The Oslo Diamond League 2021 – also known as the Bislett Games – will be held on July 1 in Norway’s capital Oslo.
The Oslo Diamond League 2021 will be headlined by one of the best sprinters in the business, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. The Jamaican, who will be up against Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Natasha Morrison and Javianne Oliver, will be gunning to add a 20th title to her kitty.
Fraser-Pryce qualified for the Tokyo Olympics on June 26 after clocking 10.71 seconds in Jamaica's National Athletics Championships. The sprinter has been in glorious form of late. Weeks before qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics, she rewrote the record books when she clocked just 10.63 seconds to become the fastest athlete in Kingston on June 5.
With Fraser-Pryce looking menacing, Merlene Ottey's Oslo record of 10.88s could be in danger.
The men’s 1500m race also promises to be exciting, with Jakob Ingebrigtsen leading the pack. He holds the European record with a time of 3:28.68 and will face tough competition from the likes of Ronald Musagala, Marcin Lewandowski and Stewart McSweyn.
Armand Duplantis, Sam Kendricks and Renaud Lavillenie headline the pole vault event. With more than 70 Diamond League wins between them, the field promises to dish out a spectacle.
The home fans will also have a lot to cheer on as favorites Karsten Warholm and Jakob Ingebrigtsen will lead the field in the 400m hurdles event.
Live streaming details & where to watch Oslo Diamond League 2021
The live streaming of the Oslo Diamond League 2021 will be on YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/diamondleague). The social media accounts of the Bislett Games on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BislettGames), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DiamondLeague/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/diamondleagueathletics/) will have regular updates.
Events schedule of Oslo Diamond League 2021
The events and schedule for the Oslo Diamond League 2021 are given below. All times are in local time.
18:44 - Javelin Throw Women
19:00- Pole Vault Men
19:06- Triple Jump Men
19:34- 100m Para Men
20:04- 400m Hurdles Women
20:13- 3000m Men
20:30- 100m Women
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20:31- Discus Throw Men
20:41- 5000m Women
20:43- Long Jump Women
21:08- 200m Men
21:19- 800m Women
21:35- Svein Arne Hansen Dream Mile Men
21:51- 400m Hurdles Men
Tickets for Oslo Diamond League 2021
The organizers have confirmed that the Oslo Diamond League 2021 will have 5,000 fans attending the event. Fans will be split into 10 groups of 500 people each and will be allotted seats accordingly. All fans must show a ‘green certificate’ and also need to have adequate proof to show that they have been fully vaccinated or have recovered from an infection or have a recent COVID-19 negative test.
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