![]() ![]() ![]() Two-time world champion Grant Holloway and Olympic champion Hansle Parchment will square off in the 110m hurdles in Zurich, but Jamaica’s Rasheed Broadbell could perhaps be the biggest danger. World bronze medallist Mekides Abebe and Paris Diamond League winner Winfred Yavi are the other women in the field to have broken nine minutes this year, so will most likely be Chepkoech’s toughest opponents. World silver medallist Werkuha Getachew finished second in Brussels and will be out for revenge. Jackline Chepkoech wins the 3000m steeplechase at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Brussels (© AFP / Getty Images) More recently, the 2021 world U20 champion smashed her PB when winning in Brussels with 9:02.43, making her the second-fastest U20 athlete in history for the steeplechase. The 18-year-old Kenyan missed out on making the World Championships final, but rebounded well to win the Commonwealth title in 9:15.68, a PB which she then reduced to 9:09.72 in Monaco five days later. Three women in the steeplechase field have broken nine minutes this year, but the woman of the moment is Jackline Chepkoech. Teenager Chepkoech takes on talented trio The duo will clash again in Zurich, along with Olympic silver medallist Kendra Harrison, world silver medallist Britany Anderson, world indoor silver medallist Devynne Charlton and 2019 world champion Nia Ali. The Olympic champion won in Stockholm, Silesia, Lausanne and Brussels, setting meeting records at the three most recent meetings, and beating Amusan in Lausanne. Since taking bronze at the World Championships, though, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn has been undefeated. The Nigerian went on to win the Commonwealth title in a Games record of 12.30. Tobi Amusan produced one of the biggest surprises of the World Championships when she sped to a world record of 12.12 in the semifinals of the women’s 100m hurdles, following it with a wind-assisted 12.06 in the final to win gold. World bronze medallist and European champion Matt Hudson-Smith is also entered, as are US duo Bryce Deadmon and Vernon Norwood. That’s not to say James will have it easy, though. The only man to have beaten him is world champion Michael Norman, who won’t be in Zurich. James, who turned 30 last week, has won four of his seven races this year. But the multiple world and Olympic medallist could land his third Diamond Trophy with victory in Zurich. It has been seven years since the Grenadian 400m runner earned his second one. The two women, who formed part of the Dominican Republic’s triumphant mixed 4x400m team at the World Championships, will now line up as the favourites in Zurich, where they’ll also face world bronze medallist Sada Williams, European silver medallist Natalia Kaczmarek and Jamaica’s world and Olympic finalist Candice McLeod.Įleven years have passed since Kirani James won his first Diamond Trophy. The past two Diamond League 400m races have been won by athletes from the Dominican Republic world and Olympic silver medallist Marileidy Paulino won in Lausanne with 49.87, then teammate Fiordaliza Cofil won in Brussels with a PB of 49.80. Times stated are local time (CEST) on Thursday and are subject to change. The first part of our preview, focusing on Wednesday’s street events on Sechselautenplatz, is here. With so much to look forward to, here we take a look ahead to Thursday’s stadium track action, with the field events previewed here. As well as Diamond trophies and top $30,000 prizes, there are also wildcard entries to the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 to be won. ![]() The first day of Weltklasse Zurich action will see six Diamond League champions crowned on Sechselautenplatz before the remaining 26 titles are decided on the second day of competition. The world’s greatest athletes will aim to earn a final piece of hardware this season when the Letzigrund Stadium hosts the second day of the Wanda Diamond League final in Zurich on Thursday (8). ![]()
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