2024 Diamond League: Coleman seeking for third straight win over Kerley in 100m

Christian Coleman will be seeking his third straight win over Fred Kerley in the 100m when both go head-to-head at the Suzhou Diamond League meeting on Saturday.

Coleman won in Xiamen last weekend, recovering from a sub-par start to clock 10.13 (-0.6m/s), with Kerley second in 10.17. That was his second straight win at the same venue over Kerley after winning last September when both met over the distance.

That was Coleman’s second straight win after losing his first four head to head clashes with the 2021 world champion.

‘Every race is not going to be perfect, you’ve got to just try to get to the finish line first so you can walk away feeling good about it. I’ve been trying to get better at my weaknesses and improve on my strengths.

‘The name of the game is consistency, to go out there with the same mentality each time; go back, look at the film, and keep getting better,’ said Coleman at the pre-race press conference.

Kerley however believes he can resume his superiority over his American rival.

‘I’m the most fit I’ve ever been right now. Me and my coach have been working on phases of the races,’ he said.