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”I love Sweden!”
High jumper Brigetta Barrett, to the right, is a wonderful personality and provides not only elite high jumping but also top class singing!
World Leading 3000m by Meseret Defar
Meseret Defar has competed many times at Stockholm Stadium and on Thursday evening she secured one more victory when she recorded a world leading time in the 3000m with 8:30. Photo: Deca Text & Bild
A fantastic evening of athletics where 12,814 spectators saw 3 diamond winners
The 47th DN Galan hosted 15 new World Champions and was an evening of world class results, three stadium records and one world’s best. Photo: Deca Text & Bild
Comments from 16 of the stars at DN Galan
Three new stadium records were set at the 47th DN Galan at Stockholm Olympic Stadium and Meseret Defar got a new world lead when she won 3000 m in 8:30. Photo: Deca Text & Bild
”I am coming home” – Brigetta Barrett sets the tone for DN Galan
There were plenty smiles at the DN Galan press conference when Emma Green Tregaro, Brigetta Barrett and the other high jump girls stepped up to the stage. And it finished with Barrett singing “I am coming home” to the assembled press.
Abeba aiming for a Swedish record
It was a smiling Abeba who came to the press conference at the Radisson Blu Waterfron Hotel on Wednesday. As the newly-crowned World Champion at 1500m she took her place on the stage with the 800m World Champion, Eunice Sum, who she will meet in the 800m at DN Galan.
Twelve World Champions will compete at DN Galan
The IAAF World Championships came to a close last Sunday and many of the newly crowned World Champions will compete at DN Galan. Sweden’s own World Champion at 1500m, Abeba Aregawi will run 800m and face Eunice Sum of Kenya who won that event in Moscow with a personal best. Another World champion is javelin thrower Christina Obergföll. Photo: Deca Text & Bild
Stars from the World Championships all set for DN Galan
DN Galan can now announce another superstar from the World Championships - Zuzana Hejnová from the Czech Republic who so convincingly took the 400m hurdles gold in Moscow. Photo: Deca Text & Bild
World Champion Meseret Defar confirmed for DN Galan
Queen of distance running, Meseret Defar, has run well so often in Swedish competitions that she has a ‘special relationship’, with our country. On Saturday she won the 5000m at the World Championships in Moscow and DN Galan is proud to announce that she will compete in the 3000m at DN Galan. Photo: Deca Text & Bild
DN Galan still amongst the world's best athletics meets
On Friday 17 August, the Stockholm Stadium Clubs arranged the 46th DN Galan as part of the Samsung Diamond League. The event went smoothly despite organizational challenges in the run-up to the meet with a number of key personnel leaving the organization creating difficult pre-conditions. But the event itself ended up including 11 Olympic gold-medallists and an additional 27 medallists from the London Games. It led to seven new stadium records from five athletes in thee different events. The winners in the three events were all awarded with diamonds for their performances. Photo: Deca Text&Bild