Highlight for the home public of tomorrow's Diamond League in Birmingham is Mo Farah's attack on Steve Ovett's British two-mile record, but there is plenty to enthuse about elsewhere in the Alexander stadium.

French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie consolidated his lead in this years’ Diamond Race with an impressive win at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on Thursday.

In one week’s time one of the most amazing careers in world sport will come to an end. After one Olympic and three world titles, not forgetting two European crowns, at 29 years of age Carolina Kl ft will leave the athletics scene for good.

The surprise double Olympic 400m hurdles winner, Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic, is another addition to the list of stars that will be competing at the 71st ISTAF in Berlin on September 2.

The 10th Athletic Bridge meeting in Dubnica, Slovakia, a European Athletics Outdoor Classic Meeting, on Sunday will see an assembly of top throwers, including six freshly-minted Olympic champions, vying for the top honours.

Young French pole vaulter Emile Denecker has been talking to his federation website about the experience of competing at Berlin Fliegt, the jumps competition that took place in Berlin at the weekend.