Golden League
2009 ÅF Golden League Way Short On Distance
Thursday, December 18th, 2008
The 2009 ÅF Golden League Schedule has been announced and the distance events come up way short in comparison to years past.
The audience must have been yawning while IAAF President Lamine Diack tried to justify the lame mix of events, saying, "As usual, we have tried to ensure an interesting mix of events qualifying for the $1 Million ÅF Golden League Jackpot as this is the surest way to add interest to what is already shaping up to be an exciting 2009 season. We are all excited at the prospect of seeing the most charismatic stars of our sport in action on the ÅF Golden League stage."
Here are the distance events for 2009 and years past going back to 2001 (distance events in bold):
| 2009 | Men: 100m, 400m, 3000m/5000m, 110m Hurdles, Javelin Throw. |
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Women: 100m, 400m, 100m Hurdles, High Jump, Pole Vault.
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| 2008 | Men: 100m, 400m, 1500m/Mile, 400m Hurdles, Long Jump, Javelin Throw |
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Women: 200m, 800m, 100m Hurdles, High Jump
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| 2007 | Men: 100m, 1500m/Mile, 110m Hurdles, Triple Jump, Javelin Throw |
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Women: 100m, 400m, 100m Hurdles, High Jump, Pole Vault
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| 2006 | Men: 100m, 400m, 1500m, Long Jump, Javelin Throw |
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Women: 100m, 400m, 3000m/5000m, 100m Hurdles, High Jump
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| 2005 | Men: 100m, 800m, 1500m/Mile, 3000m/5000m, 110m Hurdles, High Jump, Javelin Throw |
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Women: 100m, 800m, 3000m/5000m, 400m Hurdles, Triple Jump
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| 2004 | Men: 200m, 800m, 1500m, 400m Hurdles, Triple Jump, Discus Throw |
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Women: 200m. 400m, 1500m, 3000m/5000m, 100m Hurdles, High Jump
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| 2003 | Men: 100m, 800m, 3000/5000m, 110m Hurdles, Pole Vault, Javelin |
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Women: 100m, 800m, 1500m, 400mHurdles, High Jump and Triple Jump
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| 2002 | Men: 100m, 1500m, 3000m/5000m, 400m Hurdles, Triple Jump, Pole Vault |
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Women: 100m, 400m, 1500m, 3000m, 100m Hurdles, Javelin Throw
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| 2001 | Men: 100m, 1500m, 3000m/5000m, 400m Hurdles, Triple Jump, Pole Vault |
| Women: 100m, 400m, 1500m, 3000m, 100m Hurdles, Javelin Throw |
Swiss You Can’t Miss
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Bob Ramsak has posted a preview of the Weltklasse Zürich meet over at the IAAF’s Golden League website. Don’t forget to join Tom Borish over at TrackShark.com for a live video feed and some live blogging of the meet this Friday, August 29th!