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The world elite in Stockholm!
2013 is an intense year for athletics with DN Galan on the legendary Olympic Stadium in Stockholm as the main highlight. Photo: Deca Text & Bild
The Diamond League events at DN Galan 2013
DN Galan will include 16 Diamond League events next year and one of them is 110 m hurdles which was one of the most spectacular events in Diamond League last summer. The american Aries Merritt set a World record of 12.80 in Brussels and has competed at DN Galan before. Hopefully he will be one of many stars at Stockholm Olympic Stadion 22 Augusti 2013! 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
World class throwing by Sandra and Valerie
A total of six stadium records were broken in the women's throwing events where the Olympic champions Sandra Perkovic, discus and Valerie Adams in shot put were awarded with diamonds. Perkovic's 68.77 was the competitions best result. Photo: Deca Text & Bild
Three shining diamonds found their owners at the 46th DN Galan
The athletes and audience experienced perfect conditions at this year's DN Galan. With a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, sun and without a single breeze, the world's elite gathered to enjoy a night of athletics at the highest level. Some seven stadium records were broken by five athletes in three different events. The result was three one-carat diamonds for each new record holder; Julija Zaripova, 3000m steeplechase, Sandra Perkovic, discus and Valerie Adams in the shot put.
Video interviews with some of the athletes
The Stockholm audience did enjoy both new Stadium Records and several famous athletes. See the interviews from participants on 17 August. Among them you will find Angelica Bengtsson (pole vault), Anna Chicherova (high jump), Charonda Williams (200 m), Christine Ohuruogu (400 m), Isiah Koech (3000 m), Kellie Wells (100 m hurdles, Ryan Bailey (100 m), Sanya Richards-Ross (400 m hurdles), Taoufik Makhloufi (800 m), Tero Pitkämäki (javelin throw), Christian Taylor (winner of triple jump), shot put winner Valerie Adams,Christine Day (fastest at 400 m),Will Claye, triple jump, 1500 m-winner Maryam Yusuf Jamal,Felix Sanchez (2nd at 400 m hurdles),Angelo Taylor (400 m hurdles) and shot put winner Reese Hoffa.
"Now I'm really going to try and win that diamond!"
Olympic 400 m champion, Sanya Richards-Ross, is optimistic about DN Galan and she's aiming to break the five-year-old stadium record. She'll be going up against almost the entire field from the finals in London as well as the European champion Moa Hjelmer who will now be getting the best possible company to race against. Photo: Deca Text & Bild
"When I get home, it will be a huge celebration with four million people!"
Shot-putter Valerie Adams of New Zealand comes to DN Galan as a double Olympic champion and after competing at DN Galan Big Shot in the center of Stockholm in the past, she will be now making her first appearance in Stockholm's Olympic Stadium. Photo: Deca Text & Bild
"I dream about 2.10 and it might happen at DN Galan"
Anna Chicherova had back problems at the Olympics but won with a seasonal best of 2.05. At DN Galan she believes she can jump even higher. Photo: Deca Text & Bild
More than one thousand children met their athletics idols at 'Lilla DN Galan'!
On Wednesday, more than one thousand children got to try out different sports within track and field with some of the greatest athletes in the world. The setting was a large bridge in the heart of Stockholm which had been transformed into a mini athletics arena. With the Royal Palace as a backdrop, some of the world's finest athletes including world pole-vault champion Fabiana Murer (in sunglasses) and world junior champion, Sweden's Angelica Bengtsson led the children through various athletics events. Photo: Deca Text & Bild