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[Translate to English:] Gouden Nafi, zilveren Kevin en bronzen Jonathan willen ook schitteren op Memorial

All three EC discus medallists come to the AG Memorial Van Damme
The men’s discus throwing competition will be an absolute height of the AG Memorial Van Damme. In Brussels the audience can witness a battle between the complete podium of the European Championships in Berlin and the strongest non-European athletes.

The yearning for the pole vault competition on the AG Memorial Van Damme can start
Since yesterday all eyes are on the European Athletics Championships in Berlin. So during the following days we will get to know which European champions will compete in the Memorial. But also from out of Europe more athletes confirm that they will appear at the start of the IAAF Diamond League final in Brussels. The pole vault competition will be once again one of the absolute heights of the meeting, literally and figuratively speaking.

Korir shatters 2 days old World Leading 800m mark
On the second day of the Diamond League Meeting in London Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir has broken the World Leading mark in the 800m that was set only 2 days earlier in Monaco.

Lavillenie struggles in his Road to Brussels
Sam Kendricks beats down Lavillenie in Pole Vault at London Diamond League. The meeting continues tomorrow.

Women’s 3.000 meter steeple World Record at Diamond League Meeting in Monaco
Kenyan Beatrice Chepkoech set a new World Record in the Women’s 3000m Steeplechase at the Diamond League Meeting in Monaco last Friday.

Coleman and Miller-Uibo king and queen of sprint in Rabat
At the Diamond League meeting in Rabat Christian Coleman and Shaunae Miller-Uibo were the fastest in the 100m and 200m. Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan set a European Record in the 5000m.

Bizar incident in 5000m and sensational Triple Jump in Lausanne
Birhanu Balew set a World Leading performance in Lausanne (SUI) in a 5000m race that ended with an extraordinary incident. The Men’s Triple Jump unfolded in sensational fashion.

Phenomenal Samba at 400m Hurdles, Thiam 2nd in the High Jump
Abderrahman Samba from Qatar has become the second athlete ever to break the 47 seconds barrier at 400m Hurdles. Samba ran 46”98 at the Diamond League Meeting in Paris. Philip Milanov qualified for the Final in the Discus Throw and Nafi Thiam finished second in the High Jump.

AG Urban Memorial Van Damme presents Pole Vault on water and High Jump with Nafi Thiam
On Saturday August, 25th the AG Urban Memorial Van Damme Series is coming to Antwerp. Next to the “Museum on the River” an unprecedented Pole Vault competition will be held on the water, where Renaud Lavillenie tops the bill. But on Wednesday July, 8th the AG High Jump will already be held in Liège where Nafi Thiam competes in the High Jump on home soil. Two big spectacles are ahead !