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Stockholm: Simpson wins tough 1500m, Edris sets 5000m World lead
USA’s 2011 world champion Jennifer Simpson produced one of the performances of the night to win a brutally hard, talent-stacked women’s 1500m in cold and damp conditions at IAAF Diamond League meeting in Stockholm on Thursday (21).
Stockholm: Lavillenie's winning streak comes to an end
Renaud Lavillenie’s winning run of 22 pole vault competitions came to an abrupt and unexpected end at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Stockholm’s 1912 Olympic Stadium as he failed to clear a height on Thursday (21).
Stockholm: Bartoletta, Hoffa and Perkovic win early thrillers
USA’s Tianna Bartoletta, who arrived in Stockholm with the top four women’s long jumps of 2014 to her credit, announced on the eve of this IAAF Diamond League meeting that she was competitive about everything, including “who can load the dishwasher fastest.”
Diamond Race: Pre Stockholm Update
After a five week break, the IAAF Diamond League returns in Stockholm on Thursday with the Diamond Race still undecided in 15 of the 16 events on display.
Stockholm: Press Conference Highlights
On the eve of the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Stockholm’s Olympic Stadium, organisers of the DN Galan meeting on 21 August were proud to announce the involvement of 18 recently crowned continental champions – 10 from the European Championships in Zurich and eight from the African Championships in Marrakesh.
Zurich: From Hussein to Bolt - The Best Athletes at Weltklasse Zürich
Letzigrund Stadium is getting ready for yet another athletcis highlight. Weltklasse Zürich (29 August), one of two IAAF Diamond League final events will once again feature the world’s and the continent’s finest athletes. The entry lists also include two new Swiss stars this year: Kariem Hussein and Mujinga Kambundji.
A Close Up On… Stockholm
The IAAF Diamond League comprises 14 world-class meetings across four continents. Every event has its own unique flavour and story…
Stockholm: European 5000m Champion Meraf Bahta to join Aregawi and Hassan
Meraf Bahta didn’t put a foot wrong in the slow European 5000m final in Zurich.
Stockholm: Allyson Felix confirmed for DN Galan
One of track and field’s true superstars, American sprinter, Allyson Felix, is coming to DN Galan on 21 August. She joins fellow global names such as Renaud Lavillenie and Blanka Vlasic at the world-class athletics meeting.
How the track comes on the Diamond Trophy
Each year since the inaugural season of the IAAF Diamond League in 2010 the 32 winners of the Diamond Races receive along with the overall prize money a prestigious Diamond Trophy. Each trophy features three real athletics tracks in the shape of a lap holding a diamond. Now with four more events to go in 2014, all eyes are set on it.