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Jelimo becomes a millionaire in Brussels; Bolt 9.77sec - ÅF Golden League

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:55:00 GMT

5 September 2008 - Brussels, Belgium - Pamela Jelimo secured the $1 Million ÅF Golden League Jackpot outright, as Blanka Vlasic’s hopes of at least a share of the prize fell at the sixth and final stage of the ÅF Golden League 2008, the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme, which was played out in front of a sell-out 47,000 crowd in the King Baudouin Stadium.

Jelimo - In five months, from unknown to athletics Golden Girl - ÅF Golden League

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:55:00 GMT

5 September 2008 – Brussels, Belgium – When the ÅF Golden League Jackpot disciplines were designated last December, high jumper Blanka Vlasic was in the midst of what would become the longest unbeaten streak in the sport. And Pamela Jelimo, a virtually unknown quantity even in her native Kenya, had yet to contest her first 800m race.

Gevaert retires victorious – “I would have felt guilty if I hadn’t won” - ÅF Golden League

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:00:00 GMT

5 September 2008 - Brussels, Belgium - Tonight the bride, tomorrow the bridesmaid. For a capacity 47,000 crowd in the King Baudouin Stadium here this evening, the undoubted star turn was Kim Gevaert - even at a meeting in which Pamela Jelimo scooped the $1 Million ÅF Golden League Jackpot.

Adoration for Bolt, Hellebaut and Gevaert; Jelimo and Vlasic focus on $1 Million in Brussels - PREVIEW - ÅF Golden League

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:55:00 GMT

4 September 2008 - Brussels, Belgium - The Belgacom Memorial Van Damme, the finale of the ÅF Golden League 2008, takes place in the Belgian capital on Friday 5 September 2008. The meeting will focus on Beijing achievements, a notable retirement, and of course the last stage of the ÅF Golden League $1 Million Jackpot.

Not dreading end-of-season fatigue, Willis is ready for Brussels Challenge -ÅF Golden League

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:51:00 GMT

4 September 2008 - Brussels – The travelling Willis family of five is down to two but don’t expect the man for whom the tour group was built to be the weaker for its dispersal here tomorrow. Nick Willis has already achieved his goal this season - an Olympic 1500m medal - but now he wants more.

Powell – “maybe I’m just a guy for the circuit” – Brussels, ÅF Golden League

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:00:00 GMT

4 September 2008 - Brussels, Belgium - Meeting Director Wilfried Meert succinctly summed up the stature of the guest star of today’s press conference ahead of tomorrow night’s finale of the ÅF Golden League 2008, the 32nd edition of the Memorial Van Damme meeting (Fri 5 Sep).

With Olympic quest finally behind him, Bungei's focus now is on more fast times - Brussels, ÅF Golden League

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:39:00 GMT

4 September 2008 - Brussels, Belgium - Playing host to 12 sub-1:43 performances in the 800m, the most at any one meeting, the Memorial Van Damme certainly has a storied tradition in the men’s two-lap contest.

Words from the Meeting Director - Brussels 2008

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:30:00 GMT

4 September 2008 - Brussels, Belgium - The gods have been smiling in recent weeks on Wilfried Meert, the meeting director of the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels.

Premier attraction - Bolt vs Gay vs Powell in Brussels - ÅF Golden League

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT

3 September 2008 - Brussels, Belgium - For the first time ever, the world’s three pre-eminent sprinters Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell, will meet in the same 100m race when the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme meeting, the finale of the ÅF Golden League 2008, takes place in the Belgian capital on Friday 5 September 2008.

While ‘Bekele's cat’ is away the others can play in Brussels - ÅF Golden League

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:00:00 GMT

2 September 2008 - Monte-Carlo - When in Beijing last month Kenenisa Bekele became the sixth man in history to complete a 5000m and 10,000m Olympic gold medal double, in the process retaining his 10,000m title, there was no longer any doubting the preeminence of the 26-year-old Ethiopian maestro in the recent history of the longest Olympic track distances.

One more victory to secure $1 Million - ÅF Golden League

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:55:00 GMT

1 September 2008 - Monte-Carlo - Pamela Jelimo and Blanka Vlasic have one more step to conquer in their six meeting quest to claim the $1 Million Jackpot of the ÅF Golden League which reaches its finale in Brussels, Belgium on Friday 5 September.

Jelimo hones in on historic mark; Bolt electrifies in Zürich - ÅF Golden League

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:59:00 GMT

29 August 2008 - Zürich, Switzerland - Pamela Jelimo’s latest improvement of the senior African and World Junior 800m records, and Usain Bolt’s first outing since Beijing were the undoubted highlights of tonight’s Weltklasse Zürich, ÅF Golden League meeting, in front of a capacity 26,000 strong Letzigrund stadium crowd.

