News Archive

Women’s 200m — Making a statement
The women’s 200m in the ExxonMobil Bislett Games will be all about making a statement!

Think Javelin – think Bislett
When you think of Javelin, you automatically think of Oslo and the ExxonMobil Bislett Games. The IAAF’s Diamond League meet based in Norway’s capital has enormous traditions in the event and the assembled field this year will only add to that special history.

800m – Another Parade of Champions
The start list of the women’s 800m at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games is yet another classic event highlighted by the credentials of the competitors.

High Jump Women – Quality will rise
The women’s High Jump at Oslo’s ExxonMobil Bislett Games on 11 June is shaping as one of the most eagerly anticipated competitions to be staged in Bislett Stadium.

IAAF Diamond League and OMEGA launch smartphone app
OMEGA, the Official Timekeeper of the global premier athletics series, has announced the creation of a mobile application designed to complement their partnership. It was launched on May 2nd.

"The King" returns - Carl Lewis to Bislett as guest of honour
It was 25 years ago that the legendary Carl Lewis, the “athlete of century”, competed in a tightly contested 100m race at the old Bislett Stadium. It was an important day for Lewis; it was his 28th birthday. This year the man himself, often known as “the King” and the winner of two Olympic and three World Championship 100m titles will return to Oslo to be the guest of honour at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games. Maybe he will witness the rise of the next Olympic 100m champion at the Diamond League race in Oslo on 11 June.

Renaud Lavillenie to compete at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games
The new pole vault World Record holder, Renaud Lavillenie, will compete at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Oslo on Wednesday 11 June. The French pole vaulter claimed his place among the all-time great track and field athletes when he cleared 6.16 metres on 15 February this year, beating the 21-year-old record of the pole vaulting legend Sergey Bubka.

Tickets for ExxonMobil Bislett Games is now awaliable.
Tickets for ExxonMobil Bislett Games june 11 2014 can be bought at www.billettservice.no

Disciplines for ExxonMobil Bislett Games June 11 2014
The following disciplines are scheduled for ExxonMobil Bislett Games for 2014

The return of the Kings: Coe, Ovett and Cram at Bislett
The “British kings of middle distance” returned collectively to Oslo for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century when they gathered in Oslo to celebrate the Exxon Mobil Bislett Games on 13th of June 2013. In the late 70s and early 80s Seb Coe, Steve Ovett and Steve Cram were the most recognizable athletes in the world and the most dominant.