A new experience for Shawn Barber

On Tuesday, Pole Vault World Champion Shawn Barber and Vice-World Champion Raphael Holzdeppe took a glance at the Pole Vault facility in Zurich’s main train station which will be host on Wednesday (starting 6 pm). While the German is familiar with the facility from other competitions, it’s a whole new world for the Canadian at the “Weltklasse Zürich im Hauptbahnhof”.

A new experience for Shawn Barber

On Tuesday, Pole Vault World Champion Shawn Barber and Vice-World Champion Raphael Holzdeppe took a glance at the Pole Vault facility in Zurich’s main train station which will be host on Wednesday (starting 6 pm). While the German is familiar with the facility from other competitions, it’s a whole new world for the Canadian at the “Weltklasse Zürich im Hauptbahnhof”.

Raphael Holzdeppe: „Ich bin wieder heiss“

Vize-Weltmeister Raphael Holzdeppe fordert am Mittwochabend (ab 18 Uhr; Live-Stream auf <a href="http://www.srf.ch/sport" target="_blank"> www.srf.ch/sport</a>) beim „Weltklasse“-Stabhochsprung im Hauptbahnhof den kanadischen Weltmeister Shawn Barber zur WM-Revanche heraus. Im Interview spricht der Deutsche über seine momentane Form und seine Erwartungen an das Spektakel am HB.

[Translate to English:] Raphael Holzdeppe: „Ich bin wieder heiß“

[Translate to English:] Raphael Holzdeppe: „Ich bin wieder heiß“

Weltklasse Zürich 2015 – Event by Event

16 athletes will be awarded a Diamond Trophy and 40 000 US dollars at Weltklasse Zürich on Thursday, 3 September. But all events of the meeting’s programme will be part of an exciting post-world championship showdown. 20 new individual title holders, six relay world champions, and all Swiss athletics stars will compete at Letzigrund Stadium.

Weltklasse Zürich 2015 – Event by Event

16 athletes will be awarded a Diamond Trophy and 40 000 US dollars at Weltklasse Zürich on Thursday, 3 September. But all events of the meeting’s programme will be part of an exciting post-world championship showdown. 20 new individual title holders, six relay world champions, and all Swiss athletics stars will compete at Letzigrund Stadium.

Geburtstagsüberraschung für Kirani James

Meeting Co-Direktor Andreas Hediger hatte mit seinem Team am Dienstagmorgen im Hotel Mövenpick eine besondere „Weltklasse“-Überraschung parat. Olympiasieger Kirani James bekam beim Frühstück plötzlich eine Geburtstagstorte überreicht und ein „Happy Birthday“-Ständchen gesungen.

Birthday surprise for Kirani James

Meeting Co-director Andreas Hediger had a special ”Weltklasse”-surprise at the Mövenpick Hotel. Olympic champion Kirani James was given a birthday cake including a birthday serenade during breakfast.

Birthday surprise for Kirani James

Meeting Co-director Andreas Hediger had a special ”Weltklasse”-surprise at the Mövenpick Hotel. Olympic champion Kirani James was given a birthday cake including a birthday serenade during breakfast.