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World class men's 100m set for Friday night at Sainsbury's Anniversary Games
Some of the world’s best sprinters will line up in the men’s 100m at what is set to be an electrifying Friday night of athletics at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games.
Ohuruogu clears finish line as Olympic track is uncovered for use at Sainsbury's Anniversary Games
World 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu (Lloyd Cowan) today swept away the final protective layer of soil from the finish line in the former Olympic Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, ahead of the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games on 24-26th July. The event will be the final time the original London 2012 track is used, before a new surface is laid for the 2017 World Championships.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson set for Sainsbury's Anniversary Games
European indoor pentathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson (coach: Mike Holmes) has confirmed that she will compete in the long jump at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on 24-25 July.
Gemili predicts tough pre-World Championships test at Sainsbury's Anniversary Games
European 200m champion Adam Gemili (coach: Steve Fudge) will line up for a pre-World Championship showdown with some of his biggest medal rivals at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games, in the former Olympic Stadium, at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from 24-26th July.
Ohuruogu to compete at Sainsbury's Anniversary Games
World 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu will compete at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games, in the former Olympic Stadium, at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from 24-26th July.
Tickets on sale for Super Saturday revival at Sainsbury's Anniversary Games
Tickets are now on sale for the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games, with all three Super Saturday gold medallists set to compete in the Stadium at the London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on 24-25 July.
Ennis-Hill to compete at Sainsbury's Anniversary Games
Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill (coach: Toni Minichiello) has confirmed that she will compete at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on 24-25 July.
Rudisha back to his best at Sainsbury's Glasgow Grand Prix
The grand finale of a great weekend’s athletics at the Sainsbury’s Glasgow Grand Prix was a fitting end to meet nine of the fourteen meet Diamond League season, as David Rudisha returned to his usual dominant self with a commanding 800m victory.
Culson on form at Sainsbury's Glasgow Grand Prix
The 400m hurdles proved to be the race of the night at the Sainsbury’s Glasgow Grand Prix, as Puerto Rico’s Olympic bronze medallist Javier Culson – the fastest in the world this year - tore apart the field to go joint top of the Diamond League rankings alongside American Michael Tinsley. Culson’s time of 48.35 was also the fastest ever seen in Scotland, with Olympic decathlon champion Ashton Eaton revising his personal best again clocking 48.69 in second.
Stage Set for Sainsbury's Glasgow GP
More than 50 British athletes will line up at the Sainsbury’s Glasgow Grand Prix on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 July as the IAAF Diamond League heads to Glasgow for the very first time. The prestigious two-day event will provide many athletes – from home and abroad – a chance to compete at the city’s Hampden Park Stadium less than three weeks before they step out again for the Commonwealth Games.