Soufiane El Bakkali, the 2-time Olympic steeple gold medalist who was running the 5000 for the first time since ’17, passed Young just before the line. The Moroccan finished 6th in 12:55.49, with Young (12:55.71) in 7th.

Neeraj Chopra came out on top in Paris, beating arch-rival Julian Weber. But both athletes failed to get past the 90m mark.

Neeraj Chopra surged into the lead after the 1st round of throws in the Paris Diamond League and stayed there. Germany's Julian Weber ended second.