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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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Diamond Race: Pre Brussels Update - Second Final
On Friday 5 September, Brussels will host the second of two finals for the 2014 IAAF Diamond League series as 16 more Diamond Race winners will be crowned.
Zurich: Rohler gets Redemption after Euro Disaster
After some outstanding men’s javelin throwing in the same stadium barely two weeks ago, there was another fine display in the IAAF Diamond League final but instead of it being the 2014 European champion Antti Ruuskanen who took the honours, it was Germany’s Thomas Rohler turn to shine instead on Thursday (28).
Zurich: Kuchina conquers her nerves to capture the Diamond Trophy
Mariya Kuchina may not be the world leader, but she has still been the most consistent female high jumper this year. She has also shown she has strong nerves and that quality was particularly on display when winning her discipline at the IAAF Diamond League final in Zurich on Thursday (28).
Zurich: Simpson and Campbell-Brown triumph after tight finishes
Several races at the first of this year’s IAAF Diamond League finals had thrilling finishes but the one that had the packed Letzigrund Stadium gasping was the women’s 1500m, when the USA’s Jenny Simpson held off a desperate charge from her compatriot Shannon Rowbury to win in 3:59.92, just 0.01 ahead of her compatriot on Thursday (28).
Zurich: Press Conference Highlights
The traditional press conference the day before any IAAF Diamond League meeting saw four athletes who had made their mark in Zurich at the European Athletics Championships earlier in August take the stage to talk about their achievements in the Swiss city and look ahead to the first of this year’s Diamond League finals.
Zurich: All is set for first 16 Diamond Race finals
The first of two IAAF Diamond League finals will take place as part of the famous Weltklasse meeting in Zurich, with no fewer than 16 Diamond Races to be concluded on Thursday.
Diamond Race: Pre Zurich Update - First Final
On Thursday 28 August, Zurich will host the first of two finals for the 2014 IAAF Diamond League series as 16 Diamond Race winners will be crowned.
A Close Up On… Zurich
The IAAF Diamond League comprises 14 world-class meetings across four continents. Every event has its own unique flavour and story…
Diamond Race: Post Birmingham Update
Three more Diamond Race champions were crowned in Birmingham (subject to their appearance at the finals) in the 12th IAAF Diamond League meeting of 2014.
Birmingham: Barshim wins latest High Jump battle with Bondarenko
Mutaz Essa Barshim won the latest high jump battle with his arch rival Bohdan Bondarenko at the Sainsbury’s Birmingham Grand Prix, an IAAF Diamond League meeting, as both men cleared 2.38m in another high quality contest that caught the imagination of the 13,000 capacity crowd on Sunday (24).