DN Galan Preview: Superb 1,500m field, by Alfons Juck, EME News

Siffan Hassan, Abeba Aregawi, Euro Champs 1,500 meters, photo by PhotoRun.net

The women’s 1,500 meters should be one of the many highlights of the DN Galan Meeting, one of the most historic in the sport. A fine shot put field, men’s 5000 meters, women’s discus, and surprising women’s steeplechase field should also entertain.

Superb women 1500 m field
STOCKHOLM (AUG): IAAF Diamond League is back with DN Galan at the historical Olympic Stadium. In 16 DL events special fields are set to compete, home spectators waiting for women 1500 m and also men long jump. Great US duels in women sprints, Felix-Bowie in the 200 m and SRR-McCorory in 400 m. French Eurowinners (Lavillenie, Lesueur) are not missed. MenÂ´s 5000 m field is ready for a new world lead. Overseas athletes are fresh, Europeans could be tired from Letzigrund.

Event by event

Men

100 m: Jamaicans Carter and Ashmeade vs US Rodgers and Britons HAA with Ujah.

800 m: Kszczot with Euro gold, Amos with African gold, Bosse looking for revenge.

5000 m: Ndiku won CG, Soi was succesfull at DL, but also Ethiopians and Rupp are running. WL 12:59.82 to be attacked.

400mH: Culson, Tinsley against Fredericks and Magi with recent medals. What about Caribbean stars Gordon and Sanchez.

PV: Lavillenie to continue in winning, US Hollis is in life-time shape.

LH: Local hero Torneus with US Champ Henderson and Mokoena.

SP: Everybody here, top 3 from Zurich, all best Americans.

JT: Full Zurich podium against WL holder Ihab, African Champ Yego.

Women

200 m: Is Felix back in such shape to beat Bowie who last time clocked 100 WL.

400 m: McCorory leads the list, but Sanya wants to attack her, as will do Jamaicans NVM and McPherson.

1500 m: Swedish duel Aregawi vs Bahta, but also Hassan and Aregawi and not to forget G. Dibaba, the best field of the day.

Steeple: Ayalew wants to confirm her position. But Coburn is there and also home European silver winner Fougberg.

100mH: Harper-Nelson vs Pearson, but also Ali and Harrison vying for top placing.

HJ: Zurich podium and time for Kuchina for revenge over Beitia.

LJ: WL holder Bartoletta, and all Zurich medalists (Lesueur, Spanovic, Klishina). And World and Olympic winner Reese.

DT: Perkovic to attack MR of 68.77 m.

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

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