News
Programme & Results
“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.
News Archive
Programme & Results
Shot Put: Diamond League Duels
With a world class field announced for Eugene in May, it looks set to be another brilliant year for the men's shot put. The discipline has thrown up some incredible duels in recent years, so we take a look back at some of the biggest clashes in the circle.
50 days to go!
In exactly 50 days, the ninth IAAF Diamond League season will get underway at the Qatar Sports Club in Doha.
Eugene: Vetter, Röhler Set to Rewrite Pre Classic Record
The two-year-old Prefontaine Classic and Hayward Field record in the men’s javelin is in serious jeopardy, as the two farthest throwers in the world, Johannes Vetter and Thomas Röhler, lead the best field ever assembled in this event at the Pre meet.
Paris Calling World Champions To Charléty Stadium
The curtain fell on the indoor season on Sunday 4 March on the evening of the Worlds in Birmingham. Already though, all eyes are on the 14-episode IAAF Diamond League serial. And there’s good news for the French leg, scheduled for Saturday 30 June 2018 at the Charléty Stadium: four of the heroes from the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, last weekend, have confirmed their presence at the MEETING de PARIS. American Christian Coleman, Russian Mariya Lasitskene and French athletes Renaud Lavillenie and Kevin Mayer, all gold medallists in the UK, will be competing in the Parisian meeting.
Eugene: Crouser vs Walsh vs the World in Epic Shot Put
A field featuring every medalist from the last three global championships will set the stage for another epic shot put competition at the 2018 Prefontaine Classic. Heading the field are 2016 Olympic Champion and Oregon native Ryan Crouser and 2017 World Champion and 2018 World Indoor champion Tom Walsh.
Media Accreditation System Open!
With less than two months until the start of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League season, the online media accreditation system is now open.
Best of Birmingham
The IAAF World Indoor Championships take place in Birmingham this week, and to get you in the mood, we've assembled some of the best moments from the Birmingham Diamond League meeting in the last few years.
Eugene: Stefanidi, Morris Bring Aerial Show to Pre Classic
The world’s two best women’s pole vaulters are bringing their high-flying rivalry from the Olympics and World Championships to the Prefontaine Classic.
Throwback Thursday: Diamond Dancing
How do you relax in the build-up to the IAAF Diamond League Final? Get a dance lesson from Luis Castro, of course!
Throwback Thursday: Usain Bolt and the Flower Girl
On Throwback Thursday, we revisit a hilarious moment at the Bislett Games in Oslo back in 2012, where Usain Bolt collided with a flower girl.