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World record holder David Rudisha plans to run fast in Zurich!

Experts consider David Rudisha the most likely athlete to set a new world record. The Kenyan athlete, who is already holding the current 800m world record, is the latest illustrious entry to the cast of the 2012 edition of Weltklasse Zürich.

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Weltklasse Zürich at Zurich Main Station 2012: Diamond League shot put finals

Electric Weltklasse Zürich atmosphere in the city centre: The top stars of shot put will stop at Zurich Main Station to complete their Samsung Diamond League season on Wednesday, 29 August 2012. Previous year’s winner Valery Adams of New Zealand will again be in the star-studded field. And so will local up-and-coming talent Gregory Ott.

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Usain Bolt to compete at Weltklasse Zürich 2012

Exciting news for athletics fans in Zurich: Superstar Usain Bolt (JAM) will be part of the cast of Weltklasse Zürich this year.

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Samsung Diamond League 2012 to get underway in Doha

With two and a half months to go until the Olympic Games in London, track and field athletes are all set to make a brilliant start to the summer. The Samsung Diamond League will enter its third season at the meeting of Doha (Qatar) on 11 May 2012. Two Swiss meetings are members of the prestigious series.

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Start zur Samsung Diamond League-Saison in Doha

Zweieinhalb Monate vor den Olympischen Spielen in London verbreiten die Leichtathleten ersten Glanz. In Doha (Katar) startet die Samsung Diamond League am Freitag, 11. Mai 2012 in ihre dritte Saison. Auch die Schweiz kommt zweimal in den Genuss von Weltklasse-Leichtathletik!

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Simon Märki ist “Erdgas Volunteer of the Year!”

Mit dem traditionellen Helferfest – das dieses Jahr im Zürcher Zoo stattgefunden hat – haben sich die Organisatoren von Weltklasse Zürich zusammen mit Volunteer-Partner Erdgas bei den „weltklassigen“ Helfern des Zürcher Leichtathletik-Meetings bedankt. Zum „Volunteer of the Year“ wählte das Organisationskomitee Simon Märki. Als Preis offeriert ihm Erdgas eine Reise an den 100-m-Männer-Final der Olympischen Spielen in London!

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A Logo for Zürich 2014 – UBS a Partner for the Championships

A crown of lights mirroring the 31 light poles of Letzigrund Stadium will serve as official logo for the European Athletics Championships in Zurich to be held from 12 to 17 August 2014. At a media conference, the Zurich promoters presented the corporate visual identity for the event during which about 1 400 athletes from 50 nations will be hunting titles and medals. Two and a half years before the first starting gun will be going off, UBS, who is also a sponsor of the national athletics team, has signed on as a main partner for the mega event. Alain Blondel, former European decathlon champion will join the promoters’ team as a Technical Director. And about 360 million TV viewers will be able to be part of the championship action thanks to what will be the largest TV production in the history of Host Broadcaster SRG SSR.