(Reuters) – Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce eased to victory on a damp evening at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on Saturday while world champion Carmelita Jeter was stretchered off the track after finishing third. As low clouds settled around the stadium for the evening meet, the Jamaican sprinter pulled away from her American […]
Unfortunately the Olympic champ Aries Merritt (USA) pulls out of the race and Jason Richardson (USA) takes the win
The Indoor champ Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) gets the win at 14:45.92 with a strong final lap over Olympic champ Meseret Defar (ETH), winning by 1.84 seconds.
Olympic bronze medalist Warren Weir (JAM) gets the win at 20.18 seconds, and Justin Gatlin (USA) (Doha’s 100m winner) just edges in to 2nd place over Jason Young (JAM), by .01 seconds at 20.21.
The Olympic champ Kirani James (GRN) again proves he’s the fastest, winning with a meet record at 44.02 seconds. Lashawn Merrit (USA) was .58 back in 2nd.
The two-time Olympic champ, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM), gets the win at 10.93 seconds and Carmelita Jeter (USA) unfortunately suffers an injury in the last meters of the race.
In the second Men’s 1500m race in weeks, Asbel Kiprop (KEN) gets the win again. This time he was a few seconds slower, coming with a great finish and edging out Gebremedhin (ETH) by .04 seconds at 3:32.39.
Three more Olympic gold medallists and one world champion have been added to the star-studded roster for the 2013 Shanghai Diamond League meeting.
Three more Olympic gold medallists and one world champion have been added to the star-studded roster for the 2013 Shanghai Diamond League meeting. This event airs 5/18 @ 8:00amET/5:00amPT.
In the first Grand Slam of the season, Ricardo and his new partner Alvaro Filho (BRA) scored their first medals together, beating Poland for Bronze 21-12, 21-10.
Check out the best scores as Jacob Gibb and Casey Patterson (USA) and Pedro Salgado and Bruno Schmidt (BRA) battle for gold.
In the first Grand Slam of the season, two new pairings do battle as Jacob Gibb and Casey Patterson (USA) beat Pedro Salgado and Bruno Schmidt (BRA) for gold 21-16, 9-21, 15-9.
Yelena Isinbaeva (RUS) competes in the women’s pole vault during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports MOSCOW, April 11 (Reuters) – Pole vault world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva will make her first appearance of the season at next month’s Diamond League meeting in Shanghai, the Russian athletics […]
Courtesy of usfsa.org Day one at 2012 Cup of China in Shanghai is complete and all four members of Team USA will have a shot at a medal tomorrow. Cup of China is the third of six ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating events to take place this season. In the ladies event, Mirai Nagasu, […]
To the cheers of the home crowd, Xiang (CHN) sets a meet record with the win at 12.97, beating former record holder David Oliver (USA) by .16 seconds.
China’s Liu Xiang reacts after winning the 110m hurdles event at the 2012 Samsung Diamond League competition in Shanghai, May 19, 2012. (REUTERS/Aly Song) By Nick Mulvenney SHANGHAI, May 19 (Reuters) – China’s Liu Xiang lit up a rain-soaked Shanghai Diamond League meeting with the quickest 110 metres hurdles time of the year on Saturday, […]
In a race with Choge, bekele and Longosiwa, Gebrhiwet (ETH) gets the win at 13:11.00 to get the first Diamond League points.
With a final throw of 20.98 meters, Hoffa (USA) takes the first Diamond lead win from Dylan Armstrong (CAN) by .05 meters.
After Chaunte Lowe (USA) and Xingjuan Zheng (CHN) both cleared 1.92, they had a jump off, in which the bar had to dropped down to 1.87 for Lowe to win.
Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) just holds off Carmelita Jeter (USA), who may have had trouble, to win at 22.50 seconds.
In the first 1500m of the Diamond League season, Genzebe Dibaba (ETH), Indoor champ, posts a time of 3:57.77, winning by 1.46 seconds.
After a last second defeat in Doha, Asafa Powell (JAM) gets the win at 10.02 seconds.
The first four points go to Angelo Taylor (USA) at 48.98 seconds, ahead of fellow American Justin Gaymon by .09.
Following the announcement that Liu Xiang, Jason Richardson, Asafa Powell and Andreas Thorkildsen signed up for Diamond League on May 19th, the organizers have released an impressive start-list including no fewer than eight Olympic champions. (FULL EVENT REPLAY)
Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica (C), Carmelita Jeter of the US (L) and Sherone Simpson of Jamaica (R) compete in the women’s 100m event of the Diamond League athletics meet in Shanghai on May 15, 2011. The Diamond League awards points depending on performances throughout the 14-event program with the overall winners in […]
Check out these highlights from the gold and bronze medal games of the 2012 FIVB Men’s Beach Volleyball World Tour, in Shanghai China.
2012, Shanghai China: The Olympic Champions Rogers and Dalhausser (USA) defeated fellow countrymen Gibb and Rosenthal (USA) in the FIVB Men’s Beach Volleyball World Tour with set scores of with scores of 19-21,24-22, 11-15.
2012, Shanghai China, , Pedro and Marcio Arujo (BRA) beat their fellow countrymen Benjamin and Bruno (BRA) in the 2012 FIVB Men’s Beach Volleyball World Tour, with set scores of 16-21, 21-15, 15-13.
