The next five years of the IAAF Diamond League are guaranteed following a new agreement announced by IAAF President Lamine Diack in Doha, Qatar. [Read more…]
Diamond League 5 year extension
May 9, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Diamond League 2014 Calendar
May 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The IAAF Diamond League is composed of 14 of the best invitational track and field meetings in the world. The meetings are spread across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the USA, and compose the top tier of the IAAF’s global one-day meeting competition structure. [Read more…]
David Rudisha returns in Doha 2014
April 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Olympic 800m champion and world record-holder David Rudisha will return to IAAF Diamond League action at the Doha 2014 meeting on Friday 9 May. [Read more…]
Doha 2014 prepares for Diamond League
March 17, 2014 By 1 Comment
Reigning World and Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will kick off her 2014 IAAF Diamond League campaign at the Doha 2014 meeting on 9 May, organisers announced on Sunday (16). [Read more…]
Diamond League 2014 details
November 28, 2013 By 1 Comment
The IAAF Diamond League is delighted to announce the distribution of event disciplines for the 2014 season.
Commencing on 9 May 2014 in Doha (QAT), the fifth season of the IAAF Diamond League comprises 14 of the best invitational track and field meetings in the world. The meetings are spread across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the USA, and compose the top tier of the IAAF’s global one-day meeting competition structure. [Read more…]
Olympic champions for Shanghai
April 27, 2013 By 1 Comment
Meseret Defar
Three more Olympic gold medallists and one world champion have been added to the star-studded roster for the 2013 Shanghai Diamond League meeting on 18 May. Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, British long jumper Greg Rutherford, and Ethiopian distance legend Meseret Defar have joined the entry lists for the second meeting in the IAAF’s 2013 Diamond League calendar, while world sprint hurdles champion Jason Richardson has been lined up to face Olympic champion and world record holder Aries Merritt. [Read more…]
The Beast, sprint power to Shanghai
March 7, 2013 By 1 Comment
Yohan Blake – The Beast
Yohan Blake, “The Beast”, bringing sprint power to Shanghai
The second fastest man of all time in the 200m, Yohan Blake, will head to Asia for his start of the summer season. Blake confirmed his participation on the 200m at the Samsung Diamond League in Shanghai, May 18 2013. It will be the first time for “the beast” to come to the Chinese metropolis. The introduction of Blake to the fast track in the Shanghai stadium will be a great sprint spectacle. [Read more…]
2012 Diamond League series
May 11, 2012 By 1 Comment
Diamond League Series 2012
2012 Diamond League series
| Doha, Qatar | May 11 |
| Shanghai, China | May 19 |
| Rome, Italy | May 31 |
| Eugene, United States | June 2 |
| Oslo, Norway | June 7 |
| New York, United States | June 9 |
| Paris, France | July 6 |
| London, Great Britain | July 13 |
| Monaco, Monaco | July 20 |
| Stockholm, Sweden | August 17 |
| Lausanne, Switzerland | August 23 |
| Birmingham, Great Britain | August 26 |
| Zurich, Switzerland | August 30 |
| Brussels, Belgium | September 7 |
Top line-ups for Shanghai
May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Liu Xiang for Shanghai
China’s Liu Xiang defends his Shanghai Diamond League title on May 19th, taking on Daegu gold medallist Jason Richardson of the USA. In last year’s controversial IAAF World championship final in Korea where Liu’s arm clashed with the arm of Cuban Dayron Robles, Richardson was the man to benefit, lifting a surprise gold. Richardson is not the only American Liu should worry about. [Read more…]
Stars Headline Diamond Doha
April 3, 2012 By 1 Comment
Vivian Cheruiyot for Doha 2012
Doha, Qatar – Kenenisa Bekele, Vivian Cheruiyot, Genzebe Dibaba and Pamela Jelimo will be among the headline acts when the 2012 Samsung Diamond League season of 14 meetings blasts off on Friday 11 May in Doha, Qatar. [Read more…]
