06.08.2011 - Day two - Dobriskey and Clitheroe delight

World Championship silver medallist Lisa Dobriskey warmed up in style for her Daegu adventure by marching to 1500m victory on the final day of the Aviva London Grand Prix action at Crystal Palace.

Dobriskey showed no ill effects of her back troubles to take an impressive victory, and claim revenge on teammate Hannah England, in south London. England had, for the second year running, claimed the UK title at the World Trials in Birmingham last week but it was Dobriskey who crossed the line first in Crystal Palace. more

06.08.2011 - Day one - how the action unfolded at the Aviva London Grand Prix

Mo Farah (Alberto Salazar) lit up the Aviva London Grand Prix on Friday night with yet another high-profile win to claim his tenth successive victory – this time in the 3,000m.

  In the final race of the day at the Diamond League meeting the reigning European champion clocked a time of 7:40.15 to see off the rest of the field in style and give himself a timely boost ahead of the World Championships in Daegu. more

05.08.2011 - Powell withdraws from the Aviva London Grand Prix

Asafa Powell has withdrawn from the Aviva London Grand Prix.

After arriving into London on Tuesday to prepare for his race at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre tonight, the Jamaican sprinter was this morning forced to withdraw from the competition. more

04.08.2011 - Shakes-Drayton drums up home support ahead of final meet before Daegu

Newly-crowned double British champion Perri Shakes-Drayton insists a win at the Aviva London Grand Prix this weekend can provide the fuel to fire her to glory at this month’s IAAF World Championships in Daegu.

Only days after taking both the 400m and 400m hurdles titles at the Aviva UK Trials and Championships, Shakes-Drayton lines up in the hurdles competition at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre this Friday night. more

04.08.2011 - World and Olympic medals galore at Crystal Palace as Taylor and Blake jet in

Reigning Olympic 400m hurdles champion Angelo Taylor and Jamaican sprint star Yohan Blake have joined the star-studded line-up set to descend on Crystal Palace for the Aviva London Grand Prix this Friday.

With more than 40 Olympic and World medallists on show already, Taylor’s inclusion increases the count of reigning Olympic champions competing in the capital this weekend to 13, with ten current World champions also taking part in what will be the 12th leg of the Samsung Diamond League tour. more

02.08.2011 - Jodie Williams joins Friday night party at Crystal Palace

World Junior champion Jodie Williams is hoping to build on her double European Under 23 Championships triumph when she makes her debut at the Aviva London Grand Prix this Friday.

The 17-year-old was star of the show in Tallinn last month where she added European Under 23 100m and 200m gold to the 100m World Junior title she won in Moncton last year. more

27.07.2011 - OLIVER SUMMONS THE TROOPS FOR FRIDAY HURDLES BATTLE AT PALACE

World number one hurdler David Oliver believes a sell-out crowd at next week’s Aviva London Grand Prix could set the stage for his maiden World title next month, but warned fans it’s now a race against time to secure seats for his clash with Olympic champion Dayron Robles and European and Commonwealth champion Andy Turner on 5 August.

The American record holder, also the third fastest hurdler of all time, is one of the favourites to land the coveted IAAF World Championship gold medal in Daegu next month after a whirlwind 15 months where he has won 32 out of 34 races. more

20.07.2011 - Rudisha and Kaki in a historic 800m line-up

The current 800m World Record holder David Rudisha is set to go head-to-head with two-time World Indoor champion Abubaker Kaki at the Aviva London Grand Prix on 5-6 August – with the eagerly anticipated line-up acting as a dress rehearsal of the 800m World Championships final later this summer.

The pair will meet for the first time this year in an all-star encounter at Crystal Palace, also featuring Britain’s European silver medallist Michael Rimmer, Commonwealth champion Boaz Lalang and former European champion Bram Som. more

29.06.2011 - AVIVA SERIES DOUBLE FOR GREENE AS HE GOES FOR GOLD

European and Commonwealth champion hurdler Dai Greene has set his sights on becoming British record holder this summer, with two big opportunities on home soil when he lines up at the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix and Aviva London Grand Prix as part of his preparations for World Championships glory.

The 25-year-old will look to stamp his authority on the track ahead of this year’s IAAF World Championships by breaking the British Record that has stood for almost 20 years. more

25.05.2011 - Meadows to use Aviva Series dates as platform for World Championships

World and European bronze medallist Jenny Meadows will compete at both the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix and Aviva London Grand Prix as she goes in search of her first major title at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu later this summer.

  The 800m Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland star will compete first at the Birmingham Alexander Stadium on 10 July, before venturing to the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on 5-6 August. more