Bouncing back: Jones, Vlasic, Wariner, beat back Beijing blues - ÅF Golden League

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:45:00 GMT

29 August 2008 - Zürich, Switzerland - No victory can ever make up for coming up short in the Olympic Games. But for a trio of pre-Beijing favourites who bounced back with vengeance in Zürich, defeating those who snatched gold from their grasp in the Chinese capital, their follow-up performances were certainly cathartic. Or, as Lolo Jones said, even therapeutic.

Mutola bids farewell in Zürich - ÅF Golden League

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:00:00 GMT

29 August 2008 - Zürich, Switzerland - With the new sensation of women’s 800m running cutting loose way ahead of her, Maria Mutola tonight at the Weltklasse Zürich - ÅF Golden League meeting made a timely and emotional farewell to international athletics. Popularly known as the Maputo Express, Mutola pulled in at her final destination after a spectacular and thrilling 21-year journey.

‘Lightning Bolt’ forecast to hit Zürich - PREVIEW - ÅF Golden League

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:55:00 GMT

28 August 2008 - Zürich, Switzerland - Jamaican Usain Bolt, with three Olympic golds and three World records from Beijing, is the undisputed headline attraction ahead of the ÅF Golden League meeting, Weltklasse Zürich, on Friday (29) which will be played out in front of a capacity 26,000 strong Letzigrund stadium crowd.

Bekele is “very special” too - ÅF Golden League, Zürich

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:00:00 GMT

28 August 2008 - Zürich, Switzerland - In Beijing last week, Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele achieved a feat that even his great compatriot Haile Gebrselassie was unable to match in his illustrious track career. Joining Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN), Emil Zatopek (CZE), Vladimir Kuts (URS), Lasse Viren (FIN) and Miruts Yifter (ETH), Bekele is now one of only six men to win the 5000m and 10,000m double at the Olympic Games since those metric distances were introduced to the Olympic programme in 1912.

Despite Beijing defeat, no lack of confidence or motivation for Vlasic as Jackpot chase resumes in Zurich – ÅF Golden League

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:52:00 GMT

28 August 2008 - Zürich, Switzerland - Since her march toward the penultimate leg of the ÅF Golden League series began in Berlin on 1 June, high jumper Blanka Vlasic has insisted that her bid for athletics' biggest prize would simply follow a meet-by-meet approach. Now, with the first four meets in the bag and two to go, that strategy hasn’t changed.

Words from the Meeting Director - Zurich 2008

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:10:00 GMT

28 August - Zürich, Switzerland - Once upon a time the famous soul singer James Brown was dubbed 'The Hardest Working Man in Show Business' and, after his Beijing exploits, Patrick Magyar might be a candidate for the title of 'The Hardest Working Man in the Athletics Business'.

Bolt – “I am not tired…I want to have fun and perform well for the crowd” in Zürich - ÅF Golden League

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT

27 August 2008 - Zürich, Switzerland - Usain Bolt, the Jamaican who dominated the sprints on the super-fast track of the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Bejing winning three Olympic gold medals and setting fabulous World records in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay, will be in the spotlight again on Friday evening (29 August) at the Weltklasse Zürich meeting in the Letzigrung Stadium where the ÅF Golden League 2008 resumes after the Olympic Games.

Robles - “I’m still motivated for big things” in Zürich - ÅF Golden League

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:00:00 GMT

27 August 2008 - Zürich, Switzerland - Olympic 110m Hurdles champion Dayron Robles is making no promises but his World record could be threatened when competing at the ÅF Golden League Weltklasse meeting in Zurich on Friday (29).

Meeting their heroes in Zürich - ÅF Golden League

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT

27 August 2008 - Zürich, Switzerland - The famous Letzigrund Stadium in Zürich played host to the yearly kids’ clinic named “Jugend trainiert mit Weltklasse” which is traditionally staged two days before the Weltklasse Zürich, which in 2008 is the penultimate meeting of the ÅF Golden League.

Hellebaut-Vlasic rematch among highlights on the field in Zurich – ÅF Golden League

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:58:00 GMT

26 August 2008 – Among the countless Beijing performances that dazzled the world over 10 sensational days of Olympic athletics was Tia Hellebaut’s shock defeat of World champion Blanka Vlasic in the women’s High Jump. The pair will meet again on Friday when the ÅF Golden League resumes at Zurich’s Weltklasse, just one of several encore performances that will light up the Letzigrund stadium infield.

