Georgia Hunter Bell wins Paris 1500m for second Diamond League victory
Georgia Hunter Bell won Paris in 3:55.63, edging Freweyni Hailu and strengthening her case as a steady 1500m title threat.
Georgia Hunter Bell won the women’s 1500m in Paris in 3:55.63, beating Ethiopia’s Freweyni Hailu by 0.29 seconds and France’s Agathe Guillemot by 0.61. Her season best came at Stade Charléty on Sunday and gave her a second Diamond League victory of 2026.
The Meeting de Paris came at the Wanda Diamond League’s midway point and went ahead despite a heatwave across most of France. Hunter Bell’s win was part of a fast Paris card that produced Diamond League records from Audrey Werro in the women’s 800m, Busang Collen Kebinatshipi in the men’s 400m and Marileidy Paulino in the women’s 400m. She was the quickest over the distance on the day and kept both Hailu and Guillemot behind her to the line.
She is a three-time meeting winner in the Diamond League, and World Athletics currently ranks her third in the women’s 800m and fourth in the women’s 1500m. Her personal best of 3:52.61, set in Paris on August 10, 2024, remains the British national record and still marks the level she has already reached on the biggest stage.
She returned to athletics during the Covid-19 pandemic after stepping away because of injuries and was still working full-time in cyber security during the comeback. She won the British 1500m title to qualify for Paris 2024, then took Olympic bronze, added two Diamond League wins and the British 800m title in 2025, and opened 2026 with world indoor 1500m gold.
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