Check out these amazing scores from the Bronze and Gold Medal games of the 2012 FIVB Women’s Beach Volleyball World Tour in Shanghai.
2012 Shanghai China, FIVB Women’s Beach Volleyball World Tour, Xue and ZHANG XI (CHN) swept BRA in 2 sets with scores of 21-17 and 21-18, winning their first grand slam title of the season.
May 23, 2010: In his first trip to China since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt cruised to victory in the 200m in 19.76 seconds at the Diamond League Shanghai meet.
May 15, 2011: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia struggles but is good enough to win the high jump at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai.
May 15, 2011: Jenny Meadows of Great Britain runs away with the women’s 800m at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai.
May 15, 2011: Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot pulls away late to win the women’s 5000m at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai.
May 15, 2011: Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown holds off American Carmelita Jeter to win the women’s 100m at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai.
May 15, 2011: Brimin Kiprop Kipruto of Kenya kicks to victory in the men’s 3000m steeplechase at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai.
May 15, 2011: Nixon Chepseba of Kenya wins his second Diamond League men’s 1500m of the season in Shanghai.
May 15, 2011: China’s Liu Xiang stuns American David Oliver to win the men’s 110m hurdles at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai.
May 15, 2011: Asafa Powell of Jamaica wins the men’s 100m at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai.
May 10 (Reuters) – Kenya’s world record holder and Olympic champion David Rudisha had to work hard to secure victory over Ethiopian teenager Mohammed Aman in the 800 meters at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Doha on Friday. London Games sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica won the women’s 200 and […]
By Kayon Raynor KINGSTON, April 16 (Reuters) – Jamaica’s world 100 meters champion Yohan Blake could miss the Jamaica International Invitational on May 4 and the Shanghai Diamond League meeting a fortnight later because of a hamstring injury, his coach Glen Mills said on Tuesday. Mills told Reuters that the right hamstring injury sustained by […]
John Hancock Financial will present its elite team of 32 international marathon runners from 11 countries to the media at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston. Reigning champions Wesley Korir and Sharon Cherop, both of Kenya, return to defend their titles, but will be fiercely challenged by a talented international field of Olympians, World Marathon Majors, and multiple global marathon winners of Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Cologne, Daegu, Dubai, Eindhoven, Eldoret, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Hamburg, Houston, Istanbul, Los Angeles, Milan, New York City, Paris, Porto, Rome, Shanghai, St. Paul, Soweto, Toronto, Turin, and the U.S. Olympic Trials.
BOSTON, MA – John Hancock Financial will present its elite team of 32 international marathon runners from 11 countries to the media on Friday, April 12th at 10 AM at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston. All credentialed media will have the opportunity to interview elite athletes during the event. The 117th running of […]
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16 year old Shim Suk Hee finished with a time of 2:26.338, beating Li Jianrou (CHN) by .180. Shim finished 1st in the 1000m and 1500m at Shanghai.
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ISTANBUL, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Ryan Lochte of the United States smashed his own world record to win the 200 meters individual medley at the world short-course championships on Friday and then shocked the crowd by giving his medal to a fan. Lochte finished in one minute 49.63 seconds to shatter the mark of 1:50.08 […]
Courtesy of http://www.isu.org The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating and ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating culminate this week with the Finals in Sochi (RUS). The events feature the top six skaters/couples in each category from the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series and the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating […]
Ryan Lochte of USA poses with his Gold medal after winning the Men’s 200m Individual Medley on day three of the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) at the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex on December 17, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) Courtesy of http://www.fina.org Ryan Lochte […]
Courtesy of http://www.isu.org With the conclusion of the sixth and last qualifying event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2012/13, the six finalists in each category have been determined. 24 skaters/couples from nine ISU members have qualified and will compete at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Sochi (RUS) December […]
Courtesy of http://www.isu.org Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) strike gold Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov of Russia struck gold and Canada’s Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford claimed the silver medal. Stefania Berton/Ondrej Hotarek of Italy captured the bronze medal. Kavaguti/Smirnov produced a triple twist, throw triple Salchow and loop as well as difficult lifts in their routine to “February,” but […]
Courtesy of usfsa.org Team USA sent three entries to 2012 Cup of China, the third ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating event of the season, and each of them earned a fourth place finish in Shanghai this weekend. In the ladies event, Mirai Nagasu, who opened her season with a third-place finish at Finlandia Trophy, […]
Mirai Nagasu of the U.S. performs during the women’s short program at 2012 Finlandia Trophy Espoo International figure skating competition in Espoo, October 6, 2012. (REUTERS/Sari Gustafsson/Lehtikuva) Courtesy of usfsa.org Four athletes will represent Team USA at 2012 Cup of China, the third of six events on the 2012 ISU Grand Prix Series, Nov. 2-4, […]
Xiang Liu (CHN) falls in a mens 110m hurdles heat as Artur Noga (POL) and Balazs Baji (HUN) react during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) By Nick Mulvenney LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) – China’s Liu Xiang experienced deja vu of the most agonizing kind on Tuesday when the […]
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