5 women who lit up the 2016 Diamond League

Modified Sep 11, 2016 17:54 IST

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 22: Kendra Harrison of The USA celebrates after setting a new world record in the womens 100m hurdles during Day One of the Muller Anniversary Games at The Stadium - Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on July 22, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) — Kendra Harrison is just one female athlete who has shone throughout the Diamond League this season

#2 Sandra Perkovic

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16: Sandra Perkovic of Croatia reacts after winning the gold medal in the Women's Discus Throw Final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images) — Nobody has been able to get close to Sandra Perkovic this season

The Croatian discus thrower has completely dominated her discipline all season. It didn’t matter which city the Diamond League was being held, you could put your mortgage on Sandra Perkovi emerging victorious.

She didn’t just win her Diamond Race, she owned it. The Olympic champion won all seven Diamond League discus events, accumulating the maximum 80 points that were on offer.

The Croatian athlete achieved as close to a perfect season as she could have hoped for and capped it off with her fifth Diamond League trophy in a row. The worrying thing for Perkovic’s opponents is that she’s going nowhere. She’s only 26-years-old and at the very least has one more Olympic cycle left in her.

She’s cemented her legacy as one of the true queens of the throwing circle.

Edited by Staff Editor