Contrasting fortunes in Beijing, Jelimo and Vlasic target $1 Million - ÅF Golden League

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:55:00 GMT

25 August 2008 - Monte-Carlo - The six meeting quest to claim the $1 Million Jackpot of the ÅF Golden League reaches its penultimate fixture in Zürich, Switzerland on Friday 29 August, and only two athletes remain in the hunt for the perfect series of six victories which is required to at least share the prize.

Bolt storming into Zurich - ÅF Golden League

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:41:00 GMT

Just over a week after turning the sprinting world upside down, the Bolt Express will be landing in Zurich when the ÅF Golden League resumes in Zurich on Friday, 29 August.

Jelimo 1:54.97; Robles 12.88; Wariner 43.86 in Paris - ÅF Golden League, Paris

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:55:00 GMT

18 July 2008 - Three outstanding performances blessed the tenth edition of the Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis, the fourth of this year’s six fixtures which make up the ÅF Golden League 2008.

Wariner: ‘I wanted to come out here and make a statement today’ - ÅF Golden League, Paris

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:09:00 GMT

18 July 2008 – Paris, France – By every measure, Jeremy Wariner was quite pleased with his dominating 43.86 performance in the 400m, one of the premiere highlights of the 10th edition of the Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis - ÅF Golden League.

Flying Robles makes it look easy - ÅF Golden League, Paris

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:49:00 GMT

18 July 2008 - Paris, France - That Cuba’s Dayron Robles is in the shape of his life is no secret and tonight the 21-year-old emphasized just how strong he is.

Jackpot duo and notable head to head clashes, the main dishes on Paris’ 10th Anniversary menu - PREVIEW - ÅF Golden League

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:30:00 GMT

17 July 2008 - Paris, France - The Stade de France welcomes the tenth edition of the Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis – the fourth of this year’s six fixtures which make up the ÅF Golden League 2008 – on Friday 18 July.

Kiprop, the future of 1500m running? - ÅF Golden League, Paris

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:00:00 GMT

17 July 2008 - Paris, France - Asbel Kiprop is a child of the IAAF High Performance Training Centre (HPTC) in Eldoret, Kenya. Along with Panama’s World champion long jumper Irving Saladino and Jamaica’s World 100m record holder Usain Bolt, who train at other IAAF HPTCs around the world, the 19-year-old Kenyan 1500m runner is one of the many outstanding products that the IAAF’s development policy has delivered in recent years.

On the road to Beijing dash double, Paris is first stop for Lee - ÅF Golden League

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:59:00 GMT

17 July 2008 - Paris, France – In the crowded ranks of international sprint talent, Muna Lee’s may not yet be a household name. But as the only woman whose Olympic double dash ambitions survived the arduous U.S. Trials earlier this month, she may very well be in about a month’s time.

Seventh hurdle is the key for Kerron Clement - ÅF Golden League, Paris

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:48:00 GMT

17 July 2008 - Reigning 400m Hurdles World champion Kerron Clement was one of three to score upsets in the race for the ÅF Golden League Jackpot last week in Rome as he defeated Bershawn Jackson ending his compatriot’s hopes for a share of the million dollars.

Words from the Meeting Director - Paris 2008

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:10:00 GMT

17 July 2008 - Paris, France - Many people like to have a cake to celebrate special anniversaries and Gérard Rousselle, the meeting director of the Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis, is no different.

Gallery of ‘Immortals’ to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Paris meeting of ÅF Golden League

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:45:00 GMT

16 July 2008 - Paris, France - The Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis – the fourth of this year’s six meetings which make up the ÅF Golden League 2008 is set ‘to party’ in style, and has invited some of the greatest names of the sport of track and field athletics to enjoy the moment.

All or nothing for Doucouré – ÅF Golden League, Paris Saint-Denis

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:57:00 GMT

16 July 2008 - When he steps on the track inside the prestigious Stade de France next Friday for the fourth leg of the ÅF Golden League series, Ladji Doucouré will have a lot to prove.

0 - 4 but Jepkosgei is not giving up yet - ÅF Golden League, Paris

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:00:00 GMT

16 July 2008 - Paris, France - Hardly would it have seemed possible a year ago, as she swept all before her with her flamboyant front-running, but World 800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei has contested four races this season and won none of them. Suddenly her chances of becoming Kenya’s first women’s Olympic champion in athletics seem crunched to almost nothing.

Jelimo and Vlasic, their seasons so far - ÅF Golden League, Paris

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

15 July 2008 - When the pursuit of the ÅF Golden League $1 million Jackpot resumes on Friday evening at the Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis, the spotlight will be on two women who have taken two very distinct paths towards athletics’ richest prize.

