The story appears on

Page A16

December 22, 2021

GET this page in PDF

Free for subscribers

View shopping cart

Related News

HomeSportsAthletics

Shenzhen to host Diamond League鈥檚 2nd China meet

The Diamond League of track and field athletic competitions announced yesterday that Shenzhen would host the 2022 season鈥檚 second meet in China, with the men鈥檚 100 meters set to headline the event.

The season begins in Doha on May 13 and ends in Zurich on September 7-8 while China hosts meetings in Shanghai on July 30 and Shenzhen on August 6. Athletes will return to China for the first time since COVID-19 hit, with two meetings in China this year being called off due to strict travel restrictions enforced by the pandemic. The Diamond League also announced which disciplines will be held at different meetings. A total of 14 events will be held in Shenzhen, including the men鈥檚 100 and 400 meters and women鈥檚 200 meters. 鈥淭he new meeting will take place on 6th August at the 40,000-capacity Bao鈥檃n Stadium,鈥 the Diamond League said in a statement. 鈥淭he Shenzhen meeting organizing committee will be led by Norwegian Rune Stenersen and the men鈥檚 100 meters will be the headline event.鈥


 

Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.

娌叕缃戝畨澶 31010602000204鍙

Email this to your friend