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Everything you need to know about WDL 2021
The Wanda Diamond League expects to return to a competitive season in 2021, with 13 meetings leading up to a two-day final in Zurich in September. Athletes will compete in 32 disciplines for the prestigious Diamond Trophy, and the prize money has been restructured.
Golden Gala on 4 june 2021
Under the provisional calendar released today, the 2021 Wanda Diamond League season will take place across four continents and 14 different cities from May to September next year.
Duplantis breaks Bubka’s world outdoor record with 6.15m in Rome
Armand “Mondo” Duplantis broke Sergey Bubka’s world outdoor record with 6.15m in his second attempt. Mondo cleared 5.45m, 5.70m, 5.80m in his first attempt before needing two tries at 5.85m. He then broke Sergey Bubka’s meeting record by clearing 6.00m at the first time of asking
World stars are ready to put a show in Rome
World athletics stars Armand Duplantis, Karsten Warholm, Elaine Thompson Herah and Laura Muir talked to the media during the official press conference of the 40th edition of the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, the italian leg of the Wanda Diamond League, which will take place in the Olympic Stadium in Rome.
Thirty Italian athletes in Rome
Thirty Italian athletes will compete in Rome. Three Italian record holders Gianmarco Tamberi, Yemaneberhan Crippa and Leonardo Fabbri talked about the recent good results of Italian athletics.
Golden Gala, the event by event guide
[Translate to English:] Golden Gala senza pubblico, diretta su Rai 2
400 hurdles: Warholm under the spotlight
The Norwegian hurdler will be among the eagerly-awaited stars on Thursday at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. The two-time world champion is the second fastest 400m hurdles specialist in history and came very close to breaking the world record with 46.87.
The Golden Gala does not stop
Meeting Director Luigi D'Onofrio on the 40th edition of Golden Gala, in a season disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic .
Crippa and Ingebrigtsen to highlight the 3000m at the Golden Gala
Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen will face fresh Italian 5000m record holder Yeman Crippa. Armand Duplantis and Claudio Stecchi will grab the headlines in the men’s pole vault. The women’s high jump will feature Yulia Levchenko and Yaroslava Mahuchik.