Warholm imperial Vaillant great

Norwegian Karsten Warholm utterly dominated the 400m hurdles at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Paris thanks to a fabulous time of 47’’26.

Another fine evening for Rojas

Yulimar Rojas has won the triple jump competition at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Paris with her best jump measuring 15.05m.

Tomas Walsh kicks off the evening

New Zealander Tomas Walsh has delivered a top-flight competition to kick off the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Paris, taking the win in the shot put with a throw of 22.44m.

Ready to pull out all the stops

The athletes attending the press conference for the Meeting de Paris on Friday all proclaimed their eagerness to compete in front of the French capital’s public, especially so on what is a brand new track, which they can’t wait to get to grips with.

The must-see highlights

The MEETING de PARIS is fast approaching and there are a plethora of top-flight duels lined up between the world’s best athletes. On Saturday 24 August, spectators will have before them the cream of athletics, just weeks away from the start of the world championships. We get the low-down on the upcoming clashes.

[Translate to English:] Compaoré à la rencontre des jeunes Parisiens

[Translate to English:] Les concours à ne pas manquer

Bedrani - Miellet: the revival of French middle-distance running

The history of the Meeting de Paris abounds in sublime performances in the middle-distance races. Among the French contingent, the latest of these have taken place in the 3,000m steeplechase with European records for Bouabdellah Tahri in 2003 (8’06’’91) and Mahiedine Mekhissi in 2013 (8’00’’09). Since then, the French athletes have stayed out of the spotlight.

Karsten Warholm, prince of the 400m hurdles

Norway will be well represented at the Meeting de Paris. Jakob and Filip Ingebrigtsen will be in attendance, but one of the headline acts at the Parisian meeting will be compatriot Karsten Warholm. Securing a new European record twice over in the 400m hurdles (47’’33 in Oslo then 47’’12 in London), he’s sent a clear message to his main rivals, Qatari athlete Abderrahman Samba, the second best performer in history, and American Rai Benjamin, 47’’16 this season.

Yulimar Rojas, a phenomenon in Paris

Three-time world champion (twice indoors and once outdoors), Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas, will grace the Meeting de Paris for the first time on Saturday 24 August at the Charléty Stadium. Having just posted the best performance in the world this year at the Pan-American Games (15.11m), it’ll be an opportunity for her to go for the world record.