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Diamond League WraP ZURICH By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved ZURICH (01-Sep) -- Tonight's Weltklasse was drama-filled with endless excitement, making for a perfect kick-off to the two-part IAAF Diamond League series finale. Shannon Rowbury picked up a 1500m victory by the skin of her arm...
Complete Zürich Diamond League Results 01/09/2016 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich (Letzigrund), 01/09/2016 Men's results 100 Metres - Men                                              Wind: +0.4 m/s Pts 1 Powell , Asafa                   JAM       9.94         20 2 Simbine , Akani                  RSA       9.99         12 3 Meité , Ben Youssef              CIV       9.99          8 4 Collins , Kim                    SKN      10.10          6 5 Gemili , Adam                    GBR      10.11          4 6 McLeod , Omar                   ...
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y., USA (31-Aug) -- With powerful homestretch runs, Amanda Eccleston and David Torrence retained their Hoka One One Long Island Mile titles here tonight at St. Anthony's High School in warm, humid, and breezy conditions.  Eccleston clocked...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved ZURICH (27-Aug) -- On the eve of her final track race of the season, Kate Grace is both calm and antsy. The 27-year-old Oiselle athlete who trains with the NorCal Distance Project is very excited to race here at...
Zurich’s Weltklasse meeting on Thursday (1) looks set to once again live up to its ‘Olympics in one day’ nickname. The first of two IAAF Diamond League finals can boast the full complement of medallists from the Rio 2016 Games in six different disciplines. Pride won’t be the only thing...
After Trials Disappointment, Ryan Hill Is Motivated To Run Fast By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PARIS (28-Aug) -- Ryan Hill is running angry, using past experiences to light a burning fire in his fit frame. That rousing stimulus is partially what helped him run 7:30.93...
World and Olympic champion Anita Wlodarczyk broke her own world record 82.29m with a throw of 82.98m at the Skolimowska Memorial in Warsaw on Sunday (28). Each one of the Pole's five valid throws were beyond the previous meeting record. She opened with 79.68m and improved with her following three efforts,...
LaCaze Smashes Australian 3000m Steeplechase Record in Paris One week on from reaching the Women’s 5000m and 3000m steeplechase finals at the Rio Olympics, Genevieve LaCaze (VIC) has backed up another stellar performance at the Paris Diamond League overnight (August 27, 2016) breaking the Australian and Oceania 3000m steeplechase record...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PARIS (27-Aug) -- The Meeting de Paris IAAF Diamond League here was a distance runner's dream, with records falling left and right. Ruth Jebet smashed an eight year-old 3000m steeplechase world record by a country mile; Laura Muir startled...
Complete Paris Diamond League Results 27/08/2016 Meeting de Paris Paris Saint-Denis (Stade de France), 27/08/2016   Men's results 100 Metres - Men Wind: -0.1 m/s Pts 1 Meité , Ben Youssef CIV 9.96 10 2 Simbine , Akani RSA 10.00 6 3 Martina , Churandy NED 10.01 4 4 Fearon , Joel GBR 10.05 3 5 Vicaut , Jimmy FRA 10.12...