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Eugene: Kipruto, Jager Ready to Rock Again in Pre Classic Steeplechase
The world’s two fastest steeplechasers since the Rio Olympics top a dazzling field at the Prefontaine Classic.
Stockholm: Duplantis To Compete
Armand ”Mondo” Duplantis, the 18-year-old world junior pole vault record holder, will compete at BAUHAUS-galan, the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Stockholm Olympic Stadium on 10 June.
Five Rising Stars from 2017
The IAAF Diamond League is often the stage on which new talent bursts onto the international athletics scene. Here, we take a look back at five young athletes who made their mark last season.
Paris: Nafissatou Thiam Set To Take Things To Another Level
The line-up is complete. Following on from French athlete, Kevin Mayer, world decathlon champion last year in London, the other big name from the combined events will also be present on Saturday 30 June at Charléty Stadium for the MEETING de PARIS 2018. Nafissatou Thiam, the reigning world champion and Olympic champion in the heptathlon, has ensured organisers of her participation in the French leg of the IAAF Diamond League.
Eugene: Dominant Field Set for Pre Classic Women’s 800
The women who swept every medal at the Rio Olympics and last year’s World Championships top a dominant 800 meters for the Prefontaine Classic.
Throwback Thursday: Aries Merritt breaks the world record
Once again, IAAF Diamond League fans voted on social media for this week's Throwback Thursday, this week choosing Aries Merritt's incredible 110m hurdle world record in Brussels in 2012.
Shanghai: McLeod Targets Hurdles Hat-Trick
World and Olympic champion Omar McLeod will target a third successive victory in the men’s 110m hurdles when he returns to the Shanghai Diamond League on 12 May for the one-day meeting’s star-studded headline event.
Doha: Epic Showdowns In Women's Pole Vault & Men's Javelin Promised
The 2018 IAAF Diamond League series will kick off in Doha with unmissable action on Friday 4th May at Qatar Sports Club as a multitude of global champions go head to head in the Women’s Pole Vault and Men’s Javelin. Caster Semenya will be the headline name in the Women’s 1500m, fresh off her 2018 Commonwealth Games 800m/1500m double in the Gold Coast, where she dominated both events.
Eugene: Edris Tops Sizzling Pre Classic 2-Mile Field
Muktar Edris is the world’s top-ranked 5000-meter runner and the world’s elite will join him in a rare 2-mile race at the Prefontaine Classic. The event will re-unite five of the top six from last year’s thrilling World Championships 5k.
Lausanne: First Stars Confirmed
With three months until Athletissima on 5 July, organisers of the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne have confirmed the presence of five global championships and a host of top Swiss athletes.