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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/world-record-holder-mondo-duplantis-returns-to-keqiao-for-shanghai-diamond-league/">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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Hassan to clash with Kipyegon at Shanghai Diamond League
Young middle distance stars Sifan Hassan and Faith Kipyegon will renew their 1500m rivalry at this year’s Shanghai Diamond League meeting on 14 May, the meeting organisers announced today.
Bett takes on the best of the rest at 2016 Shanghai Diamond League
World champion Nicholas Bett heads a 400m hurdles line-up at the 2016 Shanghai Diamond League that could even put the meeting’s favourite event, the sprint hurdles, in the shade.
Chinese long jump stars to take on world’s best at Shanghai Diamond League
China’s teenage long jump star Wang Jianan will lead a quartet of homegrown talent against two of the world’s best leapers at the 2016 Shanghai Diamond League on 14 May, the meeting organisers announced today.
Zhang to face Bondarenko at Shanghai Diamond League
China’s very own maverick high jump hero Zhang Guowei is set to star at the 2016 Shanghai Diamond League meeting on 14 May where he will come face-to-face with Bohdan Bondarenko, the man he matched height-for-height at the Beijing World Championships last summer.
Hurdlers to highlight star-studded Shanghai Diamond League
Eight Beijing world champions and seven Olympic gold medallists are among the galaxy of international track and field stars announced today for the 2016 Shanghai Diamond League on 14 May, the second stop on the International Association of Athletics Federations’ premier circuit of one-day meetings.
IAAF Diamond League Shanghai takes subway in 2016
Aiming to promote a more eco-friendly lifestyle and greater convenience for ticket purchasing, the IAAF Diamond League Shanghai announced today it will offer innovative tickets in the city’s subway stations, allowing spectators to ride the metro free of charge on May 14, 2016 on their to watching the premium track and field event in the city.
Lavillenie to launch 2016 Diamond League campaign in Shanghai
Pole vault world record holder Renaud Lavillenie will launch his 2016 IAAF Diamond League campaign in Shanghai on 14 May it was announced today by the meeting organisers.
Tearful Liu bows out at the Shanghai Stadium
Some 16 years since he first performed there as local teenager, Liu Xiang bid farewell to the Shanghai Stadium on Sunday evening and to his glittering career as an international athlete with a tear in his eye and one last lap of honour around his hometown arena.
110m Hurdles Men: Oliver edges Ortega as Xie slips to sixth
David Oliver edged out Orlando Ortega to win the Shanghai meeting’s showcase event in 13.17, his fastest time of 2015
5000m Women: Ayana joins the all-time elite with third best ever
Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana produced a brilliant front-running victory to smash the meeting and Diamond League records and move to number three on the world all-time list