2019 Doha DL Diary: Walsh vs. Crouser

Tom Walsh, photo by PhotoRun.net

Walsh vs Crouser

DOHA (QAT): MenÂ´s shot put at IAAF Diamond League opener in Doha on May 3 will have the clash of World champion Tom Walsh with Olympic winner Ryan Crouser. The line-up also features 2017 Diamond League champion Darrell Hill and top Europeans Michal Haratyk with Tomas Stanek. In the field also David Storl with Joe Kovacs. The men’s discus also boasts a star-studded line-up featuring world and European champion Andrius Gudzius from Lithuania, world and European silver medallist Daniel Stahl from Sweden and Olympic champion Christoph Harting from Germany. They will be joined by the London bronze medallist Mason Finley and Olympic silver medallist Piotr Malachowski from Poland. Bulgaria’s Mirela Demireva who was not competing indoors is heading the women high jump. The line-up also includes Elena Vallortigara from Italy, former European indoor champion Airine Palsyte from Lithuania and Ukraine’s Kateryna Tabashnyk with young star Yaroslava Mahuchikh.

Ryan Crouser, photo by PhotoRun.net

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