{"id":1189,"date":"2014-07-15T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/2014\/07\/15\/herculis-last-stop-before-olympics\/"},"modified":"2014-07-15T15:51:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T15:51:00","slug":"herculis-last-stop-before-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/en\/herculis-last-stop-before-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Herculis, last stop before Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Next Friday, the best athletes in the world will meet in Monaco on the occasion of the Samsung Diamond League<\/strong> meeting Herculis as their last stop before heading to London for the Olympics.<\/span><\/p>\n

As an opening, USA 4x100m <\/strong>teams will bring their best games to test themselves before the Olympics Games, and should bring on Louis II track Tyson GAY<\/strong>, Justin GATLIN<\/strong>, and also Carmelita JETER <\/strong>and Allyson FELIX<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the women Pole Vault<\/strong>, Olympic Champion and World Record Holder Yelena ISINBAEVA<\/strong> will face World Champion Fabiana MURER<\/strong> and freshly crowned European Champion Jirina PTACNIKOVA<\/strong>, as well as national record holders BLEASDALE<\/strong>, BOSLAK<\/strong> and SPIEGELBURG<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the men 400m, it will look like an Olympic final as well, with World Champion Kirani JAMES<\/strong>, World Champion and World Leader LaShawn MERRITT<\/strong>, and 3rd<\/sup> in Daegu Kevin BORLEE<\/strong>; he will be join by his twin brother Jonathan BORLEE<\/strong>, but also Dominican Luguelin SANTOS<\/strong> who just won World Junior Championships this week in Barcelona and European Champion from Helsinki Pawel MASLAK<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the 110m Hurdles, fit enough to run will be World Indoor Champion Aries MERRITT<\/strong>, who just ran 12.93 in his last two finals, as well as World Champion Jason RICHARDSON<\/strong> with 12.98 twice at US Trials, and also Top 2 of European Championships, Sergey SHUBENKOV<\/strong> from Russia and Garfield DARIEN<\/strong> from France.<\/span><\/p>\n

3000SC, Paul KOECH<\/strong> against the clock, maybe to set a new stadium record? (7.53.64\u2026)<\/span><\/p>\n

Another fast race should be the women 100m, with Olympic Champion and World Leader Shelly-Ann FRASER-PRYCE<\/strong>, winner this week-end Blessing OKAGBARE<\/strong>, European Champion Ivet LALOVA<\/strong>, but also Kerron STEWART<\/strong> and Myriam SOUMARE<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

World Champion Jesse WILLIAMS<\/strong> will meet European Champion Robbie GRABARZ<\/strong>, but NCAA Champion Eryk KYNARD<\/strong> is hungry for his first Samsung Diamond League meet.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>Australian Mitchell WATT<\/strong> is the favorite for the men Long Jump after his win this weekend in London, but European Champion Sebastian BAYER<\/strong>, US Champion Marquise GOODWIN<\/strong> and British Greg RUTHERFORD<\/strong> went further than 8.30m this season and will be ready in Monaco.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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