App State track & field head coach Damion McLean and associate track & field coach/cross country head coach Michael Curcio have announced the addition o
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Wanda Diamond League will be reopening a treasure trove of world class athletics heritage when the 2021 season gets underway with Mondo Duplantis, Dina Asher-Smith and co in action at the Muller Grand Prix Gateshead in two weeks today, Sunday 23 May.
Rabat’s misfortune in being unable to host the opening event, due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions, has afforded one of track and field’s traditional hotbeds the opportunity to get back on the international map.
The International Stadium in Gateshead, directly across the River Tyne from Newcastle in the north-east of England, last staged a one-day showpiece event in 2010. The Aviva British Grand Prix, one of the inaugural season Diamond League meetings, featured a UK debut by one of the all-time greats from halfway round the planet. New Zealand’s big shot Valerie Adams won the shot put with a heave of 20.06m.
Still aged only 21,
Selemon Barega has already achieved a lot within the sport. He has won world U18 and U20 titles and has reached the 5000m finals at two senior World Championships, placing fifth in 2017 at the age of 17 and second in 2019 while still a teenager. His 5000m PB of 12:43.02, meanwhile, is a world U20 record and places him fifth on the world all-time list.
He started the year with an impressive 27:58.5 clocking for 10,000m at altitude in Addis Ababa, the fastest time ever achieved in Ethiopia. He then worked on sharpening his speed, setting PBs of 3:32.97 for 1500m and 7:26.10 during the indoor season. That heady mix of beastly endurance and strong finishing speed means Barega will be a danger in championship races.
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Wanda Diamond League will be reopening a treasure trove of world class athletics heritage when the 2021 season gets underway with Mondo Duplantis, Dina Asher-Smith and co in action at the Muller Grand Prix Gateshead two weeks today, Sunday 23 May.
Rabat’s misfortune in being unable to host the opening event, due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions, has afforded one of track and field’s traditional hotbeds the opportunity to get back on the international map.
The International Stadium in Gateshead, directly across the River Tyne from Newcastle in the north-east of England, last staged a one-day showpiece event in 2010. The Aviva British Grand Prix, one of the inaugural season Diamond League meetings, featured a UK debut by one of the all-time greats from halfway round the planet. New Zealand’s big shot Valerie Adams won the shot put with a heave of 20.06m.