At the tender age of 19, Wang Jianan is already established among the world s elite long jumpers. The Chinese athlete first emerged on the global scene when winning the 2014 world junior title in Eugene and last year in Beijing he took the bronze medal...
Jun 6th 2016, 11:44am
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The clash between Dafne Schippers and Elaine Thompson in the 200m at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games on 9 June has become one of the most intriguing clashes of the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Oslo.
Jun 6th 2016, 10:19am
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Among the seven meeting records that tumbled at Birmingham s IAAF Diamond League Meeting on Sunday (5), two came in eagerly anticipated appearances by Eugene winners Kendra Harrison and Kirani James in the 100m hurdles and 400m respectively.
Jun 5th 2016, 6:10pm
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In Rome a few days ago, one of the questions posed to Mutaz Essa Barshim was about his health and the lack of heights coming close to those he produced back in 2014, when he came within two centimetres of Javier Sotomayor s long-standing world high jum...
Jun 5th 2016, 5:30pm
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Conseslus Kipruto has already proved the man to beat in the men s 3000m steeplechase, having recorded victories at the IAAF Diamond League meetings in Doha, Rabat and Rome. The world-leading personal best of 8:00.12 he produced in Birmingham on Sunday ...
Jun 5th 2016, 3:38pm
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