BOLT
VS POWELL FOR 12TH TIME, BUT FIRST IN OSLO

OSLO(NOR):
One of the most traditional one day meet in the world, the Bislett Games of
Oslo, will be on Thursday seen mainly as 100 m clash of Usain Bolt with Asafa
Powell. It will be the last event in the programme. World athlete of the year
2011 Sally Pearson is opening her European hurdles campaign. Local fans will
also wait for Andreas Thorkildsen in javelin, best Ethiopian runners are
entered in the men´s 5000 m and high quality field is also in the women 1500 m.

Event by event preview

Men

100 m: Bolt
vs Powell for the 12th time, but first time in Oslo. For Bolt also first 100 m
in Oslo after last year debut in the 200 m, for Powell already 6th appearance
here, for both last meet before Jamaican Trials.

Mile:
Dream Mile is always with great field, possibly this year Asbel Kiprop with
slight advantage over the others.

5000 m:
Ethiopian trials, both Bekeles, Gebremeskel, Shanghai winner Gebrehiwot,
Sihine, Merga, they need fast times for London.

400mH:
Culson so far unbeaten, world is waiting for first sub 48 of the year.

PV:
Lavillenie is the leader, can he improve his top mark of 2012?

TJ:
World Champ Taylor against European leader Adams.

SP: This
time without Americans, but Armstrong, Majewski and Storl can deliver.

JT: This
is the technical event of the evening, everybody hopes for home win of
Thorkildsen, world lead should fall. But ready also Vesely, Vasilevski,
Pitkamäki coming from training camp with Zelezny, healthy De Zordo and world
leader Farquhar.

Women

100 m:
This is a non-DL race for Norway national record holder and European
leader Okparaebo.

200 m:
Stewart and Simpson against in-shape Ryemyen of Ukraine.

400 m:
Expected solo race by world champ Montsho.

1500 m:
Revenge for Rome, Aregawi against Genzebe Dibaba. Also US Uceny and Pierce and
many other top runners.

Steeple:
Chemos vs Ethiopian.

100mH:
Heats and finals here, great field, but mainly European opener 2012 for World
Champ Pearson.

HJ: Lowe
vs Hellebaut.

LJ: Here
3 top Russians Kucherenko, Sokolova, Zaytseva against Briton Proctor.

DT:
Perkovic is in shape, Muller and Barrios are the world medalists.

National
races: Some interesting names here like Sweden´s Johan Wissman in the 400 m,
Ukrainian Hanna Titimets in the 400 m hurdles and solid field in men´s 1500 m.

TOP
NAMES FOR PARIS DL

PARIS
(FRA): With a month to go until the 2012 edition, the MEETING AREVA is
taking shape. Indeed the Ile de France meeting, which forms the seventh stage
of the Samsung Diamond League, is this year benefiting from a very
favourable position in the international event schedule. Due to take place on
Friday 6 July, it falls just three weeks before the start of the Olympic Games
in London. Men s 800 m will see world record holder David Rudisha running
against world indoor champion and his last time beater in autumn 2011 Moroccan
Mohamed Aman. In the 5000 m old timers Kenenisa Bekele and Bernard Lagat are
the star names, but will it be enough to win here? Something special for local
spectators will be men´s steeple. Number one so far Paul Kipsiele Koech will
try for a fast time and also both home stars  Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad and Bouabdellah
Tahri.

JAMAICAN
TRIALS

KINGSTON
(JAM): Jamaican Olympic Trials and National Championships published its
time-table. The most watched event men 100 m will have first round on June 28
at 10 am and 2nd round the same day in the evening at 7.15 pm. On June 29
semifinals will be held at 7.25 pm and finals at 9.25 pm. For doublers the 200
m first round will follow next morning at 9 am and semifinals at 8.35 pm.
Finals will be held on Sunday July 1 at 7.30 pm.

OTHER NEWS

NEW
DELHI (IND): Indian athletics recently informed about series of positive doping
tests. Heinrich Hubbeling writes that at April Federation Cup in Patiala for
example javelin national junior record by Rohit Kumar 76.73 will not be valid,
or discus winner Kripal Singh with 58.59.

OTTAWA
(CAN): In its ongoing efforts to grow the sport of track and field outside
traditional avenues, Athletics Canada confirmed that athletes will have the
opportunity to feature their Twitter handles on the upcoming Canadian Track and
Field Trials’ race bibs. “We need to continue to find new and innovative ways
to promote our sport and our athletes,” said Mathieu Gentčs, Athletics Canada
Director of Public Relations and Corporate Services.

CHEBOKSARY
(RUS): World medalist 2009 Aleksandr Pogorelov was unable to finish the Russian
Combined Events Championships during the weekend because of an injury.
Afterwards he said for Russian media this might be the end of his career. 

RESULTS

MUNCHEN
(GER, Jun 5): Addition to square jumping women long jump winner was Russian
Yelena Sokolova with good quality 680 cm. In total 10 000 spectators followed
this special event.