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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: Barshim and Spotakova bounce back after Beijing blues
Mutaz Essa Barshim and Barbora Spotakova went to the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 as the bookmaker’s favourites for their events but failed to get a medal of any hue, however the pair got partial compensation at the 2015 IAAF Diamond League final in Zurich on Thursday (3).
Zurich: Merritt gets 400m revenge but James takes Diamond Race
The first three men in the IAAF World Championships 400m last week were the first three home at the Weltklasse Zurich, but the order was completely different on a chilly night at the first of the 2015 IAAF Diamond League finals.
Zurich: Press Conference Highlights
There was definitely a light-hearted mood at the traditional pre-meeting press conference for the Weltklasse Zurich, a day ahead of the first of the two IAAF Diamond League finals on Thursday (3).
Zurich: World Champions Non-Stop From Bird's Nest to Letzigrund
As befits the first of two IAAF Diamond League finals, with the Weltklasse Zurich coming just a few days after the end of the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015, the famous Swiss meeting will feature a plethora of world champions on Thursday (3).
A Close-Up on Zurich
The IAAF Diamond League is back and it’s finals time. With the world’s best athletes having competed for medals over nine days in Beijing at the IAAF World Championships, their thoughts now turn from precious metals to precious stones, as the destination of Diamond Trophies in 16 disciplines will be decided on Thursday evening in the Swiss city of Zurich.
Pre-Finals Diamond Race Update
The IAAF World Championships in Beijing are over. But the show goes on. There is more top level athletics to be enjoyed over the next two weeks with the IAAF Diamond League finals in Zürich and Brussels.
Zurich: 26 New World Champions to Compete at Letzigrund Stadium!
On to Zurich! 20 newly-crowned world champions of individual events and six relay world champions are on their way to Switzerland after the World Championships in China. The all-star cast for Weltklasse Zürich includes Kenya’s 800m world record holder David Rudisha (Kenya), the Ethiopian 1500m world record holder Genzebe Dibaba, and sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica). Along with many other international tops stars and Swiss local heroes, they are getting ready for the first final of the 2015 IAAF Diamond League on Thursday, 3 September at Letzigrund Stadium.
Zurich: Provisional Entry Lists Online
The provisional entry lists for the first final of the 2015 IAAF Diamond League, the Weltklasse Zürich meeting on Thursday, 3rd September, are now online.
Brussels: Beijing 200m Gold and 100m Silver Medallist Dafne Schippers To Compete
Dafne Schippers, the second fastest women in the 100m at the IAAF World Championships 2015 in Beijing, has been confirmed for the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, the second final of the 2015 IAAF Diamond Leage taking place on 11th September.
Sebastian Coe Elected IAAF President
Sebastian Coe was elected as the sixth IAAF President at the 50th IAAF Congress in Beijing, China, on Wednesday (19).