Within the 200m, Botswana’s 21-year-old Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo comes up in opposition to a robust American contingent, together with Kenny Bednarek.
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis might try to enhance the pole vault world document he has damaged thrice already this yr, whereas Britain’s Molly Caudery will attempt to put her disappointing Olympic marketing campaign behind her within the girls’s competitors.
Britain’s Melissa Courtney-Bryant options within the girls’s 1500m, whereas compatriot Ben Pattison is up in opposition to formidable Kenyan Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi within the 800m.
Georgia Bell will run the 800m-1500m double, with Jemma Reekie alongside her over the shorter distance. Neita and Amy Hunt can even compete within the 200m on Saturday.
The road-up for every race has been determined by qualifying factors gathered throughout 14 occasions staged over the season, with the winners of every Diamond League last taking dwelling a trophy and £24,000 in prize cash.
American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone shouldn’t be in competition for a title and the related prize cash, having most popular a low-key Stateside build-up to the Olympics with none Diamond League occasions.
Nonetheless, organisers have placed on a pair of particular races for the 400m hurdles Olympic champion and world document holder.
The 25-year-old McLaughlin-Levrone will race in invitational 200m and 400m races and will break Sanya Richards-Ross’ American document within the latter.
Full begin lists and occasion schedule can be found on the Diamond League web site., exterior
