{"id":2332,"date":"2021-05-19T07:08:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T07:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/diamond-league-memories-part-ii\/"},"modified":"2021-05-19T07:08:48","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T07:08:48","slug":"diamond-league-memories-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/diamond-league-memories-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond League Memories &#8211; Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With just four days to go until the 2021 Wanda Diamond League season kicks off in Gateshead, we take another look back at some of the most memorable moments from a decade of athletics&#8217; most prestigious series &#8211; as told by the athletes who made them happen.<\/p>\n<h3>Aries Merritt<\/h3>\n<p>The US hurdle star became the first athlete ever to break a world record on the Diamond League circuit when he ran 12.80 in Brussels in 2012, just a few weeks after claiming Olympic gold in London.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The field was stacked&#8230;I just showed up and showed out,&#8221; chuckles&nbsp;the 35-year-old.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 661\/372\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/EraEfYqSfnk\/maxresdefault.webp)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EraEfYqSfnk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"661\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<h3>Mutaz Essa Barshim<\/h3>\n<p>The Qatari high jump star almost broke the world record himself when he jumped 2.43m to win the Diamond Trophy&nbsp;in Brussels two years later, but somewhat surprisingly, Barshim claims that his Diamond League record on that night was not his favourite memory on the circuit.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the clip below to find out which performance he treasures even more highly than his 2014 triumph.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 661\/372\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=smush_video_thumbnail&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FOstfwWphckk&#038;video_width=661&#038;video_height=372)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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