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Golden Gala: Barshim flies to 2,41
Barshim set asian, meeting and all-comers record of high jump

The eve of Golden Gala: top athletes quotes
One day to the 34th edition of the Golden Gala Pietro Menena on Thursday evening in the world-wide famous Olympic Stadium.

Golden Gala: jumping events - PREVIEW
Impressive high jump and triple jump field in Rome

Golden Gala: the first athletes arrive in Rome
The first athletes who will take part in the 34th edition of the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, the fourth leg of the IAAF Diamond League, on Thursday at the Olympic Stadium, arrived this morning in Rome.

Golden Gala: middle distance races - PREVIEW
In Rome, exciting races with great world champions like Dibaba (5000), Kemboi (3000m steeplechase), Kiprop (1500), Aman (800) challenged by new names ready to rise to the fore.

Golden Gala: 800m with the rising star Diago
The young runner Cuban Sahily Diago (WL 1:57.74) makes her international debut in Rome

Golden Gala with all Olympic champions of throwing events
Big throwing events stars will be in the spotlight on 5th June in Rome. The Number All the Olympic champions of these disciplines Robert Harting (discus throw) and Valerie Adams (shot put) who are also the reigning World champions and Barbora Spotakova (javelin). They will square off against many other strong throwers ready to to pull off big throws on the green turf of the Olympic Stadium.

El Guerrouj legend of the Golden Gala
“The platinum moments of the Italian capital’s meeting were written by Moroccan middle-distance star Hicham El Guerrouj who set two world records in the 1500m (3:26.00) and in the mile (3:43.13)

Golden Gala without speed limits
Women’s 100 metres with World and Olympic champion Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce, the men’s 100 metres with Justin Gatlin, Jmmy Vicaut and Kim Collins, men’s 400 metres witn Lashawn Merritt and the women’s 100 metres hurdles with Sally Pearson and Brianna Rollins

Star-studded high jump in Golden Gala
Five high jumpers who cleared 2.40 Bohdan Bondarenko, Ivan Ukhov, Mutaz Barshim, Aleksey Dmitrik and Derek Drouin will highlight a eagerly-awaited star-studded field on 5th June at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.