At halfway stage, TWO remain in contention for $1 Million - ÅF Golden League

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:00:00 GMT

14 July 2008 - Monte-Carlo - The six meeting quest to claim the $1 Million Jackpot of the ÅF Golden League reached the halfway stage last Friday in Rome (11) and, of the five contenders for the prize who set out on that evening, only two won through to continue to the second half of the challenge which begins in the Stade de France at the Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis on Friday 18 July 2008.

World record for Isinbayeva makes the night in Rome; Down to two for the $1 Million - ÅF Golden League

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

11 July 2008 - Rome, Italy - Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia broke her own World record in the women’s Pole Vault with a stupendous 5.03m victory** at the ‘28th Golden Gala Kinder+Sport’, the third fixture of the six meet ÅF Golden League 2008, in Rome’s Olympic stadium tonight (Friday 11 July).

"I am stronger now in my personal condition....Before I was full of problems” - Isinbayeva - ÅF Golden League, Rome

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:30:00 GMT

11 July 2008 - Rome, Italy - Yelena Isinbayeva said that she was motivated by anger to set her 22nd World record in the women’s Pole Vault here tonight.

By mere inches, Wariner takes round three - ÅF Golden League

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:00:00 GMT

11 July 2008 - Rome, Italy - In terms of head-to-head matches on the Golden Gala Kinder+Sport meeting - ÅF Golden League - programme, nothing remotely matched the pre-meet hype of the season's third face-off between the world’s finest quarter milers, Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merritt. And with their dramatic homestretch duel, the pair certainly delivered.

Following double dash success in Kingston, Stewart collects first Golden League victory - ÅF Golden League

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:19:00 GMT

11 July 2008 - Rome, Italy - Kerron Stewart underlined her status as the latest emerging world force in women’s sprinting with her first victory on the ÅF Golden League circuit here tonight, taking the 200m at the ‘28th Golden Gala Kinder+Sport’ meeting in the Olympic Stadium within a fortnight of her dazzling display at the Jamaican Olympic trials.

NEWS FLASH - Isinbayeva 5.03m World Record in the Pole Vault

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:32:00 GMT

11 July 2008 - Rome, Italy - In her first competition of the season, Yelena Isinbayeva broke her own World record in the pole vault clearing 5.03m at the Golden Gala Kinder+Sport meeting in Rome, the third stop on the ÅF Golden League 2008.

Saladino philosophical about living with knee problem - ÅF Golden League, Rome

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:00:00 GMT

11 July 2008 - Rome, Italy - It may not be good news for Hussein Al-Sabee, one of only five remaining ÅF Golden League $1m Jackpot contenders, but Irving Saladino expects to return to winning form in the Long Jump when he resumes competition this evening after a six-week injury-enforced absence.

US Trials behind her, still some unfinished business for Felix - ÅF Golden League, Rome

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

11 July 2008 – Rome, Italy – Less than a week after her 200m victory at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, two-time defending World 200m champion Allyson Felix still has some unfinished business on her agenda.

With Beijing in sight, the Jackpot Five hope to stay alive in Rome - PREVIEW - ÅF Golden League

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:55:00 GMT

10 July 2008 - Rome, Italy - All five $1 Million ÅF Golden League Jackpot contenders fight on at the ‘28th Golden Gala Kinder+Sport’, the third fixture of the six meet ÅF Golden League 2008, in Rome’s Olympic stadium on Friday 11 July.

Robles reflects on World record limelight, while Powell pleased with partial move into the shadows - ÅF Golden League, Rome

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:45:00 GMT

10 July 2008 - Rome, Italy - Asafa Powell has his sights firmly set on a World record this season but, speaking here today on the eve of his first ÅF Golden League appearance of 2008, it wasn’t the 100m mark that was on his mind. The longstanding men’s 4x100m record, set by the United States in 1992, and equalled by the US a year later, is in Powell’s sights.

Their U.S. trials showdown behind them, Wariner, Merritt now looking forward - ÅF Golden League, Rome

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:30:00 GMT

10 July 2008 – Rome, Italy – With their dramatic 400m race at the U.S. Olympic Trials now behind them, reigning Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merritt, whose victory at the trials was his second straight win over his rival, are now looking ahead towards their biggest showdown of all at next month’s Olympic Games.

Isinbayeva and Vlasic deny the pressure of Beijing expectations - ÅF Golden League, Rome

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:00:00 GMT

10 July 2008 – Rome, Italy – Yelena Isinbayeva and Blanka Vlasic, two of the greatest ever exponents of jumping, did their very best to relax at today’s press conference held ahead of tomorrow’s ‘28th Golden Gala Kinder+Sport’, the third fixture of the six meet ÅF Golden League 2008.

