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“Think of the shot put like the high jump”
Two-time Diamond Trophy winner and reigning Wanda Diamond League champion Joe Kovacs talks us through the ins and outs of the shot put.
“The steeplechase is unpredictable”
Two-time world championship bronze medallist and Wanda Diamond League stalwart on what it takes to master the 3000m steeplechase at the highest level of athletics.
“The Diamond League has so much value in an Olympic year”
In part one of our exclusive interview with Katie Moon, the reigning Olympic, World and Wanda Diamond League champion talks about her Diamond League debut in 2016, broken poles and battling the post-Olympic blues.
“The 5000m is all in the mind”
US Olympic bronze medallist Paul Chelimo on the tactical, technical and psychological challenge of winning a Wanda Diamond League 5000m race.
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Monaco: The Stars Of Shanghai Set To Shine
The second leg of the IAAF Diamond League in Shanghai gave rise to the 8 best performances of the year and 5 meeting records, and 4 of these winners are scheduled to compete at the Herculis EBS meeting in Monaco on 20 July.
Lausanne: Stars Set To Collide In 100m, 400m Hurdles And Pole Vault
The 100m will be one of Athletissima’s highlights as the world, Olympic and European champions will line up alongside one another at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on 5 July.
Eugene: Bowie & Thompson Top Fabulous Prefontaine Classic Women's 100
It will be gold vs. gold when the world’s best take the starting blocks in the women’s 100 meters at the Prefontaine Classic.
Eugene: History Has Pre Classic’s International Mile Circled
The Prefontaine Classic’s International Mile – born in 2010 after the meet became inundated by interest in its famous Bowerman Mile – is a world-class race featuring established milers as well as rising stars. This year, two of the finishers will be part of some fantastic mile history.
London: Eight World-Alass Athletes Added To Stacked Men's 100m
Following the confirmation that both Christian Coleman and Andre De Grasse are to compete in London, eight other world-class sprinters have today been announced as added to the field.
Stockholm: Coleman Confirmed for BAUHAUS-galan
Christian Coleman is confirmed for BAUHAUS-galan. After a silver medal for 100m at the 2017 World Championships in London, the 22 year-old American is the new superstar in the athletics world.
Eugene: Gatlin & Coleman Lead An American 1-2 Punch In Pre Classic 100
Who will the world’s top sprinter be this year? With a track friendly to fast times and eight lanes filled with prime contenders, the Prefontaine Classic will go a long way towards deciding that honor.
Paris: an 800m Burning With Enthusiasm
A double ration of thrills. On Saturday 30 June 2018, the MEETING de PARIS will present the audience at the Charléty Stadium with two reigning world champions from one of the most explosive middle-distance events: the 800m. Caster Semenya on the one hand, Pierre-Ambroise Bosse on the other. Two of the most iconic stars of world athletics competing in the French leg of the IAAF Diamond League. A guaranteed showstopper.
Eugene: Phyllis Francis Leads Olympic-Sized Pre Classic Women’s 400
World champion Phyllis Francis will recognize every other runner in the Prefontaine Classic women’s 400 – she’s been on the podium with each of them.
Doha & Shanghai: Five Talking Points
Returning heroes, new challengers and records galore: the first two meetings of the season have had it all. With the Road To The Final underway in nearly all Diamond Disciplines, we take a look at five key talking points from Doha and Shanghai.