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Press Releases

Samsung Diamond League Press Releases

  • 23.05.2012 - 2013 Meeting Calendar for Samsung Diamond League announced

    23 May 2012 - The International Association of Athletics Federations and the Diamond League AG are pleased to announce the 2013 Meeting Calendar for the Samsung Diamond League, the premier series of invitational track and field meetings in the world. more

  • 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. 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. 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. more

  • 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. more

Meeting Press Releases

  • 19.05.2012 - Shanghai - Liu and Dibaba star in Shanghai

    Liu Xiang and Genzeba Dibaba shone through the murk of a rainy evening in Shanghai in the second of 14 Samsung Diamond League meetings. On a night when the weather promised little, there was plenty to enthuse about with seven meeting records, four world leads and two national records. more

  • 17.05.2012 - Rome - Compeed Golden Gala: Collins in the 100 metres, staggering high jump

    On 31 May in Rome outstanding competition featuring the world champion Jesse Williams and many other athletics stars
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  • 14.05.2012 - Zurich - Usain Bolt to compete at Weltklasse Zürich 2012

    Exciting news for athletics fans in Zurich: Superstar Usain Bolt (JAM) will be part of the cast of Weltklasse Zürich this year. The official ticket sale for the meeting on Tuesday, 30 August 2012 will begin tomorrow, Tuesday, 15 May, 9 a. more

  • 12.05.2012 - Doha - Review: Records tumble on sizzling night in Doha

    It was USA’s night in the sprints and Kenya’s in the distant races on a sizzling night of athletics at the Doha Diamond League at Qatar Sports Club stadium on Friday where there were six meeting records, world leading performances in 10 events,
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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 till the event itself, today a corner of the veil has been lifted on the MEETING AREVA 2012, the seventh stage of the SAMSUNG Diamond League. more

  • 02.03.2012 - Oslo - Powell to challenge Bolt at Bislett on 7 June

    The former 100m World Record holder, Asafa Powell, will be competing at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games on 7 June, 2012, giving the Bislett audience the chance to watch the two men go head to head only a few weeks ahead of the Olympics in London. more

  • 29.01.2012 - Eugene - Tickets for the 2012 Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meet are on sale now!


    Tickets for the 2012 Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meet are on sale now!  Tickets may be purchased online at www.goducks.com more

  • 06.10.2011 - Monaco - Herculis best meeting in the world in 2011 ! !

    On July 22nd 2011, in a capacity-crowd stadium (18,000 spectators) and an extraordinary atmosphere, Herculis experienced one of its most exciting editions, which led to the meeting ending the 2011 season at the top of the World Rankings by meeting for the third time since its creation. more

  • 19.07.2011 - Stockholm - Yelena Isinbayeva will compete at DN Galan!

    The Russian megastar Yelena Isinbayeva is back on track. For years the athletic icon has charmed the world, not only, with her personality but with numerous championships, world records and a graceful appearance. more