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Kendricks erases 6m
American Sam Kendricks has taken the pole vault competition to another level by clearing six metres at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Paris.

Hanna Green gains the upper hand
American Hanna Green has snatched the first victory in her career in Diamond League this Saturday in Paris, with a time of 1’58’’39 in the 800m.

Perkovic beaten by Caballero
Cuban Denia Caballero has created a stir by dominating the discus competition with a throw of 66.91m, claiming the scalp of the double Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic in the process.

McBride takes victory
Canadian Brandon McBride has won the 800m in 1’43’’78 after a hotly disputed race at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Paris.

The prize goes to Elaine Thompson
Jamaican Elaine Thompson has won the 100m at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Paris and was also the only woman to run a sub-11’’ time in 10’’98 (-0.2).

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.