SHANGHAI NEWS (quotes from organizers)
SHANGHAI (CHN): Swedish superstar Mondo Duplantis “You always have a little bit of nerves going into your first outdoor competition, which I like, it gets you fired up and energized,” said Duplantis, who will be chasing his sixth straight Diamond League title this season. Duplantis changed her approach indoors this year, landing 22 steps on the runway, which helped her reach her 15th world record of 6.31m. He will repeat that approach on Saturday.
SHANGHAI (CHN). A Kenyan superstar Faith Kipyego will push himself out of his comfort zone at the meet, stepping up to 5000m where he will be looking for the 30th Diamond League win of his glittering career. “I’m very grateful to be back here in China for my season opener. It’s so crazy to start the season with endurance,” said Kipyegon, who has won the 2023 world title over 5000m. “I know the 1500m is here, but I chose the 5000m because I want to see how it goes. For the start of the season, we just need to see how the formation is and start the road to the final.”
SHANGHAI (CHN). Karsten WarholmIn the 400m hurdles, the reigning Diamond League champion will be competing in his first race since last year’s world championships. “You have five meters more to the first hurdle and it’s straight, so the speed when you hit the first hurdle is higher,” he said. “It’s a bit of a challenge. But I train a lot, doing six, seven, eight hurdles. It’s a faster race and a bit more technically demanding.” Cordell Tinch produced fireworks at this meet last year, clocking 12.87 to win the 110m hurdles before going on to win the Diamond League title and world title in Tokyo. His reflection on the conflagration that took place here last year. “It really came out of nowhere. We were just trying to figure out where we were. For running the best race of my life, it went pretty well. This year it is the same plan. come in healthy, come out healthy and hopefully put on another good show. As for my form, I guess we’ll find out on Saturday.”
SHANGHAI (CHN). of Sweden Andreas Almgren He will also be running his first race since last year’s world championships, where he won bronze over 10,000m. He will face a stacked field over 3000m where his Swedish record of 7:31.42 could be at risk. “My strategy to win is to try to run fast,” Andreas Almgren said before the 3000m. “I’m a strong runner, coming from base training, so now I have very good endurance, maybe not the best championship shot yet. So a good, fast race will be the best for me.”
SHANGHAI (CHN). Another Swedish star, Daniel Stahl, The men’s discus will field a loaded field and the reigning world champion knows it will take a big throw to win as he looks to win his first Diamond League title since 2021. “The finalists in Tokyo are there and I’m really excited to meet the colleagues and try to do my best.” Dutch star Jessica Schilder has dreamed up 2025, claiming the Diamond League title and winning gold at the Tokyo World Championships. He showed strong indoor form this year, equaling his Dutch record of 20.69m. “I want to improve my national record,” he said. “The outdoors is what I love more than the indoors, but my personal best is better indoors, and that doesn’t suit me.”
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