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Usain Bolt @ Jamaican Party
After his lightning fast 100 metres at the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme, Usain Bolt took his time to relax at the Jamaican party. Check out the photos and video!
Relive the track events and Lavillenie's meet record
The Belgacom Memorial Van Damme was the Diamond League's season finale. Traditionally many world champions gathered in Brussels. Relive the track events!
Sixteen Diamond Race winners in Brussels
At the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, sixteen athletes sealed their overall victory in the Diamond Race.
Fraser-Pryce: 'Physically tired, mentally motivated'
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce explains her dazzling flash of speed at the Belgacom Memorial van Damme. "Physically I was tired after the world championships, but mentally I was still motivated."
Brussels delivers sparkling Diamond League finals
World athletic's season finale in Brussels delivered a thrilling night with many stand-out performances. A capacity crowd of 47.000 witnessed three meet records and two world leading times at the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme.
Lavillenie: 'I promised a Meeting Record to Wilfried'
Olympic Pole Vault Champion Renaud Lavillenie had a clear message when he arrived from Paris on Thursday afternoon. “In the first place I want to win the Diamond Race Final. I’ve never before managed to win in Brussels. On top of that I promised organizer Wilfried Meert to set a meeting record.”
Tamgho : “This track is as fast as the one in Moscow”
In the World Championships Final in Moscow Teddy Tamgho became the third man in history to jump beyond 18 meter in the Triple Jump. Therefore he now is one of the big stars in international athletics. To underline that status, he looks forward to the competition in Brussels and to the duel with Christian Taylor that he absolutely wants to win.
Russian athletes impress during gala dinner
On Wednesday evening the traditional Gala Dinner of the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme was held in Tervuren. On the catwalk the Russian athletes were brilliant.
Clinic with Van Alphen and Pearson
This Wednesday decathlete Hans Van Alphen and Olympic 100m Hurdles Champion Sally Pearson gave an athletics clinic in Vilvoorde.
Usain BOLT : “Everybody is in this 100m”
The press conference at the Sheraton Hotel was overcrowded when Usain Bolt made his entrance today. Bolt will compete in the 100m next Friday in the Final of the Diamond League competition.