体坛英语资讯：Diamond League has to change, says World Athletics president Coe
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 20-- <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>, <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Sebastian">Sebastian</span> <span word="Coe">Coe</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="the">the</span> 200<span word="m">m</span>, 3,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="steeplechase">steeplechase</span>, <span word="discus">discus</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="triple">triple</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020 <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p>"10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="product">product</span>. <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="was">was</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Coe">Coe</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, <span word="actually">actually</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="product">product</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="better">better</span>."</p><p><span word="Coe">Coe</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span>...<span word="And">And</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="highlights">highlights</span> <span word="packages">packages</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="positioning">positioning</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Coe">Coe</span>.</p><p>"<span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="faster">faster</span>, <span word="pacier">pacier</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="watching">watching</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> 90-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="disciplines">disciplines</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="axed">axed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Final">Final</span>.</p>
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