Zurich: The Wanda Diamond League Final will feature all 32 Diamond League champions in a two-day bonanza of athletics action on Wednesday and Thursday.
On Wednesday, Ryan Crouser and Gianmarco Tamberi will be among those hoping to defend their titles in the shadow of the Zurich opera house at the city event on Sechseläutenplatz.
The main event at the Letzigrund Stadium will, among others, see Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce compete to win a fifth career Diamond Trophy in the women’s 100m.
The entry lists for the season finale have now been published, with a whole host of world and Olympic champions hoping to secure the last global title of the summer season.
Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is eyeing a fifth career Diamond League title as she takes on fellow Jamaican and World Championships medallist Shericka Jackson in the 100m.
Jackson will be aiming for a Diamond Trophy double as she also lines up in the 200m, an event which will also see Americans Noah Lyles and Erriyon Knighton go head to head in the men’s race.
In the women’s 100m hurdles, reigning world and Diamond League champion Tobi Amusan will be favourite to take the title, while Sweden’s pole vault world record holder Mondo Duplantis will also be defending his title in the men’s pole vault.
Norwegian middle and long distance star Jakob Ingebrigtsen is hoping to get his hands on the Diamond Trophy for the first time in the men’s 1500m, while Ukrainian star Yaroslava Mahuchikh is also eyeing her first Diamond League title in the women’s high jump.
Wednesday’s action begins at 16:55 local time (GMT+2), while the main programme on Thursday kicks off 19:00. Click the link below to find out how to follow all the action on TV, livestream and social media.
The Wanda Diamond League comprises 13 of the best invitational track and field meetings in the world. The meetings are spread across Asia, Africa, Europe and North America, and make up the top tier of World Athletics’ global one-day meeting competition structure.
