Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Diamond League rolls on to Stockholm for final pre-Beijing meeting

 

7/29/2015
 
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- The fields are set for the Stockholm BAUHAUS Athletics meeting, the last Diamond League meeting before the IAAF World Championships. David Oliver, current Diamond League leader in the men’s 110-meter hurdles and recent Pan American Games gold medalist, is slated to compete Thursday, along with 35 other American athletes.

Michelle Carter (Ovilla, Texas) already scored her Diamond League points in Stockholm Wednesday, throwing 19.24m/63-1.50 for a runner-up spot in the women’s shot put.

In total, 10 U.S. athletes rank atop the Diamond League standings heading into Thursday, including Tianna Bartoletta (long jump), Allyson Felix (200m), Justin Gatlin (100m), Dawn Harper-Nelson (100mH), Bershawn Jackson (400mH), Joe Kovacs (shot put), Francena McCorory (400m), Sharika Nelvis (100mH), David Oliver (110mH), Jasmin Stowers (100mH).

After Stockholm, there is a five-week break to account for the IAAF World Championships, August 22-30. Then there are two Diamond League finals, Zürich and Brussels, to determine the overall Diamond League champions.

Fans in the U.S. can watch the Stockholm BAUHAUS Athletics meeting courtesy of beIN SPORTS. Coverage begins at 2 p.m. ET Friday on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS Connect. In addition to the broadcast and webcast, fans can watch videos on demand on the beIN SPORTS app for Apple and Android. Check your local listings for more broadcast information.

Fans are invited to join the conversation by following USATF on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and use the hashtag #StockholmDL.

Date/Time (ET)
Event
U.S. Athletes Competing
Wednesday, July 29
12:00 PM
Women's Shot Put
Michelle Carter, Brittany Smith
Thursday, July 30
12:00 PM
Women's Long Jump
Funmi Jimoh
12:05 PM
Men's 110m Hurdles B
Jeff Porter
12:40 PM
Men's 200m B
John Lundy
1:35 PM
Women's 200m
Tiffany Townsend
1:48 PM
Men's 400m B
Tony McQuay, Vernon Norwood
2:00 PM - beIN SPORTS Broadcast Starts
2:03 PM
Women's 400m Hurdles
Georganne Moline, Cassandra Tate, Tiffany Williams
2:08 PM
Men's Long Jump
Marquis Dendy
2:12 PM
Men's High Jump
JaCorian Duffield, Erik Kynard
2:15 PM
Women's 3000m
Marielle Hall, Molly Huddle, Katie Mackey
2:30 PM
Men's 200m
Terrel Cotton
2:40 PM
Women's Javelin Throw
Kara Winger
2:45 PM
Men's 110m Hurdles
Aleec Harris, David Oliver, Jason Richardson
2:55 PM
Women's 800m
Molly Ludlow, Brenda Martinez, Chanelle Price
3:05 PM
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
Andrew Bayer, Stanley Kebenei, Cory Leslie
3:20 PM
Men's 400m
Tony McQuay, Vernon Norwood
3:30 PM
Men's 800m
Leo Manzano, Erik Sowinski, Mark Wieczorek
3:40 PM
Men's 1500m
Robby Andrews, Matt Centrowitz
3:50 PM
Women's 100m
Tori Bowie, Barbara Pierre, Shalonda Solomon


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