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London: Bolt Lights Up Olympic Stadium as Farah Flies To World-Leading Win
“Bolt is back,”...
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.
London: Press Conference Highlights
Usain Bolt believes his performance at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in London this weekend will be a crucial indicator of his readiness to defend his World Championships sprint titles in Beijing next month.
London: Bolt Ready For Crucial Test
Of the dozens of global champions gathering at London’s Olympic Stadium this weekend for the two-day IAAF Diamond League meeting, there’s little doubt which one will attract the most attention.
A Close-Up on London
While 16 of the IAAF Diamond League’s 32 disciplines are close to the finish line with only the finals in either Zurich and Brussels still to come, the athletes of the other Diamond Races and the many extra events head to London's two-day meeting knowing that their performances this weekend and on Thursday of next week in Stockholm will determine whether they can look forward to September with expectation or anxiety.
Stockholm: Ortega, Merritt and Martinot-Lagarde added to 110m hurdles field
Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics had already announced the participation of USA’s world champion David Oliver in the 110m hurdles. Now four more sprint hurdlers have been added to the field for the IAAF Diamond League meeting on 30 July.
Zurich: Fraser-Pryce And Ortega Set For First Final of 2015
Weltklasse Zürich will host another star-studded IAAF Diamond League final event on 3 September. Some 100 international stars have already signed up for the prestigious event.
Diamond Race Update
While records and season’s bests were, understandably, the main focus in Monaco last week, as the dust settles on one of the finest one-day meetings ever, attention turns to the implications of all those world class performances on the Diamond Race standings.
Dibaba is Finally A Master Of All Trades
No athlete sets out to be an indoor specialist. Not even athletes such as Genzebe Dibaba, who has broken multiple world indoor records and has won two world indoor titles.