Program diamond league london. Diamond League London 2019 updates 2019-11-22

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Joining the fray will be world bronze medallist Abdalelah Haroun, who was second over the one-lap distance in Rabat last week. That race was also notable for the late fall of Yomif Kejelcha, who put that incident to bed by winning the 3000m in Rabat last week. That run was ended last year by Sam Kendricks, who went undefeated all season, including at the World Championships in London, where he won gold. Focus on Asher-Smith in the 200m Dafne Schippers successfully defended her world title over the 200m in London last year; on Sunday the Dutchwoman will line up against two of the athletes she defeated in that final. Kendricks, who won at the World Cup event in London last weekend, has not been in the same imperious form as last year, but remains top of the standings in the race to the final, picking up maximum points with wins in Rome, Paris and Rabat.

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Two women who know about both distances are Hellen Obiri and Sifan Hassan. Christabel Nettey and Brooke Stratton, gold and silver winners respectively at the Commonwealth Games, will also compete. However, in Rabat, Maria Lasitskene could only clear a best of 1. Muir, who owns the British best over 1500m of 3:55. The Croatian is currently enjoying a streak of 13 wins, which includes the world lead of 71. The Kenyan, who won Commonwealth gold at the start of this season, has the fastest time this year of the entrants: 1:43. The world indoor pentathlon champion is the national record holder with 1.

2019 IAAF Diamond League

Though his marks erred since then — an 8. She will race over one mile in London in pursuit of the British record owned at 4:17. . The pair will race this year for the first time since they met in Székesfehérvár at the beginning of the month. Kesley-Lee Roberts of Australia won silver while South Africa's Sunette Viljoen took bronze on Gold Coast, but both are currently out of the top eight in the road to the final.

Diamond League London 2019 updates

Though the silver medallist Marie-Josee Ta Lou leads the world in the 100m 10. No other entered athlete has gone beyond 68 metres this year. That is unlike Dina Asher-Smith, whose 22. The three will race again in London, along with Pole Adam Kszczot, who in August will bid for a third straight European crown. Two of the medallists from April's Commonwealth Games will contest the women's javelin.

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Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad heads the bill in the event Carter has dropped down from. While the javelin waits for a woman to take ownership of the event, the discus remains the realm of Sandra Perkovic. His is an intriguing entry, as is that of Abderrahman Samba, the man who has set the 400m hurdles alight this year, going number two all-time in Paris with 46. This year, Lavillenie has found form of sorts, setting the early season standard with a 5. Muir, Obiri and Hassan to tangle in the mile Laura Muir no doubt has eyes on the European Championships in Berlin, where she will contest both the 1500m and 5000m. Though Mirela Demireva, the Rabat winner who cleared 2.

Diamond League London 2019 updates

Juan Miguel Echevarria, world indoor champion and Stockholm winner with a windy 8. All three will run in London in what has the makings of another classic duel. Shamier Little leads the London entrants in terms of time courtesy of her 53. The Briton also has a national record in the 100m 10. Though he also won in Rome, Kinyamal was only third in Eugene, as his compatriot Emmanuel Korir won ahead of 2012 Olympic silver medallist Nijel Amos.

Diamond League London 2019 updates

In an event with a distinctly British feel, Johnson-Thompson will compete alongside Lorraine Ugen, the world leader with 7. Viljoen will hope the setting again inspires her — last week she won the World Cup event ahead of Kara Winger and Lu Huihui. The latter is second in the road to the final standings and in May set an Asian record of 67. Janieve Russell and Georganne Moline were second and third behind Little in Switzerland, and both return for London. . .

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