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06.05.2011 - HIGH JUMP PRESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Mutaz Barshim – 3rd place
I am satisfied with my performance it was a good start. It was e special day for me competing with the big guys.
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06.05.2011 - SDL Doha 2011 - Event report - Women’s events
The 2011 Samsung Diamond League has begun in Doha with some excellent early season performances in the women’s events, especially from Funmi Jimoh (long jump), Kelly Wells (100m hurdles) and Anna Mishchenko (1500m).
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06.05.2011 - SDL Doha 2011 - Event report - Men’s events
It was a night when favourites faltered and new stars emerged – local stars in the shape of sprinter Femi Ogunode and high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim who both set national records – as the men’s events at the Doha Diamond League saw five of the seven Diamond Trophy winners from last year fail to register a win at the start of their 2011 campaigns.
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06.05.2011 - High hopes for islanders Thomas and Ioannou
They come from small islands and both are one of the top high jumpers of the world. 2007 World Champion Donald Thomas from Bahamas and 2009 World silver medalist Kyriakos Ioannou from Cyprus look ready to add their names in the Doha SDL books as winners and new meeting record holders.
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05.05.2011 - Wind on Andreas’ and Petr’s side
Javelin stars Andreas Thorkildsen from Norway and Petr Frydrych from Czech Republic will both be lining up on Friday as the 2011 Diamond League season gets underway in Doha, Qatar.
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