Athletes

Crowning Glory for 16 Athletes in the First Diamond League Final in Zurich

 August 30, 2014   R K Gupta

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The first of the two IAAF Diamond League athletics finals brought Zurich alive Thursday night. It was the second time in quick succession that the Swiss city welcomed top world athletes, who had come here earlier for the European Championships, two weeks ago. The Weltklasse Zurich track and field arena was witness to the crowning […]

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Diamond League

Top Athletic Stars Light up the Diamond League Night at Stockholm after a Long Break from Monaco

 August 23, 2014   R K Gupta

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The 11th leg of IAAF diamond league was staged at Stockholm on August 21, 2014 after a long break from the 10th meeting at Monaco. The historical 1912 Olympic Games stadium, called Stockholm’s Stadion in the Swedish capital greeted star athletes on Thursday evening for the DN Galan meeting on a venue, which has seen […]

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Galen Rupp

Galen Rupp: The superhero American athlete

 August 3, 2014   Kirti Daga

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Born in Portland, Oregon; Galen Rupp is an American athlete currently being trained under Alberto Salazar. He is mainly known as the recent American record holder at 10,000 meter with a time of 26:44:36. While at the indoors he holds a record of 3000 meter with a time of 7:30:16, 2 miles with a time […]

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Diamond League

Kiplagat Dominates in 1500m among Other Top Athletes At Monaco’s 10th Diamond League Meet

 July 25, 2014   R K Gupta

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Kenya’s double world champion Asbel Kiprop had chosen the fast-paced Monaco track for attempting to overhaul the 3:26.00 minute 1500m world record existing in the name of Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj since July 14, 1998. Though Kiprop began with a scorching pace, he was finally overtaken by compatriot Silas Kiplagat. In the end the energy […]

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Glasgow

Rudisha, Schippers, Bartoletta, Culson Sparkle as Perkovic Tastes Unexpected DL Loss at Glasgow

 July 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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Spread over two days on July 11-12, Sainsbury’s Glasgow Grand Prix was a thrilling event, where several DL leaders returned with fine performances. A rather small gathering of 10,000 die-hard athletic fans lustily cheered their heroes and other world-famous athletes. David Rudisha returned to winning ways with a dominant victory in 800m. On a memorable […]

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Diamond League

Bondarenko, Barshim Steal Hearts by Historical High Jumps at New York Diamond League

 June 20, 2014   R K Gupta

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Annual Adidas Grand Prix at New York on June 14, 2014 was also an IAAF Diamond League event, after Oslo DL on June 11. The week also had several other world athletic events, bunched close together and top athletes made choices of their own on where to go. Justin Gatlin didn’t turn up at New […]

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Novlene Williams- Mills

Novlene Williams- Mills

 June 18, 2014   Kirti Daga

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A Jamaican, Novlene Williams- Mills; a track and field athlete is a three time Olympic bronze medallist in 4 x400 meters relay. She is also a 4 x World Championships Silver medallist, 1 x World Championships Bronze medallist, 3 x World Athletics Final Silver medallist, 1 x World Athletics Final Gold medallist, 4 x Olympic […]

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diamond League

Four World Leads & Other Fine Performances Bring the Oslo Diamond Meet Alive

 June 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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The fifth edition of 2014 IAAF Diamond League at Norwegian capital Oslo on June 11, 2014 produced four world leads with great performances by Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, Yenew Alamirew, Jarius Kipchoge-Birech and Tianna Bartoletta. Martinot-Lagarde, the winner in Eugene Diamond League clocked 13.12 seconds in 110m hurdles, Alamirew finished 5000m in 13:01.57 minutes; Kipchoge-Birech followed his […]

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Diamond League

Barshim, Rollins, Spencer, Didaba Light up the Starry Athletic Night at Rome Diamond League

 June 7, 2014   R K Gupta

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In keeping with pre-event expectations, young Qatari sensation, Mutaz Essa Barshim jumped 2.41 meters to set a new Asian record and establish world seasonal best performance at IAAF Diamond League Meeting in Rome on Thursday night. Barshim was not alone as there were a few more world seasonal best performances in the fourth edition of […]

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Diamond League

Gatlin, Williams-Mills, Obiri, Rupp and Perkovic Excel at Eugene Diamond League Meet

 June 4, 2014   R K Gupta

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The third Diamond League 2014 meeting in Eugene was spread over two days on May 30 and 31, 2014 with 23 combined athletic events in men’s and women’s categories. Men’s events were 100m, 400m, 800m, 1 mile, Bowerman mile, 5000m, 10000m, 110m hurdles, Pole Vault, Triple jump, shot put and javelin. Women’s events included; 200m, […]

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