In the early hours of July 5 (Beijing time), in the women's hammer final at the Diamond League Eugene (Prefontaine Classic), 19-year-old Chinese prospect Zhang Jiale won with 77.94 m, marking her third time breaking the U20 world record. Her final throw completed a come-from-behind victory, improving her personal best by 70 cm and edging out Canadian Olympic champion Rogers (77.81 m) and U.S. world champion Price (76.95 m) to claim her first Diamond League gold.

Born in 2006, Zhang Jiale twice broke the women's hammer world U20 record last year, won bronze at the World Championships in Tokyo, and that same year was named World Athletics' Rising Star of the Year, becoming the first athlete in Chinese athletics history to receive that honor.

Notably, Zhang's 77.94 m is just 28 cm short of teammate Zhao Jie's Asian record of 78.22 m, making it the second-best mark in Asian women's hammer history. Asian record-holder Zhao Jie placed fifth with 75.63 m; the two form a strong one-two combination for Chinese women's hammer.