How to watch the Doha Diamond League
Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown are both set to race the 200m of the second Diamond League event of 2021
The second event of the 2021 Diamond League calendar is set to run Friday in Doha, Qatar, and it has several races that running fans won’t want to miss. From the men’s 200m (which will feature Canadians Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown) up to the women’s 3,000m and everything in between, this event will provide some of the fastest racing of the season so far. Here’s more information on who to watch and how you can catch the races.
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Like last year, CBC Sports has got your back with free live streams of the Diamond League action. The first event, the women’s pole vault, started at 5:58 p.m. local time, which was 10:58 a.m. ET. In addition to the live stream on the CBC Sports website, the event will be featured on television as well, hitting CBC channels at noon ET on Friday, plus a replay at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday.
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As already mentioned, De Grasse and Brown will both compete in the men’s 200m, which is set to start at 12:42 p.m. ET. The pair of Canadians are coming off a couple of podium runs at the 2021 Diamond League season opener in the U.K. There, Brown finished in second in 20.79 second and De Grasse crossed the line in third in 20.85. They finished behind American Kenneth Bednarek, who won the race in 20.33. Bednarek will also be racing in Doha, along with fellow American Justin Gatlin.
In the women’s 800m (which starts at 12:14 p.m. ET), rising British star Keely Hodgkinson will line up against Kenyan Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon. The 19-year-old Hodgkinson last raced on May 19 in the Czech Republic, where she won the women’s 800m in a PB and European U20 record of 1:58.89. Kipyegon hasn’t raced yet in 2021, but one of her last races came in the 800m in Doha, where she ran a PB of 1:57.68. Regardless of who wins, this should be a great battle between the two women.
Diamond League action in Doha today and Team ? is ready to go! Andre De Grasse (@De6rasse), Aaron Brown (@KingsleySC), Alysha Newman (@alysha_newman94) and Derek Drouin (@ddrouin10) are on the start lists for today's meet. pic.twitter.com/BwhkETQGRX
— Athletics Canada (@AthleticsCanada) May 28, 2021
The men’s 1,500m starts at 12:28 p.m., and it is set to feature several heavy hitters. Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot owns the fastest PB of the field with a 3:28.41. Eithiopia’s Samuel Tefera (PB of 3:31.39) is also set to race, along with Australians Stewart McSweyn (3:30.51) and Ryan Gregson (3:31.06).
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American Emma Coburn will compete in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase at 12:53 p.m., and her compatriots Fred Kerley and Michael Norman will race the men’s 400m shortly after at 1:26 p.m. Finally, the women’s 3,000m will feature Kenyan national record holder Hellen Obiri, who owns a PB of 8:20.68 in the event. That race is the penultimate event of the day, and it is set for 1:48 p.m.
For the full event schedule and the race start lists, click here.
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