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Oliver, Taylor Headline Shanghai Diamond League

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Fraser-Pryce to Top the Billing at a Star-Studded Shanghai Diamond League

Published by the IAAF on April 16, 2014

Nine Moscow world champions and four Olympic gold medallists are among the galaxy of international track and field stars announced today for the 2014 Shanghai Diamond League on 18 May, the 10th anniversary of China’s leading international athletics meeting.

Triple world sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce tops a list of headline names that includes world hurdles champions David Oliver and Jehue Gordon, middle distance gold medallists Mohamed Aman and Abeba Aregawi, world and Olympic discus champion Sandra Perkovic, and Moscow shot put champion David Storl.

Other Moscow winners on the Shanghai roster are the women’s 3000m steeplechase champion, Milcah Chemos, and men’s pole vaulter Raphael Holzdeppe, while triple jumper Christian Taylor is one of four London 2012 champions in the glowing line-up.

Most eyes will be drawn to Fraser-Pryce, however, as the 27-year-old tests her early season form over 200m at the meeting where she was an impressive winner of the 100m 12 months’ ago.

The Jamaican produced her first sub-11 second time of the year in Shanghai last May to take an early lead in the world rankings. She went on to dominate the 2013 outdoor season, winning three gold medals at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, dipping under 11s eight times, and winning the Diamond Races at both 100m and 200m.

She returns to China this year full of confidence after moving onto the boards to take her first ever world indoor title over 60m in Sopot last month. The two-times Olympic 100m champion now owns six world golds in total and shows no sign of slowing down as she begins her quest for 2014 Diamond League points.



Read the full article at: www.diamondleague-shanghai.com

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