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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.
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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.