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A Close-Up on Oslo
The Bislett Games in Oslo is almost the archetypal European athletics meeting: Passionate, knowledgeable fans, a packed ionic stadium, and a magnificent setting in one of the world’s most famous and picturesque capital cities.
Stockholm: Mutaz Essa Barshim confirmed
Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim will compete at this year's Stockholm BAUHAUS Athletics. Barshim is the current world leader who recently cleared 2.41m at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Eugene. Last year he achieved his best ever jump of 2.43m in Brussels so one can hope for a quality performance when he competes in the Stockholm Olympic Stadium on 30 July.
Oslo: Provision Entry Lists online
The provisional entry lists for the ExxonMobil Bislett Games in Oslo (11th June) are now online.
Lausanne: Jackson, Culson, Tinsley and Swiss Star Hussein to Clash in the 400m Hurdles
Swiss local hero and 2014 European 400m hurdles champion Kariem Hussein will take on some of the best men his event has to offer and race in front of his family and friends at the Athletissima meeting in Lausanne, the ninth of this summer’s IAAF Diamond League meetings, on 9 July.
Birmingham: Yego Wins Dramatic Javelin Contest
Even though the javelin boasted the strongest field of any discipline at the Sainsbury’s Birmingham Grand Prix, few could have predicted the drama that would ensue in that event at the IAAF Diamond League meeting on Sunday (7).
Birmingham: Bracy and Tarmoh Cause Sprint Upsets
Moments after crossing the line in the 200m at the Sainsbury’s Birmingham Grand Prix, USA’s Jeneba Tarmoh and Allyson Felix were given the same time of 22.29 at the IAAF Diamond League meeting on Sunday (7).
Birmingham Press Conference Highlights
Three of the five reigning Olympic champions set to compete at the Sainsbury’s Birmingham Grand Prix faced the media on Saturday (6) at the press conference ahead of the IAAF Diamond League meeting.
Birmingham: Javelin and middle distances set to provide highlights
The Sainsbury’s Birmingham Grand Prix may have been hit by several high-profile withdrawals over the past 24 hours, but many of the world’s top stars will still be heading to the IAAF Diamond League meeting on Sunday (7).
A Close-Up on Birmingham
IAAF Diamond League meetings come thick and fast at this time of year and the fifth event in the series, one of four (alongside, Rome, Oslo and New York) to take place in an action-packed ten-day period, takes place in Birmingham, UK, on Sunday.
Rome: Pichardo Still Perfect in 2015 after Golden Gala Win
Pedro Pablo Pichardo stamped his authority on the triple jump competition from his very first jump and ended up improving both the meeting and stadium records with his winning effort of 17.96m at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Rome on Thursday (4).