Words from the Meeting Director - Rome 2008

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:00:00 GMT

10 July 2008 - Rome, Italy - Regular visitors to the Golden Gala meeting in Rome, the third of the six meetings in the ÅF Golden League this year, often joke that Luigi - Gigi as he's usually known around the international athletics circuit - D'Onofrio seems to wear a permanently worried expression in the days before the meeting.

Rome opens the next chapter of the Wariner - Merritt saga - ÅF Golden League

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:00:00 GMT

9 July 2008 - Rome, Italy - After surviving a 10-day long war known as the U.S. Olympic Trials, Beijing-bound Americans will now continue honing their craft in Europe in their lead-up to the Olympic Games. And perhaps no Eugene rematch is more anticipated at the moment that the one that will take place on Friday evening (11) at the ‘28th Golden Gala Kinder+Sport’, the Rome stop of the ÅF Golden League between 400m aces Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merritt.

"They fly through the air with the greatest of ease" - ÅF Golden League

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

8 July 2008 - It’s a song, it’s a drama… no, we are not about to start playing the famous parlour game, Charades! Athletics, like all sport and entertainment can at times be described in both derogatory and glowing terms as ‘a Circus’. But in pure feats of athleticism however it is the Pole Vault which comes closest to what Barnum and Bailey would have presented in their famous three rings.

Five remain in the hunt for $1 Million in Rome - ÅF Golden League

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:00:00 GMT

7 July 20008 - Monte-Carlo - The season long quest for the $1 Million Jackpot of the ÅF Golden League resumes at ‘28th Golden Gala Kinder+Sport’ in Rome, Italy on Friday 11 July 2008.

Dibaba and Robles confirmed for next week’s resumption of ÅF Golden League in Rome

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:00:00 GMT

2 July 2008 - Rome, Italy - Tirunesh Dibaba and Dayron Robles, two of this season’s new World record breakers respectively in the women’s 5000m and the men’s 110m Hurdles, will attempt to achieve exceptional performances at the Golden Gala Kinder + Sport meeting on Friday 11 July.

Bolt to run at Weltklasse Zürich - ÅF Golden League

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

30 June 2008 – Zürich, Switzerland - Two months before this year’s Weltklasse Zürich meeting - ÅF Golden League – on 29 August the World 100m record holder** Usain Bolt (JAM) has been added to its illustrious list of participants.

Vlasic set for Osaka re-run in Rome - ÅF Golden League

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:00:00 GMT

26 June 2008 - Rome, Italy - With the presence of Croatia’s Blanka Vlasic, the women’s High Jump will of course be one of the great events at the Olympic Stadium of Rome on 11 July, on the occasion of the Golden Gala Kinder + sport, the third leg of the ÅF Golden League 2008.

Paris meeting is training for future speed and to be environmentally sound - ÅF Golden League

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:00:00 GMT

25 June 2008 - Paris, France - As it has been the case for the past 3 years, the organisers of the Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis - ÅF Golden League 2008 – on 18 July will play host to another technical conference.

Echoes of Rome 1960 - ÅF Golden League

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT

18 June 2008 - Rome, Italy - The Rome Kinder + Sport Golden Gala, the Italian leg of the ÅF Golden League 2008 which takes place on 11 July in the Olympic stadium could well echo with memories of the dramatic men’s 400m final which took place at the 1960 Games.

All Jackpot contenders confirmed for Rome, Wariner-Merritt rematch and Isinbayeva’s season debut – ÅF Golden League

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:57:00 GMT

11 June 2008 - The official press conference of the Rome Kinder + Sport Golden Gala took place today in the headquarters of the Italian Olympic Committee CONI near the Olympic Stadium in Rome, the venue for the third leg of the ÅF Golden League meeting scheduled in exactly one month’s time on 11 July.

Rome awaits arrival of $1 Million Jackpot Campaigners - ÅF Golden League

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:00:00 GMT

9 June 2008 - Monte-Carlo - After the conclusion of a most successful second meeting of the ÅF Golden League 2008 in Oslo, Norway on Friday (6 June), the season long hunt for the $1 Million Jackpot of the ÅF Golden League will resume next month at ‘28th Golden Gala Kinder+Sport’ in Rome, Italy on Friday 11 July.

Dibaba’s World record and Kaki’s World Junior mark leaves Oslo in awe - ÅF Golden League

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:55:00 GMT

5 June 2008 - Oslo, Norway - Tirunesh Dibaba said last night that she wanted to run “very fast” and 14:11.15 for 5000m is certainly very fast!

Jackson out to prove critics wrong - ÅF Golden League

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:59:00 GMT

6 June 2008 - Oslo, Norway - Exactly 10 weeks to go until the opening day of athletics at the Olympic Games and Bershawn Jackson has the form to go with the omen.

