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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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Birmingham: Child's Play for Spencer, Harper-Nelson cleans up against Harrison
Kaliese Spencer confirmed her status as currently the world’s number one 400m hurdler with another emphatic win at the Sainsbury’s Birmingham Grand Prix, an IAAF Diamond League meeting, while Dawn Harper-Nelson ran clean over all 10 barriers to win a thrilling 100m hurdles tussle with Queen Harrison on Sunday (24).
Birmingham: Farah breaks European Two Miles best
Mo Farah improved on a 36-year-old European best for two miles to bring the Sainsbury’s Birmingham Grand Prix to a rousing finish at the Alexander Stadium, the last in a series of ‘non-standard’ distance bests at the IAAF Diamond League meeting on Sunday (24).
Diamond Race: Pre Birmingham Update
Novlene Williams-Mills and Sandra Perkovic were the big winners at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Stockholm, as victories in the 400m and discus secured the 2014 Diamond Race titles with a meeting to spare.
Birmingham: Adams eyes 55th straight win
With two Olympic, four World, three World Indoor and, now, three Commonwealth Games titles to her name, you could easily assume Valerie Adams would take victory at the Sainsbury’s Birmingham Grand Prix for granted on Sunday (24).
Birmingham: Battle commences again with Bondarenko v Barshim
One of the most compelling rivalries of this year’s IAAF Diamond League season is set to resume at the Sainsbury’s Birmingham Grand Prix when Bohdan Bondarenko does battle again with Mutaz Essa Barshim on Sunday (24).
Stockholm: Bartoletta regains her ice-cool Long Jump Composure
Tianna Bartoletta’s ultra-competitive performance in cool and blustery conditions at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Stockholm on Thursday offered further evidence that her return to long jumping after a seven-year absence has been well-judged.
Brussels: 49 European Medal Winners at AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme
The European Athletics Championships offered a lot of spectacular performances. The AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme organizing committee is very satisfied to have convinced a large number of European athletics stars to line up in Brussels. The preliminary entry list contains no less than 49 European medal winners so far.
A Close Up On… Birmingham
The IAAF Diamond League comprises 14 world-class meetings across four continents. Every event has its own unique flavour and story…
Stockholm: Simpson wins tough 1500m, Edris sets 5000m World lead
USA’s 2011 world champion Jennifer Simpson produced one of the performances of the night to win a brutally hard, talent-stacked women’s 1500m in cold and damp conditions at IAAF Diamond League meeting in Stockholm on Thursday (21).
Stockholm: Lavillenie's winning streak comes to an end
Renaud Lavillenie’s winning run of 22 pole vault competitions came to an abrupt and unexpected end at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Stockholm’s 1912 Olympic Stadium as he failed to clear a height on Thursday (21).