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Rabat: Sprints Set To Sizzle
The Meeting International Mohammed VI D'Athletisme de Rabat has assembled some mouth-watering clashes for the men’s 100m and women’s 200m at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Rabat on 13 July.
Lausanne: Big Wins For Balew, Samba, Shubenkov and Houlihan
Birhanu Balew of Bahrain won the men’s 5000m at Lausanne’s Athletissima IAAF Diamond League fixture on Thursday (5) in a personal best and 2018 world-leading time of 13:01.09 – but his victory was almost a footnote after an extraordinary incident on the final bend between the two young Ethiopians who had been contesting the lead, 20-year-old Yomif Kejelcha and his 18-year-old compatriot Selemon Barega.
New Podcast: Athletissima & Hansle Parchment
Jamaican sprint hurdler Hansle Parchment talks to Alex Seftel about growing up and practicing jumping over metal fences and the excellent form of his countrymen in his discipline. Meanwhile, Tom Byrne, Michelle Sammet and Pete Matthews are out in Switzerland, looking at the #RoadToTheFinal ahead of the Athletissima meeting in Lausanne.
Lausanne: Press Conference Highlights
Coming off a sizzling hot Paris Diamond League there was a lot to talk about in Lausanne on Wednesday, as athlete's geared up for round eight of the series.
Lausanne: Live Updates!
Keep up with all the build up, press conferences and live coverage from the meet itself as the Road To The Final has it's eigth stop on the circuit in Switzerland for Athletissima this week.
Lausanne: Five things to look out for
A fight for the Final for Stefanidi and Schippers, and a return to the scene of past glories for Christian Taylor. As the Road To The Final reaches Lausanne, here are five things to look out for at Athletissima.
Paris: Samba Shocks With 46.98
Abderrahman Samba produced yet another extraordinary exhibition of 400m hurdles running at the Meeting de Paris IAAF Diamond League meeting in the Charlety Stadium on Saturday (30) as he became only the second man to run the event in under 47 seconds, clocking 46.98 – just 0.20 off the world record Kevin Young set in winning the 1992 Olympic title.
Paris: Press Conference Highlights
The stage is all set for Saturday’s Meeting de Paris, with a host of international champions and medalists competing for points at the Stade Charléty on the road to the final.
Paris: Live Updates!
Keep up with all the build up, press conferences and live coverage from the meet itself as the Road To The Final returns for the seventh stop on the circuit in France for the Meeting de Paris this week.
Lausanne: Strong Women's 1500m Field Announced
Gudaf Tsegay heads a strong women's 1500m field announced today by organisers of Lausanne's Athletissima, the eighth stop of the IAAF Diamond League, on 5 July.