Dibaba on 5000m World record – ‘I could have run faster’ - ÅF Golden League

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:44:00 GMT

6 June 2008 – Oslo, Norway - For the second straight year, the ExxonMobil Bislett Games played host to a new women’s 5000m World record. This time around, it was Tirunesh Dibaba smashing the record that her compatriot Meseret Defar smashed last year.

NEWS FLASH – 14:11.15 - Dibaba smashes World 5000m record in Oslo! - ÅF Golden League 2008

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:00:00 GMT

6 June 2008 - Oslo, Norway - 21:05hrs - Double World 10,000m champion Tirunesh Dibaba has in the last five minutes at this evening’s ExxonMobil Bislett Games, the second meet of the ÅF Golden League 2008, completed a demolition job on the World 5000m record of her compatriot, the World and Olympic 5000m champion Meseret Defar.

Distance races naturally take centre stage in Oslo - PREVIEW - ÅF Golden League

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

5 June 2008 - Oslo, Norway - Proclaimed World record bids in the women’s 5000m and 3000m Steeplechase along with the second stage of the season long hunt for the $1 Million ÅF Golden League Jackpot, provide the core of the tomorrow evening’s ExxonMobil Bislett Games (6 June), the second meet of the ÅF Golden League 2008.

Defeat in Berlin - “I’m already past it” confirms Wariner - ÅF Golden League

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:00:00 GMT

5 June - Oslo, Norway - Jeremy Wariner today drew upon a previous experience of his being the victim of a major upset to explain why he expects to retain his Olympic 400m title in Beijing in August. Wariner was speaking for the first time since he suffered a shock defeat against his United States compatriot, LaShawn Merritt, on Sunday (1 June).

Dibaba on Oslo 5000m - 'I want to run very fast' - ÅF Golden League

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:00:00 GMT

5 June 2008 - Oslo, Norway - On the eve of what has been billed as an assault on the women’s 5000m World record here in the Norwegian capital at the second ÅF Golden League meeting of 2008, Tirunesh Dibaba exuded a calm, quiet confidence. But ultimately, she made no predictions.

Kaki and Rudisha lead the new 800m generation - ÅF Golden League

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:19:00 GMT

5 June 2008 - Oslo, Norway - The youngest World Indoor champion in history versus the World Junior champion. The reigning Pan Arab Games and All Africa Games gold medallist against the newly-crowned African champion.

Strawberries and Stars whet the appetite for Bislett - ÅF Golden League

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT

5 June 2008 - Oslo, Norway - The ‘Strawberry Party’ on the eve of the ExxonMobil Bislett Games, the second meet of this year’s ÅF Golden League, is more than just a tradition it is a piece of living sports history.

Words from the Meeting Director - Oslo 2008

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:10:00 GMT

5 June - Oslo, Norway - Most guidebooks to Oslo suggest bringing rain wear whatever the season, and regular visitors to the Norwegian capital can attest that showers are far from unusual even in June, but ExxonMobil Bislett Games meeting director Svein Arne Hansen can see the positive side of global warming.

Javelin, a very proud tradition continues in Oslo - ÅF Golden League

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:00:00 GMT

3 June 2008 - Oslo, Norway - It is County Championships on a Thursday evening at Romedal stadium just outside of Hamar, 100 kms north of Oslo.

Greatest ever women’s Steeplechase line-up set for Oslo - ÅF Golden League

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:00:00 GMT

3 June 2008 - Monte-Carlo - Outside a major global championship, and there haven’t been too many of those for this event, the line-up for the women’s 3000m Steeplechase at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway, on Friday 6 June, is perhaps the greatest ever assembled.

Next Stop Oslo for $1 Million Jackpot Campaign - ÅF Golden League

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

2 June 2008 - Monte-Carlo - The season long hunt for the $1 Million Jackpot of the ÅF Golden League will continue at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway, on Friday 6 June.

Wariner and Jepkosgei’s Jackpot hopes foiled; Upsets all the way in Berlin - ÅF Golden League

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

1 June 2008 - Berlin, Germany - LaShawn Merritt and Pamela Jelimo took some prized scalps this afternoon in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 67,124 spectators at the DKB-ISTAF Berlin, the opening meeting of the ÅF Golden League in Berlin’s Olympic stadium (1 June).

Merritt – “I won this one but the big show is in a couple of months” - ÅF Golden League

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:00:00 GMT

1 June 2008 - Berlin, Germany - LaShawn Merritt, who sacrificed his promise as a musician to concentrate on athletics, hit top note on the track today as he inflicted a rare defeat on the Olympic and World 400m champion, Jeremy Wariner. But Merritt said it was a result that would soon be forgotten – at least by him.

