Previews18 Aug 2010


Sparkling quality to grace Diamond Race finals, part 1, in Zürich – PREVIEW - Samsung Diamond League

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Battle to the end - Allyson Felix (c) fends off Debbie Dunn (l) and Tatyana Firova (r) to take the London 400m (© Getty Images)

After spanning the far reaches of three continents over more than three months, the inaugural Samsung Diamond League will crown its first set of Diamond Race winners at the Weltklasse Zürich on Thursday (19) evening.

After displaying their dominance and endurance since the 14-meeting series opened in Doha on 14 May, a small handful of athletes will arrive in Zürich’s Letzigrund Stadium in the proverbial driver’s seat with insurmountable leads. But with double points on offer at this first of two Diamond League finals – the second is at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels next Friday (27) – many Diamond Race winners won’t be decided until the final jumps and throws are measured, the last heights scaled, and the finish lines crossed.

Event winners in both Zürich and Brussels will add eight points to their season-long totals, with four points rewarded for second place, and two for third. In mathematical terms, most of the 16 event titles to be decided in Zürich are still very much up for grabs.

Cannot be caught

Five athletes competing cannot be caught in the Diamond Races which will be contested in Zürich on Thursday 19: - 400m Wariner (20pts); 110mH Oliver (20pts); 100m Jeter (17pts) ; 1500m Langat (17pts); 400mH Spencer (16pts).

>>Read the rest of the preview on the Samsung Diamond League Website<<

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>> Click here for LIVE Event Reports during the competition <<
>> Click here for Start Lists <<
>> Click here for LIVE Results <<
      (round by round)
>> Click here for Results <<
     (at conclusion of each discipline + available in txt format)

>> Click here for more on the Diamond League Race and prize money structure <<
>> Click here to read the Diamond Race Rules and Standings <<
>> Click here for more about the Diamond Race Trophy <<

>> Click here for Broadcast information pdf<<

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