7.14pm – Kanter wins SDL Discus Throw competition

2.33 hours and Usain Bolt, “Lightning Bolt”, will run on the Bislett stadium track for the first time in his career.

5.40pm – Samsung Diamond League in Oslo underway

4.07 hours until Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, will appear. A great evening of World Class Track and Field competitions is about to begin. The stadium is still more or less empty, but the Press Room is already filled. More than 100 photographers and journalists have been accredited, more than 200 people from different television stations are on site.

Bolt Likes Oslo, its People and its Track

When you talk about famous buildings in Oslo, you will -- sooner than later – talk about the City Hall. Its characteristic architecture and artworks make it unique. The Nobel Peace Prize Giving Ceremony on every December 10th makes it politically worldwide important.

Rono? Like it!

59 year old Henry K Rono has 4114 friends on facebook (status at 7:06 pm of June 8th, 2011), and this is a great evidence that social media is not only something for the young generation. “I spend a lot of time on FB”, Rono says, “In this way, I’m always in contact with my athletes…”

Event Preview: Bislett Welcomes the World’s Fastest Man

It is the fifth Samsung Diamond League (SDL) meet this year, and it will be held in a very special place – the Bislett Stadium in Oslo is one of the most prestigious places when we talk about track and field competitions. The first meet was held in 1924, and on this occasion, Adriaan Paulen of Holland set a new 500m World Record in 1:03.8 minutes.

Semenya, and Her Quest of Time

She speaks softly and gently at the Press Conference in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Oslo today, and she doesn’t talk a lot about the past. “It wasn’t easy to come back after the IAAF ban, but this was the goal”, Semenya says. She’s a 20-year old girl and it seems that she’s shy like a timid fawn.

"Lightning Bolt" hits Oslo

The World's fastest man has arrived at the place of his next heroic action, and he did it – coming from London – by plane, obviously, and by train. Train? Yes: Flytoget, the company which runs the Express Train from Oslo airport Gardemoen to Oslo downtown, is one of the Bislett Games sponsors. There is even more. The train needs 19 minutes to cover 45 kilometres, Bolt can do 200 meters in 19 seconds and a little bit more.

Fast times in Bislett 800m

The women’s 800m at the ExxonMobil Bislett is already shaping as potentially the fastest race of the 2011 season. With the Samsung Diamond League heading to Oslo, a quality field will face the starter’s gun and quick times are virtually assured. Ireland’s Karen Shinkin is responsible to ensuring a fast, even pace that can give all the competitors a realistic chance of completing the two laps in well under 2 minutes.

Sub 8 a chance in Bislett steeple

With the advice that France’s European Champion Mahiedine Mekhissi has confirmed his entry into the 3000m Steeplechase at ExxonMobil Bislett Games, we can now expect the race will produce a rash of very fast times.

Defar returns to bislett