South African trio set for IAAF Diamond League in Rabat
World and Olympic 800m champion, Caster Semenya, will lead a three-member South African contingent to the ninth leg of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League series in Rabat, Morocco on Friday night.
World and Olympic 800m champion, Caster Semenya, will lead a three-member South African contingent to the ninth leg of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League series in Rabat, Morocco on Friday night.
South African jumper Ruswahl Samaai emerge victorious in the men’s long jump at the 2017 IAAF Diamond League Meeting in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday 16 July.
Complete results of the 2016 Meeting International Mohammed VI d’Athletisme – IAAF Diamond League meeting in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday 22 May, 2016
The first four IAAF Diamond League meetings of 2016 have now been held, meaning every Diamond Race discipline has been contested at least once.
The 9th Meeting International Mohammed VI d’athlétisme, which held in Rabat on Sunday, was the first African stage in the history of the IAAF Diamond League and it brought its share of sports performance with seven meeting records.
South African Ruswahl Samaai jumped 8.38m to equal the African all-comers’ record and his own PB at the IAAF Diamond League Meeting in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday May 22, 2016.
Live coverage of the 2016 IAAF Diamond League meeting – #RabatDL 2016 from the Prince Moulay sports stadium in Rabat, Morocco – Sunday May 22, 2016.
Leading global athletes are set to compete at the 9th Meeting International Mohammed VI, the 3rd leg of the 2016 IAAF Diamond League series, scheduled for 22 May at the Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat, Morocco.
World indoor champion Francine Niyonsaba (Burundi) will take on 2013 world champion and three-time Diamond Race winner Eunice Sum (Kenya) in the women’s 800m at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Rabat, Morocco on 22 May.
The IAAF Diamond League has introduced a new points format for the 2016 season with 1st – 10 points, 2nd – 6 points, 3rd – 4 points, 4th – 3 points, 5th – 2 points, and 6th – 1 point.
Rabat, Morocco replaces New York as host for 2016 as the prestigious IAAF Diamond League global series of one-day athletics meetings expands into Africa.