Julien Alfred, the fastest woman in the World, tops the Entry Lists, after having won Olympic gold in the 100m and silver in the 200m. Letsile Tebogo, the 200m Olympic Champion and silver medalist in the 4x400m Relay, will compete in both the 100m on Friday and the 200m on Saturday. Olympic 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi will run his favorite distance on Saturday.
Two World Class athletes have also signed up for the Women’s longer distances. Double Gold Medal winner Beatrice Chebet (5000m and 10000m) will start as a favourite in the 5000m. 3000m Steeplechase Gold Medal winner Winfred Yavi will be happy to add the Diamond League victory to her tally.
Absolute athletics stars in their own right that already signed up for the 48th Allianz Memorial Van Damme also took Gold in Paris. Mondo Duplantis in the Pole Vault with a new World Record as a bonus, Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the 5000m, Yaroslava Mahuchikh in the High Jump and Femke Bol in the 4x400m Mixed Relay, she also took Silver in the 4x400m and Bronze in the individual 400m Hurdles.
In the upcoming Diamond League meetings more Olympic Medal winners will qualify for the Diamond League Final in Brussels. The Wanda Diamond League Final will be held in two days on which 16 atletics events for Men and Women will be contested.
Tickets are still available in all categories.
Program for Friday, September 13th, 2024:
Men: 100 meters, 400 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters, 110-meter hurdles, pole vaulting, long jump, discus throw
Women: 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 3000-meter steeplechase, high jump, triple jump, discus throw, shot put
Program for Saturday, September 14th, 2024:
Men: 200 meters, 800 meters, 3000-meter steeplechase, 400-meter hurdles, high jump, triple jump, javelin throw, shot put
Women: 100 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters, 100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, pole vaulting, long jump, javelin throw
