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14.05.2013 - Top quality Javelin always a highlight at Bislett

Oslo’s Bislett Stadium has always had an ongoing relationship with the Javelin competition. The fans in the Norwegian capital have for decades really appreciated the long throw and all the skills involved. more

22.01.2013 - ExxonMobil continues the race for ExxonMobil Bislett Games

ExxonMobil in Norway has signed a new contract with the Bislett Alliance to continue as the title sponsor of the traditional athletic event at the Bislett Stadium this summer. more

07.06.2012 - Usain Bolt to compete at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games – Samsung Diamond League

The world’s greatest sports star will run at the Bislett Stadium for the third year in a row. Usain Bolt will return to Oslo, Norway and the ExxonMobil Bislett Games on Thursday 13 June 2013 where he will be competing in the 200metres. more

07.06.2012 - 3000m steeple chase: World Lead, Meet Record and African Record.

The women's steeple chase in Oslo turned out to be a fast race. The winner was Milcah Chemos of Kenya in 9:07.14 and also the two Ethiopians in second and third place was well below the previous world lead time, 9:09. more

07.06.2012 - Bekele beaten in Oslo

e won in Oslo in 2003. He won again in 2009. And here he was, back again: Kenenisa Bekele. Once again the 29-year old was the favorite for the men’s 5000m but as it turned out he couldn’t perform as expected. more

18.05.2013 - Shanghai: Li Jinzhe – Hiding in Full View

It’s not as if Li Jinzhe came out of nowhere. more

18.05.2013 - Shanghai tally: World leads in nine events, four meeting records

Shanghai’s IAAF Diamond League meeting on Saturday (18) produced meeting records in four events and nine world leads, the latter topped by a stunning win by China’s Li Jinzhe in the Long Jump ahead of the past three Olympic champions. more

17.05.2013 - Shanghai: Competition assured in second IAAF Diamond League meet of 2013

Diamonds may be cool, like ice, but the competition in the IAAF Diamond League Shanghai on Saturday, 18th May, will be anything but. more

17.05.2013 - Shanghai Press Conference Highlights

The Olympic 110m Hurdles champion and World record holder was at Friday’s press conference ahead of the 2013 IAAF Diamond League Shanghai; so, too, the World champion, along with one of China’s emerging hurdlers. more

16.05.2013 - New York: 9 more Olympic, World Champs join adidas Grand Prix

With nine days until the adidas Grand Prix takes over Icahn Stadium for a day already brimming with some of the top track-and-field talent in the world, nine Olympic gold medalists or World Champions have been added to the lineup. more