The 2010 Weltklasse Zürich was an outdoor track and field meeting in Zürich, Switzerland. Held on 18–19 August at the Letzigrund, it was the thirteenth leg of the inaugural IAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit – and the first half of the final for 2010 (the second half being held during the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium on 27 August). The women's shot put was held at Zürich Main Station on the 18th, with the rest of the events following on the 19th at the Letzigrund.[1]
| 2010 Weltklasse Zürich | |
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| Dates | 18–19 August |
| Host city | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Venue | Letzigrund |
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| Level | 2010 IAAF Diamond League |
| Events | 29 (16 Diamond League) |
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Diamond League champions edit
| Men | Women | ||
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| Athlete | Event | Athlete | Event |
 Wallace Spearmon (USA) |
200 m | Carmelita Jeter (USA) |
100 m |
| Jeremy Wariner (USA) |
400 m | Allyson Felix (USA) |
400 m |
 Imane Merga (ETH) |
5000 m |  Nancy Jebet Langat (KEN) |
1500 m |
| David Oliver (USA) |
110 m hurdles |  Kaliese Spencer (JAM) |
400 m hurdles |
| Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) |
3000 m steeplechase |  Fabiana Murer (BRA) |
Pole vault |
 Ivan Ukhov (RUS) |
High jump | Brittney Reese (USA) |
Long jump |
| Dwight Phillips (USA) |
Long jump |  Valerie Adams (NZL) |
Shot put |
 Piotr Małachowski (POL) |
Discus throw |  Barbora Špotáková (CZE) |
Javelin throw |
Belarusian athlete Nadezhda Ostapchuk originally won the women's shot put with the most points and was declared champion.[1] After retests of Ostapchuk's samples from prior competitions showed multiple doping offenses, she was disqualified and New Zealander Valerie Adams, who had finished second at the meet and in points, was recognized as the champion.[2]
Records edit
The following records were set at the meet:
| Type | Athlete | Event | Mark |
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| Meeting | Wallace Spearmon (USA) |
Men's 200 m | 19.79 |
| British |  Mo Farah (GBR) |
Men's 5000 m | 12:57.94 |
| Trinbagonian |  Cleopatra Borel-Brown (TTO) |
Women's shot put | 19.09 m |
| Meeting |  Christina Obergföll (GER) |
Women's javelin throw | 67.31 m |
American athlete Jeremy Wariner also ran a world leading 44.13 in the men's 400 m, the fastest time in 2010.
Belarusian athlete Nadezhda Ostapchuk originally threw a meeting record 20.63 m in the women's shot put, but the mark was later annulled for doping.
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Non-Diamond League results edit
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See also edit
- 2010 Memorial Van Damme (second half of the Diamond League final)
References edit
- ^ a b Ostapchuk wins Diamond League women's shot put. USA Today/Associated Press (18 August 2010). Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Winners & Results 2010. Diamond League. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Steeplechaser Blanco's doping ban upheld. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Associated Press (1 February 2011). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Russia’s Ivan Ukhov set to be stripped of Olympic high jump gold. Athletics Weekly (1 February 2019). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (1 July 2014). Roisin McGettigan to get bronze medal five years on. The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Turkey’s Asli Cakir Alptekin stripped of Olympic 1500m title for doping. The Guardian/Press Association (17 August 2015). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ IOC sanctions eight athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008 and London 2012. International Olympic Committee (12 January 2017). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ 3 Olympic gold medals stripped in latest IOC doping retests. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Associated Press (25 November 2016). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Brown, Andy (10 September 2018). Sanctions against Abakumova & Lebedeva announced by AIU. Sports Integrity Initiative. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- Results
- Results Archive Diamond League. Retrieved 20 February 2020.