IAAF Diamond League

For U.S. high hurdler Merritt, a big step forward

2012-09-07 17:40:00

At age 27, after six unremarkable years on the international track circuit, everything came together for Aries Merritt in 2012. A better diet that made him leaner.� No injuries for the first time he can recall.� The experience necessary to flow instead...

Jager sets U.S. record in steeplechase

2012-07-20 13:46:00

It didn't take long for Evan Jager to prove he really belongs in the steeplechase. In his first international race - and just the fifth of his career - in the event, the Jacobs High School grad broke the U.S. record at Friday night's Diamond League...

A moment spent on running's hallowed ground

2012-07-23 11:16:00

OXFORD, England – At the London Diamond League track meet July 13, ten of the 11 finishers in the men’s mile run broke four minutes. The only rare thing now about that time is how few chances elite international athletes get to run the mile...

Track and field heats up in a hurry

2012-08-04 19:24:00

LONDON -- The sound of thousands of voices singing "God Save the Queen" was a powerful note in a day of stirring achievements. The celebration was for the heptathlon triumph ofBritain'sJessica Ennis, but nearly every athlete who put foot or prosthetic leg...

Former UF star Jeff Demps added to U.S. Olympic team

2012-07-25 15:08:00

Jeff Demps got the wake-up call of his life. He was asleep at 7 a.m. Tuesday when his phone rang and he was told he had been added to the USA Olympic track and field team as a member of the 4 x 100-meter relay pool. "I was halfway asleep. It didn't...

Mariem Alaoui Selsouli of Morocco celebrates after winning the women's 1,500-meter race during the IAAF Diamond League meet at the Stade de France on July 6.

2012-07-23 11:06:11

Qatari athlete Noor Hussain al-Maliki, 17, poses during a Diamond League track meet in Doha, Qatar.

2012-05-10 00:00:00