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26 new world champions to compete at IAAF Zurich Diamond League

Xinhua, September 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

Twenty newly-crowned world champions of individual events and six relay world champions in Beijing will compete at the IAAF Zurich Diamond League to be held on Thursday.

They includes Kenya's 800m world record holder David Rudisha (Kenya), the Ethiopian 1500m world record holder Genzebe Dibaba, and sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica).

Along with many other international tops stars and Swiss local heroes, they are getting ready for the IAAF Diamond League final event at Letzigrund Stadium.

"We are proud to be able to welcome the stars of our sport. Some of our fields are even stronger than the ones of the Beijing finals," said Meeting Co-Director and Athlete Liaison Officer Andreas Hediger.

"As many as 20 individual world champions, 12 silver medallists, 20 bronze medallists, as well as 17 world leaders, eight 2012 Olympic champions, and seven 2008 Olympic champions will compete at Weltklasse Zurich 2015," Hediger announced.

All three medallists of the women's high jump and the men's 400m, 1500m, 3000m SC, high jump, long jump, and discus throw will compete again at Letzigrund Stadium on Thursday.

Tianna Bartoletta (United States), Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa), Asbel Kiprop (Kenya), Derek Drouin (Canda), Greg Rutherford (Britain), and Piotr Malachowski (Poland) travel to Zurich to underline their status as champions of the Diamond League.

Sixteen events will represent the last leg of this year's Diamond Race. Winners will be awarded with the Diamond Trophy and a 40,000 US dollar prize money. Endi