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Stockholm: Schwanitz Moves Closer To Diamond Trophy
Christina Schwanitz effectively secured her first Diamond Race title as she won the shot put with a best effort of 20.13m, throwing in persistent and occasionally heavy rain in Stockholm’s Kungstradgarden square on Wednesday (29) on the eve of the main IAAF Diamond League meeting in the Swedish capital.
Stockholm: Press Conference Highlights
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who competes tomorrow for the first time since winning the 100m in Paris in 10.74 over three weeks ago – the fastest run in the world this year – revealed ahead of the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Stockholm that she may change her plans next month and defend both her 100m and 200m world titles after all.
Stockholm: Oliver, Ibarguen and Barshim seek final flourish before the Championships
Stockholm’s staging of the last IAAF Diamond League meeting before the IAAF World Championships get underway in Beijing just over three weeks from now offers some of the favourites to succeed in the Chinese capital a final opportunity to lay down their markers.
A Close-Up on Stockholm
All of the venues used for IAAF Diamond League meetings have their own special character, regardless of the age of the stadium or the iconic previous events that have taken place there.
Diamond Race Update
Following two days of action in London, just one meeting remains for athletes in 16 Diamond Race disciplines to score points ahead of September’s finals in Zurich and Brussels.
Stockholm: Entry Lists
The entry lists for the Stockholm BAUHAUS Athletics meeting taking place this Thursday, 30th July, are online.
London: National 100m records for Schippers and Asher-Smith
Dafne Schippers brought day two of the IAAF Diamond League meeting in London to record-breaking conclusion at the Olympic Stadium when she sliced 0.02 from her Dutch record to win the women’s 100m in 10.92 at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games on Saturday (25).
London: Bolt Lights Up Olympic Stadium as Farah Flies To World-Leading Win
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London: Hughes Provides The Sparkle
Usain Bolt may have been the star of the non-Diamond Race action, but it was his stable-mate Zharnel Hughes who produced the sparkle in the men’s 200m, the best of the six events with points at stake on day one of the IAAF Diamond League meeting in London on Friday (24).
Feature: Diamond Race leader Greg Rutherford back in Olympic stadium
In August 2012, Greg Rutherford was one of three British athletes to take gold at the Olympic stadium on the famous British ‘Super Saturday’ of the Games. Three years on, the joint-leader of the long jump Diamond Race will aim to secure his lead, with the hope of jumping a new stadium record on a nostalgia-filled evening at the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games in London.