Samsung Diamond League

30.04.2012 - Eugene: Pre Classic Men’s 5K - Bekele and Farah to duel pre-London

Eugene - Steve Prefontaine would have loved this year’s men’s 5000 field at the meet named in his honor.  After all, the world’s best are competing in his trademark Olympic event and it includes an impressive group of fearless young talent, along with some Americans with extreme motivation.

Plus, the race will occur on Saturday, June 2nd at Hayward Field, the cathedral of quality distance running made famous by the likes of Pre. more

27.04.2012 - Glen Mills Teleconference Highlights

Monte-Carlo - To mark two weeks to go to the start of the 2012 Samsung Diamond League series, the IAAF hosted an exclusive media conference call with Glen Mills (JAM), the man who coaches both double Olympic champion and World record holder Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake, the World 100m champion.

Mills discussed his star athletes, their preparation for the Samsung Diamond League and the Olympic Games, and provided some insight into his coaching philosophy as well. more

23.04.2012 - Media Information Guide available

The third season of the Samsung Diamond League will blast out of the blocks on 11 May 2012 in Doha, Qatar, and we are delighted to publish the 2012 version of the Media Information Guide to accompany the series.

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18.04.2012 - New York: David Rudisha to make U.S. debut at adidas Grand Prix

New York - World Record-holder David Rudisha, the IAAF Male Athlete of the Year in 2010, will make history at the adidas Grand Prix on June 9, leg six of the 2012 Samsung Diamond League, when he competes in the United States for the first time, organizers announced Wednesday.

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12.04.2012 - Monaco: Bolt is back to Herculis

Usain Bolt will return to Monaco where he will run a 200m race at the Herculis Samsung Diamond League meeting on 20 July 2012.

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11.04.2012 - Doha: David Rudisha challenge season kicks of in Qatar

Doha - World Athlete of the Year 2010 David Lekuta Rudisha returns to Doha to complete an unfinished job. In 2011 a late withdraw caused by a sudden injury hampered the reigning World Champion’s aspirations of further improving his own 1:43.

00 meeting record in Doha. more

02.04.2012 - Doha: Bekele, Cheruiyot, Jelimo and Dibaba headline first names

Doha: Kenenisa Bekele, Vivian Cheruiyot, Pamela Jelimo and Genzebe Dibaba will be among the headline acts when the 2012 Samsung Diamond League season of 14 meetings blasts off on Friday 11 May in Doha, Qatar.

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27.03.2012 - Shanghai: Liu Xiang goes head-to-head with Richardson

China’s Liu Xiang defends his Shanghai Diamond League title on May 19th, taking on Daegu gold medallist Jason Richardson of the USA.

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21.03.2012 - Paris: Christophe Lemaitre and Jimmy Vicaut for the kickoff of the 2012 edition

With a little more than three months until the event itself, today a corner of the veil has been lifted on the MEETING AREVA 2012 in Paris, the seventh stage of the Samsung Diamond League.

Laurent Boquillet, director of the Île de France meeting, presented the poster for the evening in question and announced some of its many highlights. Perfectly positioned in the event calendar on Friday, 6 July, this date should be favourable for pulling off some great performances, as it’s situated nearly a month to the day before the start of the Olympic Games athletics events in London. more

19.03.2012 - UPDATE - 2012 Season: Diamond Race & Non-Diamond Race disciplines

The 14 meetings of the Samsung Diamond League have now published their additional (Non-Diamond Race) disciplines. Also there is a update on the Diamond Race.

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