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Double World Champion Blanka Vlasic signs up for DN Galan
The women’s high jump at DN Galan on 22 August just got an extra lift with the confirmation that Blanca Vlasic will also compete. Among a field of the world’s best, she will face Olympic and World Champion, Anna Chicherova. Photo: Deca Text & Bild

Fourth Diamond League victory in a row for Abeba Aregawi
The 1500m at the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham concluded the same way as all the others this summer – with a victory for Hammarby’s Abeba Aregawi after a really impressive finish. Photo: Deca Text & Bild

One more Olympic Gold Medallist confirmed for DN Galan
Jennifer Suhr, the current women’s Olympic Pole Vault Champion is confirmed to compete on 22 August at DN Galan in Stockholm’s famous Olympic Stadium. Foto: Deca Text & Bild

Another Olympic champion ready for DN Galan
DN Galan has previously announced that Ebba Jungmark and Emma Green Tegaro are confirmed for this year’s DN Galan. Now we can complement the Swedish duo with Olympic champion Anna Chicherova. Photo: Deca Text & Bild

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.