Ang Diamond Leaguethe main circuit of athletics meetings that shares more than seven million dollars in prizesopens the season this Friday with an eye on World Cup in Eugene, Oregon (from July 15 to 24) and on Munich European (from August 15 to 21). After two years of changes to its program due to the covid-19 effect, the match will return to Doha to win the diamond and will feature the participation of seven Olympic champions in Tokyo 2020 and two Spanish, Ignacio Fontes (1,500) and Daniel Arce (3,000 obstacles).
In total this year, there will be 13 meetings (one less than usual), with the only change being the Chinese inspections in Shanghai and Shenzhen (affected by the pandemic), which will be temporarily replaced by the Silesian meeting in Poland. The 32 Diamond League champions in 2022 will be decided on grand finale to be held again in Zurich (September 7-8).
pole valter Mondo Duplantis He will be a great reference at the start of the Diamond League in Doha and will focus all eyes after completing the best indoor campaign in history with his world record in Belgrade with 6.20 meters. Since then, the Swede has focused on his preparations for the outdoor season and his first competition will be in the Qatari capital, where he will catch up with other well -known pole valter such as Renaud Lavillenie, Chris Nilsen or Piotr Lisek.
The Ooredoo Doha Meeting will also be the scene of the reunion of Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Barshim after they shared gold at the top in previous Games. Both will make their debut in the open air with the clear goal of aiming to be on top on their big summer dates. The Italian closed out last season with Diamond and started the present with a world indoor bronze. The Qatari, for his part, is not competing from Tokyo – nine months ago – and his appearance is unknown.
Fontes against great numbers
In the women’s 400 there will be a high-profile start list where four of the top five at the Games will participate, including Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo. There will also be a great duel of 200 champions where Olympic gold medalist Andre De Grasse will face world gold medalist Noah Lyles. They will be joined by recent 400m indoor world champion Jareem Richards, Tokyo 100m silver medalist Fred Kerley, and Italian 4x100m relay champion Filippo Tortu. The 3,000 obstacles are not far off either with the participation of the top five in Tokyo, with Moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali as a good reference and with Spaniard Daniel Arce in search of the lowest for the European Championship in Munich (8:20) . The Burgos man, with a record of 8’17 ”59, has the lowest chance to enter the World Cup, but he still has to endorse the mark within the allotted time to enter the continental event.
At 1,500 there will also be a Spanish representation with the presence of Ignacio Fontes. The man from Granada, who already has the lowest two for summer dates, will compete with talented figures like Tomothy Cheruiyot, Abel Kipsang or Stewart McSweyn. Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon is also in Doha for a duel in the 3,000m against Francine Niyonsaba, last year’s Diamond winner in the 5,000m. They will also be joined by Beatrice Chebet, Beatrice Chepkoech and Girmawit Gebrzihair.
Schedule Diamond League Doha (Movistar +, Coming Soon)
5:10 pm | man pole vault
5:23 pm | women’s triple jump
5:25 pm | female weight
6:04 pm | Women’s 400m
6:15 pm | male height
6:17 pm | Women’s 3,000m
6:35 pm | Men’s 400m hurdles
6:47 pm | spear man
6:49 pm | 800 men
19:02 | women’s 100 barriers
19:12 | Men’s 200m
7:23 pm | 1,500 men
7:36 pm | 200 women
7:47 pm | Men’s 3,000 hurdles
Source: La Verdad
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