IAAF Diamond League

News

In this section you will find the latest news from the IAAF Diamond League and from each of the 14 meetings across the world.

IAAF Diamond League News

  • 04.03.2010 - IAAF Diamond League Ambassadors to compete at 'Pre'

    4 March 2010 - Eugene, Oregon - Four of the superstars of the sport of track & field Athletics, Kenenisa Bekele, Yelena Isinbayeva, Tyson Gay, and Sanya Richards, will compete in the 36th annual Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, 3 July 2010. more

  • 10.02.2010 - Bolt, Powell, Vlasic and Thorkildsen to head-up Paris meeting

    10 February 2010 - On the 16 July in the Stade de France, the Meeting AREVA will welcome the best of the athletics world as part of the brand new and prestigious IAAF Diamond League circuit. more

  • 02.02.2010 - Usain Bolt storming into New York on 12 June – IAAF Diamond League

    2 February 2010 – New York, USA – Sprint sensation Usain Bolt will compete in the 100 metres at the adidas Grand Prix in New York City on 12 June, organisers announced today (2). more

  • 26.01.2010 - Richards' wedding plans enter final straight – IAAF Diamond League Ambassador

    26 January 2010 – In a month from now, on 26 February, Sanya Richards will celebrate her 25th birthday and her wedding! Now that’s quite a lot of pressure and excitement even for a World 400m champion to have to deal with, it must be like the finals of the World Championships and Olympic Games being rolled into one! more

  • 18.01.2010 - Isinbayeva celebrates three new years in one night - IAAF Diamond League Ambassador

    18 January 2010 – While the New Year holiday season is already a dim distant memory for many of us - that is, for those of us in this world who are lucky enough to have a holiday at all - for others the memories of those celebrations are much more recent. more

Meeting News

  • 01.03.2010 - Paris - Bolt two impressive relay outings

    Fastest man on earth produced two thrilling relay performances at the Gibson Relays in Kingston. more

  • 23.02.2010 - Oslo - Track and Field’s elite endorse IAAF Diamond League at sparkling launch

    21 November 2009 – Monaco – The top stars of international athletics were on display this evening at the Fairmont Hotel, Monaco, to give their backing to the IAAF Diamond League, with the organisers of the new global track and field circuit honoured to announce those same athletes as its Ambassadors and as contracted participants for 2010. more

  • 19.02.2010 - Stockholm - Productive conference in Åre!

    During the period between February 4th through the 7th DN Galans organizing committee held a conference in the winter resort town of Åre, Sweden.
     
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    The conference was very productive and clearly outlined the organizations structure. more

  • 15.02.2010 - Brussels - Belgacom MVD tops 200m rankings

    The way in which Usain Bolt won the 200m at the Belgacom Memorial van Damme in 2009 was fabulous and unforgettable. He ran the fourth fastest race of all time in 19. more

  • 02.02.2010 - New York - Usain Bolt Storming Into New York on June 12

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    NEW YORK, N.Y. (February 2) – Sprint sensation Usain Bolt will compete in the 100 meters at the adidas Grand Prix in New York City on June 12th, organizers announced today. more

  • 21.12.2009 - Zurich - Zurich is number one in 2009 with 16 Berlin Champions competing

    In the statistical survey of one day top meetings in terms of individual World Champions from Berlin 2009 participating the best is Weltklasse of Zurich with 16 such athletes. more