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Pre-Finals Diamond Race Update
The IAAF World Championships in Beijing are over. But the show goes on. There is more top level athletics to be enjoyed over the next two weeks with the IAAF Diamond League finals in Zürich and Brussels.
Zurich: 26 New World Champions to Compete at Letzigrund Stadium!
On to Zurich! 20 newly-crowned world champions of individual events and six relay world champions are on their way to Switzerland after the World Championships in China. The all-star cast for Weltklasse Zürich includes Kenya’s 800m world record holder David Rudisha (Kenya), the Ethiopian 1500m world record holder Genzebe Dibaba, and sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica). Along with many other international tops stars and Swiss local heroes, they are getting ready for the first final of the 2015 IAAF Diamond League on Thursday, 3 September at Letzigrund Stadium.
Zurich: Provisional Entry Lists Online
The provisional entry lists for the first final of the 2015 IAAF Diamond League, the Weltklasse Zürich meeting on Thursday, 3rd September, are now online.
Brussels: Beijing 200m Gold and 100m Silver Medallist Dafne Schippers To Compete
Dafne Schippers, the second fastest women in the 100m at the IAAF World Championships 2015 in Beijing, has been confirmed for the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, the second final of the 2015 IAAF Diamond Leage taking place on 11th September.
Sebastian Coe Elected IAAF President
Sebastian Coe was elected as the sixth IAAF President at the 50th IAAF Congress in Beijing, China, on Wednesday (19).
Zurich: Genzebe Dibaba Joins Star-Studded Fields
Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) is the latest star to sign up for Weltklasse Zürich 2015. The 3000m race with the 1500m world record holder will be one of the great highlights of the IAAF Diamond League final event on 3 September. In addition, pole vaulter Jennifer Suhr (USA), another world record holder (indoor), has been added to the meeting’s entry lists.
Diamond Race: 5 of the best moments of 2015 so far
As the IAAF Diamond League season enters into its final stages, we take a moment to look back on what has been thrilling, unpredictable year in the Diamond Race. There have been immense turnarounds, shock defeats, and the finest of fine margins, all adding up to create some thrilling Diamond Races. Here are our top 5 Diamond Race moments of 2015 so far.
Zurich: Entry Lists Sparkle with Stars
With four weeks to go until the 2015 edition of the meeting, Weltklasse Zürich announces the sparkling entry lists for another three events. The previews of the women’s 800m, the men’s 3000m SC, and the men’s high jump promise first-class competitions among the most skilful protagonists of our days. In all three disciplines the five top-ranked athletes of the current season will compete at Letzigrund Stadium on 3 September 2015.
Diamond Race Update
The season-long marathon is nearly over. It is time for the sprint on the home straight. In London and Stockholm, the last few points were gathered before September's IAAF Diamond League finals, and the scene is set for an exhilarating climax to the 2015 season. Events in the past week have provided proof that, in the Diamond Race, anything can happen.
Stockholm: Fraser-Pryce shows off her speed
In the last event of a chilly Thursday evening at Stockholm’s 1912 Olympic stadium, Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce offered further convincing evidence of how hard it will be for anyone to deprive her of her world 100m title next month, or indeed this year’s 100m Diamond Race, in which she now has a four-point lead as she proceeds towards the final in Zurich on 3 September.