18 newly crowned continental Champions will compete at DN Galan on Thursday

Ten European Champions from last week’s competition in Zürich will compete in Stockholm Olympic Stadium on Thursday 21 August – five men and five women, including Sweden’s Meraf Bahta who won the 5000m. Probably the biggest name is the world pole vault record holder, Renaud Lavillenie from France.

They will be joined by eight new African Champions. The African Championships took place in Marrakech, Morroco from 10 to 14 August and among the champions travelling to Stockholm is current 800m world leader and Olympic silver medallist, Nijel Amos from Botswana, who has run 1:42.45 this year.
Another interesting name is Kenyan, Julius Yego who, last month, became Africa’s first ever Diamond League winner in a field event when he won the javelin in Glasgow.   

Ten European Champions 
– Adam Kszczot, Poland, 800 m 
– Renaud Lavillenie, France, Pole Vault 
– David Storl, Germany, Shot  Put
– Antti Ruuskanen, Finland, Javelin 
– Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 4×100 m (100 m at DN Galan)  
– Sifan Hassan, Netherlands, 1500 m
 - Meraf Bahta, Hälle IF, Sweden, 5000 m (1500m at DN Galan) 
– Ruth Beitia, Spain, High Jump 
– Eloyse Lesueur, France, Long Jump
 - Sandra Perkovic, Croatia, Discus  

Eight African Champions 
– Nijel Amos, Botswana, 800 m 
– Ayanleh Souleiman, Djibouti, 1500 m (800 m at DN Galan) 
– Caleb Ndiku, Kenya, 5000 m 
– Cornel Fredericks, South Africa, 400 m hurdles 
– Zarck Visser, South Africa, Long Jump
 - Godfrey Mokoena, South Africa, Triple Jump (Long Jump at DN Galan) 
– Julius Yego, Kenya, Javelin
 - Hiwot Ayalew, Ethiopia, 3000 m steeplechase
 
Jonas Hedman