Berlin witnesses Jelimo, 800m revelation - ÅF Golden League

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:00:00 GMT

1 June 2008 – Berlin, Germany – In less than 1 minute and 55 seconds at this afternoon’s DKB-ISTAF Meeting in Berlin, Pamela Jelimo underscored that there indeed is a new name in town in the women’s 800 metres.

A relaxed Onyia takes surprise win and national record - ÅF Golden League

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:00:00 GMT

1 June 2008 - Berlin, Germany - There certainly was no shortage of major upsets at this afternoon’s ISTAF meeting here in Berlin, the first leg of the 2008 ÅF Golden League series, as World champions Jeremy Wariner, Irving Saladino and Janeth Jepkosgei were all denied a chance to remain in the run for the $1 million dollar jackpot.

Saladino and Vlasic the centre of attention in Berlin - PREVIEW - ÅF Golden League

Sat, 31 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

31 May 2008 - Berlin, Germany - World champion jumpers Irving Saladino and Blanka Vlasic are certain to be the centre of attention at the DKB-ISTAF Berlin, the opening meeting of the ÅF Golden League which takes place in Berlin’s Olympic stadium tomorrow afternoon (1 June).

Vlasic on favourite's role - 'It's a challenge, and I like challenges' - ÅF Golden League

Sat, 31 May 2008 18:28:00 GMT

31 May 2008 – Berlin, Germany – Arriving in the German capital with a 24 meeting win streak, World high jump champion Blanka Vlasic admits that expectations are high as she begins her pursuit of the USD 1 million AF Golden League Jackpot.

Kallur eager for 2008 debut in Berlin - ÅF Golden League

Sat, 31 May 2008 17:55:00 GMT

31 May 2008 - Berlin, Germany – Back in the country where she set a World indoor record less than four months ago, and in the stadium where she recorded her outdoor personal best towards the end of last season, Sweden’s Susanna Kallur returns to competition tomorrow (1 June) fully recovered from a minor injury and hoping to begin her Olympic build-up with a win.

Words from the Meeting Director - Berlin 2008

Sat, 31 May 2008 01:00:00 GMT

31 May 2008 - Berlin, Germany - There is old saying in some countries that the last shall one day become the first and that has become true this year of the DKB-ISTAF 2008 meeting.

65,000 tickets sold; temperatures over 30°C; Berlin sizzles in expectation of ÅF Golden League start

Fri, 30 May 2008 22:00:00 GMT

30 May 2008 - Berlin, Germany - The ÅF Golden League is set to start with a flourish on Sunday 1 June in the German capital’s magnificent Olympic stadium, as much of the cream of the world’s elite sets out on the hunt for the $1 Million ÅF Golden League Jackpot.

Field Events PREVIEW - ÅF Golden League

Fri, 30 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT

30 May 2008 - Monte-Carlo - With the start of the ÅF Golden League only two days away we conclude our Jackpot event previews, with a summary of who to look out for in the three field events which are applicable for the $1 Million ÅF Golden League Jackpot in 2008.

Saladino looking to continue momentum in Berlin - ÅF Golden League

Fri, 30 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT

30 May 2008 – Berlin, Germany – Already the finest long jumper in the world, Irving Saladino took a significant leap forward last weekend with his sensation 8.73m leap at the IAAF World Athletics Tour meeting in Hengelo.

Osaka men's 400m podium reunion set for Berlin - ÅF Golden League

Fri, 30 May 2008 19:00:00 GMT

30 May 2008 – Berlin, Germany – When the ÅF Golden League series kicks off at Sunday’s DKB-ISTAF Berlin meeting at the city's Olympic Stadium, among the most eagerly anticipated races will be the men’s 400m where the American trio that swept the podium in Osaka last summer will be reunited.

Sprints PREVIEW - ÅF Golden League

Thu, 29 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT

29 May 2008 - Monte-Carlo - With the start of the ÅF Golden League only a few days away we continue our Jackpot event previews, with a summary of who to look out for in the three sprint events which are applicable for the $1 Million ÅF Golden League Jackpot in 2008.

Hurdles PREVIEW - ÅF Golden League

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:00:00 GMT

28 May 2008 - Monte-Carlo - With the start of the ÅF Golden League only a matter of days away we continue our Jackpot event previews, with a summary of who to look out for in the two hurdles events which are applicable for the $1 Million ÅF Golden League Jackpot in 2008.

Young 800m guns look to Oslo showdown - ÅF Golden League

Wed, 28 May 2008 16:00:00 GMT

28 May 2008 - Oslo, Norway - The athletic world has been on the lookout for a dominant 800m runner since the retirement of the brilliant Dane, Wilson Kipketer, the World record holder.

