It would only be natural to plan a season where the peak is reached at the biggest event of all - just as Bohdan Bondarenko demonstrated in Moscow when he won gold in the high jump at the IAAF World Championships.

Considering how unbeatable Mariya Savinova has been for the last three years it was something of a surprise to see her eclipsed so comprehensively in the 800m in Moscow.

One of the biggest individual high jump competitions of the summer takes place in Germany this weekend - and Europe's two world champions will be chasing further glory.

It was the third from last IAAF Diamond League meeting of the season in Stockholm on Thursday night, with just Zurich and Brussels to go, and once more, an evening of fine European performances.

Krisztian Pars and Anita Wlodarczyk took the 2013 hammer season to new heights with their victories at the 11th Athletic Bridge - Memorial Zdenka Hrbacka in Dubnica nad Vahom.

It is one of the most iconic arenas in European athletics - the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm.