performance: Benjamin won, the race was the men’s 400 metres, and the time was 44.05 seconds. It was achieved at London Stadium on 18 July.
The result places Benjamin at the centre of the London meeting’s 400 metres story, with a winning run that also lowered his personal best.