LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Lausanne is set to welcome Thursday evening 52 athletes who were on the podium at the London Olympic Games this summer, with sprinter Usain Bolt leading the lineup. The 11th in the 14 2012 Samsung Diamond League athletics meetups for 2012 starts at 18:30, with the hugely popular 200 metre event scheduled for 21:42. Complete schedule
IAAF, the international athletics body, suggests that “The class line-ups also include the men’s 400m, 110m Hurdles and Pole Vault, and the women’s 100m, Long Jump and Javelin Throw, with the full medal podiums from London on show. Adding to the excitement the programme will feature three non-Diamond Race events, the men’s 100m where five of the London finalists led by runner up Yohan Blake, and the women’s 100m Hurdles where the silver and bronze medallists Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells renew their intense USA rivalry. There is also a women’s 4x100m relay.”
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