Rome DL: Golden Gala Preview! from EME News

Women hurdles and high jump along with Lavillenie, Pichardo and Gatlin

ROMA (ITA): Golden Gala IAAF Diamond League meet (fourth this season in the series) is promising on Thursday in great weather in several events something special. GatlinÂ´s attack on Bolt meet record, superb fields in women 100 m hurdles and high jump, in-shape Pichardo, javelin battle, Ethiopians trying for fast times in the 5000 m, women duel for first sub 4 of the year.

Event by event preview

Men

100 m: Gatlin in his first European race of the year against the clock, BoltÂ´s MR 9.76 under threat.

200 m (non-DL): Lemaitre is here, also C. Mitchell, but maybe best current shape Greek Tsakonas.

800 m: Revenge for Eugene: Aman vs Amos.

5000 m: Ethiopians for fast times (in order to qualify for Beijing), Turkish Ali Kaya for European U23 record (13:10.40). WL for sure.

110mH (non-DL): Europeans Shubenkov and Darien against overseas (Riley, Porter, OÂ´Farrill).

400mH: Dutch to continue in winning?

PV: Lavillenie wants now in every meet 6 meters, that would be here meet record.

TJ: Havana and Rome similarly hot climate, something for Pichardo ambitions. MR 17.60 should go.

SP: Storl this time against Whiting, easier than in Eugene.

JT: Full elite here, who will be the one with the best throw. From Ihab to Vesely, from Pitkamaki to Yego, from Rohler to Walcott.

Women

200 m: Shelly-Ann in solo ? What is the shape of Strachan.

400 m: McCorory vs McPherson is the duel here.

1500 m: Simpson comes from Pre win, Seyaoum from Doha win. Also Hassan. First sub 4 2015 finally coming?

SC: Nyambura to prove her sensation from Doha.

100mH: In-shape revelations Stowers and Nelvis against champions Harper-Nelson, Rollins, Pearson.

400mH (non-DL): US to win with Demus or Moline.

HJ: Field of the night. Chicherova. Licwinko. Kuchina. Beitia. Doha winner Palsyte. Home Trost. Season openers for Shkolina and Vlasic. WL should be registered.

LJ: Proctor vs. Klishina should be the battle.

DT: Perkovic should be clear and attacking 68.90 MR, but Caballero comes with huge improvement in Cuba.

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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