The Bowerman Mile on Saturday (Might 25) is being described as the best line-up for the gap in historical past. With Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen and the final two world champions – Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman – it’s actually onerous to recollect a stronger discipline lately.
After Ingebrigtsen beat Yared Nuguse in a Bowerman Mile thriller final 12 months in 3:43.73, there’s the prospect the runners can get near Hicham El Guerrouj’s long-standing world report of three:43.13.
Elsewhere within the programme for the Nike Prefontaine Traditional at Hayward Area, the line-ups ooze high quality. After the early-season Diamond League occasions in China, Qatar and Morocco, it appears to be like just like the season goes to burst into motion in type this weekend.
Quite a lot of British athletes are additionally in Eugene corresponding to Keely Hodgkinson – who takes on world champion Mary Moraa within the 800m – and Laura Muir, who tackles the 1500m together with fellow Brits Georgia Bell and Katie Snowden.
Given this there’s excellent news for British followers because the occasion is reside on BBC3 (along with BBC on-line and iPlayer) from 9-11pm on Saturday.
Here’s a take a look at the occasions.
Girls
100m – World champion Sha’Carri Richardson of america faces a number of Olympic gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica, world indoor champion Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia and Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith of the Ivory Coast.
800m – Mary Moraa of Kenya and Keely Hodgkinson renew their rivalry on this early-season check. Moraa gained the world title final 12 months from Hodgkinson and Athing Mu, with Mu later taking a slender victory over Hodgkinson on the Pre Traditional and Diamond League remaining final September. Sadly Mu has dropped out of this weekend’s conflict to nurse a sore hamstring however the discipline continues to be stacked. Moraa and Hodgkinson apart, the line-up options world indoor champion Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia, Natoya Goule of Jamaica, Halimah Makaayi of Uganda and Britain’s Jemma Reekie.
Mary Moraa wins (Getty)
1500m – Brits Laura Muir, Katie Snowden and Georgia Bell tackle world silver medallist Diribe Welteji of Ethiopia along with Individuals Elle St Pierre and Nikki Hiltz plus Australia’s Jess Hull.
5000m – Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands is a late entry into this race as she takes on lots of Ethiopia’s prime runners corresponding to Ejgayehu Taye, Freweyni and Lemlem Hailu, plus Karoline Grovdal of Norway.
10,000m – Held earlier within the programme earlier than the Diamond League occasions start, Gudaf Tsegay will assault the world report of 29:01.03 held by fellow Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey. Tsegay ran a world 5000m report of 14:00.21 on the similar Hayward Area venue final 12 months and is in nice type following a 3:50.30 1500m in Xiamen final month. On Saturday she faces, amongst others, double world cross-country champion Beatrice Chebet from Kenya, because the occasion acts because the Kenyan Olympic trials for Paris.
Gudaf Tsegay (Getty)
100m hurdles – Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico is up towards world champion Danielle Williams of Jamaica and world indoor record-holder Devynne Charlton of Bahamas.
400m hurdles – Rai Benjamin of america has already proven nice type thus far in 2024 with a 46.64 clocking.
Rai Benjamin (Diamond League AG)
3000m steeplechase – World champion Winfred Yavi of Bahrain takes on world record-holder Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya.
Pole vault – Katie Moon and Sandi Morris of america and Alysha Newman of Canada are within the discipline.
Triple soar – With world No.1 Yulimar Rojas recovering from harm, Shanieka Ricketts of Jamaica, Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk of Ukraine, Keturah Orji of america and world indoor champion Thea LaFond of Dominica lead the entries.
Discus – Olympic champion Valarie Allman of america faces Yaime Perez of Cuba.
Hammer – The one-two-three from final 12 months’s World Championships – Camryn Rogers of Canada, Janee’ Kassanavoid and DeAnna Worth of america – sq. off.
Males
100m – World indoor champion Christian Coleman of america faces Ferdinand Omanyala of Kenya and Ackeem Blake of Jamaica.
200m – Individuals Erriyon Knighton, Courtney Lindsey and Kenny Bednarek cross horns.
Bowerman Mile – Is that this the best line up for a mile in historical past? Definitely, it’s the perfect lately. Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen takes on the final two world champions – Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman – along with Yared Nuguse, Hobbs Kessler, Cole Hocker and Matt Centrowitz of america, Olli Hoare and Cameron Myers of Australia, Geordie Beamish of New Zealand, Abel Kipsang and Reynold Cheruiyot of Kenya.
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110m hurdles – World champion Grant Holloway of america leads the line-up but it surely contains Hansle Parchment, the reigning Olympic and Diamond League champion.
Grant Holloway (Getty)
10,000m – As with the ladies’s race, that is the Kenyan Olympic trial for Paris and entries embrace Daniel Simiu Ebenyo, Samwel Chebolei Masai, Kibiwott Kandie and Benson Kiplangat.
Shot put – world record-holder Ryan Crouser faces fellow American Joe Kovacs and New Zealander Tom Walsh.
Timetable and outcomes right here.
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