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”We will be Sweden’s most sustainable athletics event”
It is important in many ways to work towards an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable society and this is something which BAUHAUS-galan has taken on. The aim is to be Sweden’s more sustainable athletics event. Photo: Peter Holgersson
Kids Tour has never been bigger!
BAUHAUS-galan Kids Tour is a mobile athletics track designed for kids which tours Stockholm in May and June. And the tour is bigger than ever – thirteen stops are planned, which means that the total of 10,000 kids who have already tried out the track is set to increase substantially. Photo: Peter Holgersson
Engberg new co-meeting director for BAUHAUS-galan
BAUHAUS-galan, the Stockholm IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting, is six weeks away and one person who is especially looking forward to it is former Swedish sprinter, Johan Engberg, 36, the new co-meeting director. Photo: Deca Text&Bild
Duplantis to compete in Stockholm
Armand ”Mondo” Duplantis, the 18-year-old world junior pole vault record holder, will compete at BAUHAUS-galan, the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Stockholm Olympic Stadium on 10 June. Photo: Deca Text&Bild
Fantastic Diamond League finals with three winners from BAUHAUS-galan
The eight season of Diamond League came to an end with great actions at the finals in Zürich on 24 August and Brussels on 1 September. Three of the winners from Stockholm also won the final – Mariya Lasitskene in high jump, Timothy Cheruiyot at 1500m and Luvo Manyonga in long jump.
Luvo Manyonga – a winner at BAUHAUS-galan and in the Diamond League final
South Africas Luvo Manyonga jumped 8.36 in long jump at BAUHAUS-galan which was enough for victory and then also won the Diamond League final in Zürich at the end of August.
A fantastic afternoon’s athletics for the home crowd
This season’s sixth Diamond League meeting took place at Stockholm Olympic Stadium and featured an outstanding discus competition with five men over 66 metres. Jamaica’s Fedrick Dacres won with a throw of 68.36 – 36 cm ahead of the local hero, Daniel Ståhl. The other exceptional result was Andre de Grasse’s 9.69 100m with a following wind of 4.8 m/s.
Torneus aims to upset Manyonga dominance in the long jump
The men’s long jump at the IAAF Diamond League qualifying meeting sees world lead and Olympic silver medallist, Luvo Manyonga meet local favourite Sweden’s Michel Torneus.
Discus throwers renew battle
The top two in the men’s discus from the IAAF qualifying meeting in Oslo will renew rivalries just three days later when they meet here in Stockholm tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon.
"70 meters is my goal on Sunday"
After some great action in the Oslo Diamond League last Thursday the Scandinavian Athletics Week continues in Stockholm on Sunday. Four of he top events are men’s discus and long jump and womens high jump and pole vault. In total it will be eight hours of athletics action including the youth and pre meet respectively and then the opening ceremony of the Diamond League gala at 15.00. Photo: Deca Text&Bild