Principaux engagés du meeting de Rome, 4e étape de la Ligue de diamant, le circuit majeur de l'athlétisme, jeudi:
DAMES
200 m: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM), Sherone Simpson (JAM), Kerron Stewart (JAM), Jeneba Tarmoh (USA)
400 m: Natasha Hastings (USA), Francena Mccorory (USA), Stephenie Ann Mcpherson (JAM), Novlene Williams-Mills (JAM)
1500 m: Viola Jelagat Kibiwot (KEN), Dawit Seyaum (ETH), Jenny Simpson (USA)
100 m haies: Jasmin Stowers (USA) Dawn Harper-Nelson (USA), Queen Harrison (USA), Sharika Nelvis (USA), Sally Pearson (AUS), Tiffany Porter (GBR), Brianna Rollins (USA)
400 m haies: Lashinda Demus (USA)
3000 m steeple: Sofia Assefa (ETH), Hiwot Ayalew (ETH)
Longueur: Funmi Jimho (USA), Shara Proctor (GBR), Darya Klishina (RUS), Sosthene Moguenara (GER)
Hauteur: Ruth Beitia (ESP), Anna Chicherova (RUS), Irina Gordeyeva (RUS), Mariya Kuchina (RUS), Svetlana Shkolina (RUS), Blanka Vlasic (CRO)
Disque: Sandra Perkovic (CRO), Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA), Denia Caballero (CUB)
MESSIEURS
100 m: Justin Gatlin (USA), Michael Rodgers(USA), Nesta Carter (JAM), Kim Collins (SKN)
200 m: Christophe Lemaitre (FRA), Curtis Mitchell (USA),
800 m: Mohammed Aman (ETH), Nijel Amos (BOT), Pierre-Ambroise Bosse (FRA), Adam Kszczot (POL), Marcin Lewandowski (POL)
5000 m: Yenew Alamirew (ETH), Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH), Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH), Isiah Koech (KEN), Thomas Longosiwa (KEN), Imane Merga (ETH), Paul Tanui (KEN)
110 m haies: Dimitri Bascou (FRA), Garfield Darien (FRA), Jeff Porter (USA), Andrew Riley (JAM), Sergey Shubenkov (RUS)
400 m haies: Javier Culson (PUR), Johnny Dutch (USA)
Triple saut: Alexey Fyodorov (RUS), Pedro Pablo Pichardo (CUB), Nelson Evora (POR), Alexis Copello (CUB)
Perche: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA), Konstantinos Filippidis (GRE), Raphael Holzdeppe (GER), Pawel Wojciechowski (POL)
Poids: David Storl (GER), Ryan Whiting (USA)
Javelot: Ihab Abdelrahman (EGY), Tero Pitkamaki (FIN), Vitezslav Vesely (CZE), Keshorn Walcott (TTO)
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