China News Service, Beijing, March 28. On March 28, 2024, the 2024 World Athletics Diamond League Red Star Macalline Xiamen Station press conference was held in Xiamen. The event plan, athlete lineup, project arrangements, etc. were announced at the press conference. information.
The Diamond League is the highest-standard one-day international track and field event launched by World Athletics in 2010. It attracts thousands of the world's top track and field athletes, including Olympic champions, world championship champions and world record holders, to participate every year.
This year's Xiamen event will be held as the opening match on April 20 at Xiamen Bailu Stadium, and will be held in Paris, London, Rome, Brussels and other cities.
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Stars gathered together, and famous players such as Gippeygen, Duplantis, Gong Lijiao, and Feng Bin confirmed their participation.
At the press conference, famous Chinese and foreign track and field athletes including Gippeygen, Duplantis, Tausaga, Gong Lijiao, Feng Bin, etc. sent interactive videos expressing their high expectations for the upcoming Xiamen event. As of March 28, Xiamen Station has confirmed that among the participating athletes, there are 12 Olympic champions and 27 World Championship champions, 7 of whom are double Olympic and World Championship champions.
According to the latest entry list, men's pole vault world record holder Duplantis, women's 1500m Olympic and world double champion Ji Pyegen, men's 100m world championship Blake, women's shot put world championship champion Chase Ely , women's 100-meter hurdles Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho Quinn and other world champions are all on the list. As for famous Chinese track and field athletes, Olympic champion Gong Lijiao, World Championship champion Feng Bin, Zhu Yaming, Huang Bokai, Wu Yanni, etc. will also participate.
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In the men's event, pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis competed in China for the first time. Whether this Swedish genius, who holds the world record in indoor and outdoor arenas, will jump over the 6-meter mark again, or even set a new high, is the biggest suspense at Xiamen Station.
It is also the first time for the men's high jump event to appear in the Diamond League Xiamen Station. The highlight is likely to come from Qatari athlete Barshim. He entered the world track and field stage as a "prodigy" in his early years, and his performance climbed like a rocket. In 2014, he jumped 2.43 meters in the Diamond League, becoming the second person in world history. This is also the current tournament record for the Diamond League men's high jump.
Sprinting has always been the focus of track and field competitions, and the men's 100-meter track is particularly worthy of attention this time. Last year's Diamond League finals champion (also Xiamen champion), American player Coleman, will once again compete with Jamaican Flyer Blake, the Diamond League record holder. It is exciting to see whether Coleman will break the best time of 9.83 seconds set in Xiamen last year.
Another Diamond League event that saw the best results in the world last year was the men's 110-meter hurdles. Tokyo Olympic champion Pachement set a personal best time of 12.93 seconds in last year's Diamond League finals, and he won the gold medal in Xiamen last year with a time of 12.96 seconds. This year's performance is worth looking forward to.
In the women's event, the women's 1,500-meter track will see the absolute king of this event, Kenya's "Flying Mommy" Jip Yegan. She ran 3:49.11 at last year's Diamond League in Florence, setting the world record at 3 minutes and 50 seconds. She also set and significantly improved the women's 1-mile world record last year.
The competition in the women's 100-meter hurdles (diamond event), which will appear for the first time in Xiamen Station, will be particularly fierce. World record holder and Nigerian star Amsan will face Tokyo Olympic champion Camacho and two-time world championship champion Williams, leaving suspense for the ownership of the championship.
The women's shot put, one of China's dominant track and field events, also appeared in Xiamen for the first time. Gong Lijiao, the double champion of the Olympic Games and World Championships, will face Jackson, the American player currently ranked number one in the world, and Mitton, the Canadian player who just won the world indoor championship this year, bringing a visual feast to the audience.
In addition to the two-time World Championships + two-time Olympic champions Perkovic, Tausaga and Feng Bin who appeared last year, the women's discus also welcomed the Tokyo Olympic champion Arman this year. The four giants in the world's women's discus throw meet to compete for the crown.
It is reported that the 2024 World Athletics Diamond League Xiamen Station is authorized by World Athletics, hosted by the Chinese Athletics Association and the Xiamen Municipal People's Government, and co-organized by the Xiamen Municipal Sports Bureau, Wanda Sports Group, and Xiamen Sports Industry Group. (over)