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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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High Jump Men: Barshim beats Bondarenko with meeting record
Mutaz Barshim took Bohdan Bondarenko’s Shanghai meeting record and world lead as the Qatari drew first blood in the opening exchange between high jump’s high-flying pair
Shot Put Women: Inspired Gong beats Schwantiz to give China great start
Two world leading puts by Gong Lijiao gave China a spectacular winning start to the evening as the world and Olympic bronze medallist beat Christina Schwanitz on home soil
Discus Men: Malachowski snatches victory from fellow-Pole Urbanek
A last round effort of 64.65m gave Piotr Malachowski an unlikely looking win over fellow Pole Robert Urbanek
Triple Jump Women: Ibarguen extends her win streak with easy win
A splendidly consistent Caterine Ibarguen extended her triple jump win streak with ease, finishing her impressive series just 2cm short of her own world lead of 14.87m
Fraser-Pryce in confident mood ahead of 100m showdown
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is relishing the chance to bounce back from a disappointing 2014 when she takes on a field ‘good enough for the World Championships final’ in her first 100m of the year at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting this evening.
China’s new generation ready to take on Liu’s mantle
China’s track and field future is in good hands despite the retirement of sprint hurdles legend Liu Xiang, according to two of the nation’s new generation of stars set to compete at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Shanghai on Sunday, 17 May.
Shanghai to pay tribute to ‘one of the greatest’
Chinese officials and international athletes paid tribute to legendary sprint hurdler Liu Xiang today ahead of a special ceremony to mark the former world record holder and Olympic champion’s retirement from the sport at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on Sunday, 17 May.
Shanghai stars are ready to meet their rivals
The latest chapter in the serial saga of high jump rivalry between Mutaz Barshim and Bohdan Bondarenko is about to be written at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on Sunday, 17 May, and rivalries were the hot topic at the first pre-event press conference on Friday when five of the meeting’s big name stars faced the media at the Shanghai Stadium.
Bondarenko bounds in to take on Barshim at Shanghai Diamond League
Bohdan Bondarenko will renew his high jump rivalry with Mutaz Essa Barshim at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on Sunday 17 May, the second stop on this year’s IAAF Diamond League calendar.
A farewell to Liu Xiang
The men’s 110m hurdles is always a special event at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting, usually providing a fittingly close-fought climax to a thrilling night’s athletics.