The 2019
Bislett Games was the 54th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in
Oslo, Norway. Held on 13 June at
Bislett Stadium, it was the fifth leg of the
2019 IAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit.[1] 29 events were contested with 13 of them being point-scoring
Diamond League disciplines.
Sam Kendricks took his third Diamond League win for the season in the men's
pole vault with a mark of 5.91 metres, with world leader
Mondo Duplantis settling for fourth behind second place
Piotr Lisek and third place
Cole Walsh, with all three below Kendricks sharing a final mark of 5.81 metres.[4][2]
Two other world leads were set by the women in the
high jump and the
triple jump.
Mariya Lasitskene leaped the first over two meters mark for the 2019 season in the high jump, winning her 20th Diamond League meet in her career at 2.01 metres.[2]Caterine Ibargüen took the world lead in the triple jump with a mark of 14.79 metres.
Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for one of two Diamond League finals (either
Zürich or
Brussels depending on the discipline). First place earned eight points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous, until no points are awarded in ninth place or lower.[6]