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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.
Chinese Lineup of 2016 IAAF Diamond League Shanghai Confirmed
The Chinese lineup for this year’s Shanghai Diamond League on May 14 was announced by the Chinese Athletic Association yesterday. Most of the country’s top track athletes will compete in front of their home crowd at Shanghai Stadium as an opportunity to prepare for the Rio Olympics this summer.
World indoor champion Sifan Hassan withdraws from Shanghai Diamond League
Dutch 1500m athlete Sifan Hassan, who won gold at the World Indoor Championships in Portland, was forced to cancel her trip to Shanghai where she was planning to start her outdoor season.
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.