2016 IAAF Diamond League Thread

[CofR]

Following the Olympics, Girlysports suggested that this forum be used continuously for events featuring Canadians, keeping us all more engaged on the talented athletes that this country produces, and I think it's a great idea!

We can use this thread to discuss to goings on in the IAAF, and Athletics competitions in general. The first post-Olympics event in the IAAF Diamond League is on Thursday August 25 in Lausanne Switzerland, with some Canadian content! All Diamond League events are available to stream on the CBC Sports website, as well as the CBC Sports app. You can even set up the CBC Sports app to send you push notifications for when a live event is available to stream!

Scheduled for 12:05 Shawn Barber looks to rebound from his disappointing Olympics in the Pole Vault competition. Renaud Lavillenie, Rio's Silver medalist (who compared being booed to what Jesse Owens went through), and the Bronze medalist, American Sam Kendricks will also be competing.

At 12:35 the Women's 800m Race begins, with Melissa Bishop racing. Bishop who we remember finished 4th in Rio, barely missing out on a medal while setting a Canadian record will try and get over that disappointment.

Canadian Christabel Nettey jumps in the Women's Long Jump, scheduled to begin at 13:00.

Scheduled for 13:52 is the Men's 200m race, featuring Canadian Aaron Brown. Brown was a member of the Bronze Medal winning 4x100m Relay Team.

Reminder, all Diamond League events can be streamed on the CBC Sports site and app!

[CofR]

Another heads up, Derek Drouin and Damian Warner will be on Tim And Sid this afternoon

[GirlySports]

just to add, there are 14 events and this is event 11
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_IAAF_Diamond_League

The Olympics were a nice break from season (like Olympic hockey lol)

in the 100m, De Grasse has 1 win and Gatlin 3. Bolt has none, don't know how often he runs.

[Mazrim]

Great idea to keep up with these athletes outside the Olympics! I had no idea CBC streamed this stuff.

[CofR]

So Shawn Barber finished 4th in his competition, he cleared 5.62m. Sam Kendricks came first, he cleared 5.92.

Melissa Bishop finished the 800m in 4th place, with a time of 1:58.71.

Jamaican Elaine Thompson, just after winning 100m and 200m Gold in Rio finished first in the 100 in 10.78 (with a tailwind). There was a false start at first, but Thompson ignored it and ran the length of the track, before coming back and setting her 10.78 time.

[kobasew19]

I didn't see this during the Olympics but Sam Kendricks stopped mid run for the playing of the US national anthem. Pretty awesome!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ed-Banner.html

[CofR]

Andre De Grasse will be on Tim And Sid today

[craigwd]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

just to add, there are 14 events and this is event 11
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_IAAF_Diamond_League

The Olympics were a nice break from season (like Olympic hockey lol)

in the 100m, De Grasse has 1 win and Gatlin 3. Bolt has none, don't know how often he runs.

Bolt doesn't do more than one or two DL races a year. He would do a 100 here and there as well as a 200.

Pre-2012 he did race more often but I don't expect to see him in the DL anymore after Rio.

[CofR]

Event from Zurich is live now on the CBC Sports app and website!

[GirlySports]

the Diamond league is on CBC soon 4pm to 6pm