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New York: Nettey Jumps Meeting Record, Perkovic Stays Flawless
Canada’s Christabel Nettey captured her first IAAF Diamond League victory, Blanka Vlasic and Ruth Beitia shared a meeting record, while Vitezslav Vesely and Sandra Perkovic extended their Diamond Race leads at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York on Saturday (13).
New York: Press Conference Highlights
The Adidas Grand Prix in New York on Saturday (13) will feature two world record-holders who ran some of the best times in their respective careers at this IAAF Diamond League meeting: Usain Bolt and David Rudisha.
Feature: Tiffany and Jeff Porter - Marching on together
Life is full of obstacles that need to be overcome. But for Tiffany and Jeff Porter they're very fixed and have to be tackled at extremely high speed.
New York: Bolt returns with Pichardo also set to star
The Adidas Grand Prix in New York City might see not only a number of meeting records, but also its biggest ever crowd at the IAAF Diamond League meeting on Saturday (12).
A Close-Up on New York
There are some cities that seem to be made for IAAF Diamond League athletics and New York is one of them.
Muir Surprises in Oslo
Laura Muir and Greg Rutherford, two Britons of differing experience, produced flourishing victories at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Oslo on Thursday (11).
Zhang upsets the high jump favourites in Oslo
High hopes of a high jump world record in Oslo were effectively blown away by a fitful wind which troubled athletes both on the track and in the field during the IAAF Diamond League meeting which was also the 50th Anniversary running of the ExxonMobil Bislett Games.
Oslo: Press Conference Highlights
The three finest high jumpers of the new generation – Mutaz Essa Barshim, Bogdan Bondarenko and Ivan Ukhov – gathered in Oslo’s City Hall on Wednesday (10) to speak about tomorrow’s IAAF Diamond League event where, once again, they will seek to surpass the longstanding world record of 2.45m set 22 years ago by Cuba’s Javier Sotomayor.
Feature: Mokoena looks to fire in Oslo
The 2014 IAAF Diamond League finished well for Grodfrey Mokoena. Following a gold medal-winning performance in the triple jump at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in July, the South African reverted to his primary event, the long jump, and took victories in both Stockholm and, importantly, Brussels, where he sealed his first Diamond Trophy with an 8.19m leap.
Oslo: Dibaba and Barshim Target Records
For the world’s leading athletes converging on Oslo for the sixth IAAF Diamond League meeting of the season, a mass of posters at their hotel next to the central station serves as a vivid reminder that this year marks the 50th anniversary staging of the ExxonMobil Bislett Games.