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Impressive victories at the WDL Shanghai/Keqiao
World record holders Mondo Duplantis, Karsten Warholm and Yaroslava Mahuchikh all sealed impressive victories at the Shanghai/Keqiao Diamond League on Saturday (3), while US athlete Cordell Tinch produced a spectacular performance in the 110m hurdles, clocking a world lead, meeting record and personal best of 12.87 (0.6m/s). That moved Tinch joint-fourth on the world all-time … <a href="https://shanghai.diamondleague.com/mens-300m-hurdle-battle-between-warmholm-vs-dos-santos-one-of-epic-proportions/">Continued</a>
Stars speak at pre-meeting press conference
A star-studded cast of athletes spoke to the media on Friday afternoon ahead of the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Shanghai/Keqiao, with world record holders Karsten Warholm and Mondo Duplantis igniting hopes for big performances at the China Textile City Sports Center.
Men’s heavy hitters ready to line up in Keqiao!
Armand Duplantis returns to China to defend his Shanghai DL title
Two groups of athletes to pay a visit to local schools in the Shaoxing/Keqiao area.
Christopher Bailey, Jeremiah Azu, Halimah Nakaayi and Liam Adcock visited the Shaoxing Sports School.
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High Jump Women: Spencer bounces back to win three-way battle
St Lucia’s Pan American Games champion Lavern Spencer moved from third to first with a sailing clearance at 1.94 to win a three-way tussle for the 10 Diamond League points with Uzbekistan’s former Asian champion Nadezhda Dusanova and European bronze medallist Ana Simic. Croatian Simic took the lead with a season’s best at 1.92, but Spencer bounced back with a first time effort at 1.94 where Dusanova needed three. A world lead of 1.96 was beyond Dusanova and Spencer bowed out, happy to take the win on countback.
McLeod shrugs off pressure ahead of Shanghai showdown
Omar McLeod may be the new kid on the block in the tight community of world athletics known as sprint hurdling, but the Jamaican world leader is adamant he’s feeling no pressure ahead of his Shanghai showdown with global champions and world record breakers on Saturday.
China’s young jumpers set to take the world by storm
Hoodies, backward caps and the adolescent slouch of the young and fearless – no, not the latest boy band, but a trio of talented athletes set to turn China into a “world powerhouse of long jumping” starting at this Saturday’s Shanghai Diamond League meeting.
Rudisha in mood for Shanghai meeting record
David Rudisha believes he’s in shape to break the meeting record on Saturday when he kicks off his 2016 Diamond League campaign with his first ever appearance at the Shanghai Stadium.
Live stream: Press conference IAAF Shanghai Diamond League
The press conference of the IAAF Shanghai Diamond League on May 13th, can be followed online via a live stream. The press conference will take place on May 13th, from 14.00 – 15.00 local time.
2016 IAAF Diamond League Shanghai meeting previews - women
The women's previews for the 2016 IAAF Diamond League Shanghai.
2016 IAAF Diamond League Shanghai meeting previews - men
The men's previews for the 2016 IAAF Diamond League Shanghai.
Cancellation Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Top sprinter Shelley Ann Fraser-Pryce unfortunately has to cancel her participation in the IAAF Diamond League Shanghai. She is not able to compete due to a small toe injury. She currently gets treatment and expects to be fit on a short notice. Fraser-Pryce is disappointed that she can not compete in Shanghai, as she was looking forward to the meet.
Fond memories for Abdelrahman as he relishes return to China
World championships silver medallist Ihab Abdelrahman is relishing the chance to perform on Chinese soil again when he spearheads a world-class javelin field at the star-studded Shanghai Diamond League meeting this Saturday (14 May).
Shanghai Diamond League start list available
The provisional start list of the Shanghai Diamond League on May 14th is now available.