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Thursday 13 June 2019

Once again, we have the pleasure of inviting the media to the Oslo Bislett Games at the Bislett stadium in Oslo, Norway. This year’s edition of the traditional meeting takes place on Thursday 13 June and is the fifth meeting of the 2019 IAAF Diamond League series. The IAAF Diamond League The IAAF Diamond League showcases 32 event disciplines following a championship style model where athletes earn points at the qualification meetings to qualify for the final of their discipline. At each of the 12 qualification meetings, athletes are awarded 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 points for ranking 1st to 8th, respectively. The top 8 or 12 athletes (depending on the discipline) will be awarded a start at the Final. The Final takes place in Zürich (29 August) and Brussels (6 September). Each of the disciplines is staged six or four times before the Final. The winner at the Final of each Diamond Discipline will become “IAAF Diamond League Champion” and be awarded a Diamond Trophy, USD 50 000 prize money and a wild card for the IAAF World Championships (certain conditions apply). Diamond League disciplines The Diamond Trophy is awarded in the following event disciplines (men and women): Track events: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m/1mile, 3000m/5000m, 3000m steeplechase, 100m hurdles (women) / 110m hurdles (men), 400m hurdles. Field events: High jump, Pole vault, Long jump, Triple jump, Shot put, Discus throw, Javelin throw.

Diamond League meetings in 2019 Doha 3 May Rabat 16 June Birmingham 18 August Shanghai 25 May Eugene 28+29 June Paris 24 August Stockholm 2 June Lausanne 5 July Zürich 29 August Rome 6 June Monaco 12 July Brussels 6 September Oslo 13 June London 20+21 July

For more information on IAAF Diamond League meetings, rules and prize money, please see the Diamond League website (www.diamondleague.com).

------Welcome to Oslo Bislett Games 13 June 2019 Page 1 of 4 ------The meeting at Bislett stadium The evening at Bislett starts at 18:00 with national events and some of the Diamond League field events. The main programme with the IAAF Diamond League events starts at 20:00 and finishes at 22:00. All times are CET. Please see time schedule link on page 4. Diamond League events at Oslo Bislett Games Men: 100m, 1 mile, 3000m, 400m hurdles, Pole vault and Javelin throw. Women: 200m, 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 3000m steeplechase, High jump, Triple jump and Shot put. Accreditation Online/print journalists and photographers Journalists and photographers may apply for accreditation via the Diamond League accreditation portal. This is the only way to apply! Only working journalists/photographers are eligible for accreditation, and freelancers must provide information about the media organisation they have an assignment with as well as a contact at this organisation. Each representative must submit a personal request. Confirmation is sent to the e-mail address given in the application. Online media journalists and representatives of NB! There is cabled Internet access non-right-holders radio/TV will work under the same only at the Bislett stadium. Please conditions as representatives of the print press. bring an adaptor if your PC or Mac does not have an Ethernet port. Deadline for submitting accreditation request: 1 June.

Radio/TV Radio/TV representatives have to get their accreditation from their respective organisation. Representatives of non-rights-holder radio/TV can apply for accreditation as written press. Please see above. Radio/TV rights Live radio/TV broadcasting rights are handled by IMG. Contacts: Patrik Bauer, e-mail: [email protected], telephone: +46 705 449766 Linda Lustig, e-mail: [email protected] telephone: +46 703 347147 Host Broadcaster NRK is host broadcaster and rights-holder for Norway. Live pictures must be obtained from the national rights-holder.

------Welcome to Oslo Bislett Games 13 June 2019 Page 2 of 4 ------Meeting and media hotel Thon Hotel Opera Phone: +47 24 10 30 00 Dronning Eufemias gate 4 E-mail: [email protected] 0191 Oslo At the meeting and media hotel you will find the sub-press centre ahead of the meeting (Tuesday- Thursday), and some of the pre-meeting press conferences will be held here. The meet office is located here as well. Accommodation Media representatives must book accommodation themselves. A special rate of NOK 2295.00 per night for a single room including breakfast is available at the meeting hotel Thon Hotel Opera. Reference number: 28 14 94 90. Booking deadline (for the special rate): 1 June.

Press events Strawberry party The strawberry party will take place at Oslo City Hall on Wednesday 12 June at 17:00. There will be press conferences with a number of top athletes. Names to be announced. Press conferences Further pre-event press conferences are scheduled at the Thon Hotel Opera on Tuesday 11 June at TBC (subject to change). Among athletes that will be attending are Jakob, Filip and Henrik Ingebrigtsen. Others TBC. More information The meeting website, oslo.diamondleague.com/en/home/ is continuously updated with news and information on press conferences, time schedule, and more. Here you will also find practical information, statistics and contact details.

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------Welcome to Oslo Bislett Games 13 June 2019 Page 3 of 4 ------Queries General queries Please contact Press chief Morten Olsen, e-mail: [email protected] Mobile phone: +47 95 87 55 66.

Accreditation queries Please e-mail: [email protected]

Time schedule as of 8 May 2019 https://oslo.diamondleague.com/program-resultat-oslo/ NB! Subject to change. All times are CET.

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