{"id":1490,"date":"2017-08-22T19:11:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T19:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/zurich-head-to-heads\/"},"modified":"2017-08-22T19:11:26","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T19:11:26","slug":"zurich-head-to-heads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/zurich-head-to-heads\/","title":{"rendered":"Z\u00fcrich: Head to Heads"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>1. Farah v Edris<\/h3>\n<p>Mo Farah and Muktar Edris have been dominating the 3000m and 5000m this season, both in the Diamond League and elsewhere. Farah won in Eugene, and Edris fought back with wins in Paris and Lausanne, before pipping Farah to gold in London. Can the Brit take revenge at the Diamond League Final?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>Can <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mo_Farah>@Mo_Farah<\/link> claim the <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiamondTrophy?src=hash>#DiamondTrophy<\/link> when he faces Muktar <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Edris?src=hash>#Edris<\/link> again at the <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DLFinal?src=hash>#DLFinal<\/link> on Thursday?<link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ZurichDL?src=hash>#ZurichDL<\/link> <link https:\/\/t.co\/hiqSQITccH>pic.twitter.com\/hiqSQITccH<\/link>\n<p>\u2014 IAAF Diamond League (@Diamond_League) <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diamond_League\/status\/900253524054986752>August 23, 2017<\/link><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<h3>2. Ibarg\u00fcen vs Rojas<\/h3>\n<p>Caterine Ibarg\u00fcen is a four-time Diamond Trophy winner, and has dominated the women&#8217;s triple jump for years. That was until Yulimar Rojas came along, beating Ibarg\u00fcen in Rome and then at the World Championships in London. The two South Americans meet again in Z\u00fcrich, with the Diamond Trophy at stake.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>Yulimar <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rojas?src=hash>#Rojas<\/link> and <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/tripleCIbarguen>@tripleCIbarguen<\/link> have delivered a thrilling rivalry this season. <\/p>\n<p>Will one of them win the <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiamondTrophy?src=hash>#DiamondTrophy<\/link> at <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ZurichDL?src=hash>#ZurichDL<\/link> <link https:\/\/t.co\/APrlRxJDjb>pic.twitter.com\/APrlRxJDjb<\/link>\n<p>\u2014 IAAF Diamond League (@Diamond_League) <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diamond_League\/status\/900222821275717632>August 23, 2017<\/link><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<h3>3. Kendricks vs Lavillenie<\/h3>\n<p>Sam Kendricks won four of the six Diamond League qualifying meets this season, as seven time winner Renaud Lavillenie surprisingly failed to win one. Lavillenie had to settle for bronze to Kendricks&#8217; gold in London, but he has never surrendered the Diamond Trophy, and remains the only person to win it in every year since the competitions inauguration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>Will <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/samkendricks>@samkendricks<\/link> claim another title this year at the <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DLFinal?src=hash>#DLFinal<\/link>?<\/p>\n<p>Or will <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/airlavillenie>@airlavillenie<\/link> win an 8th <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiamondTrophy?src=hash>#DiamondTrophy<\/link>?<link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ZurichDL?src=hash>#ZurichDL<\/link> <link https:\/\/t.co\/7JxEgtR1G2>pic.twitter.com\/7JxEgtR1G2<\/link>\n<p>&mdash; IAAF Diamond League (@Diamond_League) <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diamond_League\/status\/900092723818102785>August 22, 2017<\/link><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<h3>4. Thompson vs Schippers<\/h3>\n<p>While Elaine Thompson suffered disappointment in London, she showed her class once again with victory in the 100m in Birmingham, and she will be keen to win the 200m Diamond Trophy in Z\u00fcrich. Dafne Schippers, meanwhile, claimed gold in the half-lap sprint in London, so the two rivals&#8217; battle is set to be an exciting one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>.<link https:\/\/twitter.com\/FastElaine>@FastElaine<\/link> and <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/dafneschippers>@dafneschippers<\/link> go head to head again in the 200m <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DLFinal?src=hash>#DLFinal<\/link> at this Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>Will one of them win the <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiamondTrophy?src=hash>#DiamondTrophy<\/link>? <link https:\/\/t.co\/zvEzYNb40N>pic.twitter.com\/zvEzYNb40N<\/link>\n<p>\u2014 IAAF Diamond League (@Diamond_League) <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diamond_League\/status\/900084599384154114>August 22, 2017<\/link><\/blockquote>\n<h3>5. Thomas R\u00f6hler vs Johannes Vetter<\/h3>\n<p>Thomas R\u00f6hler kicked off a sensational season in style in the men&#8217;s javelin with his 93.90m throw in Doha. Compatriot and friend Johannes Vetter would go on to better that mark later in the season, and beat R\u00f6hler to gold in London. Can R\u00f6hler do what he did in 2014, and overcome the disappointment of a major championships by winning the Diamond Trophy?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>.<link https:\/\/twitter.com\/thomasroehler>@thomasroehler<\/link> and <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/jojo_javelin>@jojo_javelin<\/link> have wowed us in the men&#39;s javelin this season.<\/p>\n<p>Will one of them claim the <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiamondTrophy?src=hash>#DiamondTrophy<\/link> on Thursday? <link https:\/\/t.co\/1ThIzC4rWe>pic.twitter.com\/1ThIzC4rWe<\/link>\n<p>&mdash; IAAF Diamond League (@Diamond_League) <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diamond_League\/status\/900274255635464192>August 23, 2017<\/link><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thompson v Schippers, Farah v Edris and more! 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