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Rabat: Obiri And Kigen Get World-Leading Marks
Hellen Obiri delivered on her pre-race promise to “try to run fast” when the Kenyan sped to a 5000m world lead of 14:21.75 at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Rabat on Friday night (13).
Rabat: Live Updates!
We're in Morocco for the ninth IAAF Diamond League meeting of the season, and you can follow all the action right here on our live blog.
Rabat: Press Conference Highlights
It’s beginning to hot up on the 2018 IAAF Diamond League circuit, which this week stops in Rabat, Morocco, for the Meeting International Mohammed VI D’Athlétisme. A selection of the year’s stars gathered at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium this morning to meet the press, where there was plenty of talk of fast times and big marks as the season begins to reach its peak.
New Podcast: Eliza McCartney
Olympic bronze medalist Eliza McCartney describes what it was like to taste success on the international stage at just 19-years-old, while Alex Seftel discusses how the road to the final is shaping up ahead of the next IAAF Diamond League meeting in Rabat.
Rabat: Five things to look out for
Ahoure and Asher-Smith clash again, El Bakkali goes after crucial points on home soil, former Diamond Trophy winners return to action in the shot put. The Road To The Final heads to Africa this week for the Meeting International Mohammed VI. Here are five things to look out for in Rabat.
Paris & Lausanne: Five Talking Points
Shubenkov's redemption, Mihambo's magic and sublime Samba. It was a thrilling week of IAAF Diamond League action which saw a change of fortune for several athletes on the Road To The Final. Here are five talking points from Meeting de Paris and Athletissima.
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.