Middle Distance PREVIEW - ÅF Golden League

Tue, 27 May 2008 22:00:00 GMT

27 May 2008 - Monte-Carlo - With the start of the ÅF Golden League only a matter of days away we begin our Jackpot event previews, with a summary of who to look out for in the two middle distance events which are applicable for the $1 Million ÅF Golden League Jackpot in 2008.

For Ecker the real season starts at Sunday’s DKB-ISTAF - ÅF Golden League

Mon, 26 May 2008 17:04:00 GMT

26 May 2008 – Berlin, Germany - When the DKB-ISTAF will kick-off the ÅF Golden League next Sunday it will remain a crowd puller: Organisers of Germany’s major athletics meeting expect a crowd of 65,000 spectators to turn up in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium.

A week to go to the start of the 2008 ÅF Golden League

Mon, 26 May 2008 12:26:00 GMT

26 May 2008 - Monte-Carlo - In just under a week’s time on Sunday 1 June 2008, the hunt for the $1 Million Jackpot of the ÅF Golden League will commence with the DKB-ISTAF Berlin in the German capital.

Dibaba targeting 5000m World record in Oslo - ÅF Golden League

Fri, 23 May 2008 22:05:00 GMT

23 May 2008 – Oslo, Norway - Ethiopia’s four time World champion Tirunesh Dibaba is determined to take the women’s 5000m World record at the Exxon Mobil Bislett Games in Oslo on 6 June, the second stop of the six-meeting ÅF Golden League.

Pitkämäki-Thorkildsen rivalry to resume in Berlin - ÅF Golden League

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:03:00 GMT

22 May 2008 – One of the sport’s biggest rivalries will resume when the hunt for a share of the US$ 1 Million ÅF Golden League Jackpot begins at the DKB-ISTAF meeting in Berlin on Sunday 1 June.

Record TV sales for ÅF Golden League and Athletix

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

22 May 2008 - Monte Carlo - The IAAF is delighted that the international TV sales of the 2008 season for the ÅF Golden League and Athletix have reached new records. The sale of these products is handled by the IAAF’s commercial partner IMG/TWI.

Outdoor meets indoor, Jepkosgei vs Lewis in Berlin - ÅF Golden League

Tue, 20 May 2008 17:00:00 GMT

20 May 2008 - A clash of the reigning women's World outdoor and indoor 800m championships will be but a sampling of dozens of intriguing head-to-head battles on tap at the DKB-ISTAF Berlin meeting in the German capital on Sunday 1 June, this year the kick-off of the six-meeting ÅF Golden League series.

A fortnight to go to the start of the 2008 ÅF Golden League

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:00:00 GMT

16 May 2008 - Monte-Carlo - In just over two weeks time on Sunday 1 June 2008, the hunt for the $1 Million Jackpot of the ÅF Golden League will commence in the German capital’s atmospheric 1936 Olympic stadium when the DKB-ISTAF Berlin meeting is staged.

Ndure taking up where he left off last year - ÅF Golden League

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:00:00 GMT

15 May 2008 - It is not easy to upstage javelin superstar Andreas Thorkildsen in Norwegian media reports, but sprint hope Jaysuma Ndure managed it in Doha when he won the 100m in the new Norwegian record of 10.01, lopping 0.05 from his previous record.

Howe and Powell launch 2008 edition of Rome meet - ÅF Golden League

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:00:00 GMT

14 May 2008 - Rome, Italy - Reigning European Long Jump champion Andrew Howe and IAAF Ambassador Mike Powell, the retired holder of the World record for the Long Jump were the special guests at the launch of the promotion of the Kinder+Sport Golden Gala, the third leg of the 2008 ÅF Golden League.

Powell, Gevaert launch countdown for 32nd Memorial Van Damme - ÅF Golden League

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:27:00 GMT

13 May 2008 – Brussels, Belgium – World Long Jump record holder Mike Powell knows a thing or two about competing at the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, this year the final leg of the ÅF Golden League.

A patient Vlasic sets no limits in Zürich - ÅF Golden League

Mon, 05 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT

5 May 2008 - Zürich, Switzerland - World High Jump champion Blanka Vlasic of Croatia was in upbeat mood today as the star guest of a press conference at the Letzigrund Stadium held to promote the Weltklasse Zürich - ÅF Golden League - meeting which will take place on 29 August this year.

Isinbayeva begins Beijing journey with debut flight in Rome – ÅF Golden League

Mon, 05 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT

5 May 2008 - Olympic, World and European Pole Vault champion and World record holder Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia is the first great champion to confirm they will compete at the 2008 edition of the Golden Gala which this year takes place on 11 July 2008, and will be the third stop of the six meeting ÅF Golden League series.