by Larry Eder
Doha’s 1,500 meters in 2015 was amazing! photo by PhotoRun.net
DOHA (QAT): According to the organisers, 38 reigning and former global champions from the Olympic Games and World Championships will be competing in the first leg of the IAAF Diamond League in Doha on Friday. The programme includes eight Olympic champions: LaShawn Merritt, Aries Merritt, Christian Taylor, Asbel Kiprop, Ezekiel Kemboi, Brimin Kipruto, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Olga Rypakova. In total, 206 athletes from 50 countries will be represented in Doha with Kenya (29) the most represented nation. The oldest meeting records on the books are: James Beckford 841 in the long jump and Ionela Tirlea 54.27 in the 400 m hurdles which were both set in 1999.
DOHA (QAT): According to the organisers, 38 reigning and former global champions from the Olympic Games and World Championships will be competing in the first leg of the IAAF Diamond League in Doha on Friday. The programme includes eight Olympic champions: LaShawn Merritt, Aries Merritt, Christian Taylor, Asbel Kiprop, Ezekiel Kemboi, Brimin Kipruto, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Olga Rypakova. In total, 206 athletes from 50 countries will be represented in Doha with Kenya (29) the most represented nation. The oldest meeting records on the books are: James Beckford 841 in the long jump and Ionela Tirlea 54.27 in the 400 m hurdles which were both set in 1999.
