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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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Zurich: 14 Champions of the Rio Olympics to Compete
As many as 14 Olympic champions will compete at Letzigrund Stadium and complete the final leg of the 2016 IAAF Diamond League next week. All Weltklasse Zürich events boast illustrious entry lists: In addition to 14 Olympic champions, the line-ups include 26 silver and bronze medallists, 8 reigning world champions, and 17 winners of the recent European Championships in Amsterdam.
Lausanne: More Olympic Medallists Confirmed
Thirty-one medallists, including 10 Olympic champions, will compete at the Athletissima meeting on Thursday (25) for the first IAAF Diamond League meeting following the Olympics.
Paris: The Olympic heroes head to the MEETING de PARIS
The curtain has fallen on the Rio Games 2016 this Sunday 21 August, but the athletics continues. Indeed, the Olympic heroes will be stopping off in Paris, on Saturday 27 August, for the twelfth stage of the IAAF Diamond League. The meeting promises to be quite a spectacle, with the presence at the Stade de France of an impressive delegation of champions and medallists fresh from the Olympics Games 2016.
Lausanne: Olympic Rematches Galore
The Athletissima meeting will have a strong Olympic theme as several medallists from Rio will be at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on 25 August.
Brussels: Olympic Shot Put medalists compete at Grand Place
For the first time in the 40 year history of the Brussels meeting one of the field events will be held outside the King Baudouin Stadium.
Brussels: Dafne Schippers competes in the 100m
In a month time, on Friday, Sep., 9th the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme celebrates its 40th anniversary. One of the big stars of the event has now confirmed and will be Dafne Schippers.
The Diamond Race Duels: Field
With the season climax just weeks away, it's time to look at the one-on-one battles which look set to decide this season's Diamond Races. Here are some of the best duels of the field events.
The Diamond Race Duels: Track
Once athletes return from their Olympic adventures in Brazil, many will face a climactic finish to their Diamond Race campaigns. We take a look at some of the most gripping Diamond Race duels to have hit the track this season.
Diamond Race Update: The Olympic Break
The 2016 IAAF Diamond League is heading into the decisive final stage. With ten of 14 meetings now complete, the competition will take a short break during the Olympic Games. When it returns at the end of August, however, the stage will be set for a gripping climax in the Diamond Race.
London: 5 Things We Learned
In the last IAAF Diamond League meeting before the Olympics, London was lit up with some incredible Diamond Race action. We take you through the key developments.