A general view of a stadium as Filip Ingebrigtsen, Henrik Ingebrigtsen, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Narve Gilje Nordas and Per Svela of Norway compete in Men's 2000m race during the Impossible Games 2020 in the Bislett Stadium in Oslo, Norway June 11, 2020. NTB Scanpix/Lise Aserud via REUTERS
OSLO (Reuters) - The Diamond League got back underway with an exhibition event in Oslo on Thursday featuring odd distances and remote competition as athletics bids to restart in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic.
With the season's first six Diamond League events postponed due to the outbreak and many athletes still unable to travel, the Oslo meet was the first attempt to salvage something from a year that has also seen the Olympic Games in Tokyo cancelled.
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