After an unforgettable day of athletics in Eugene, the Diamond League will celebrate its sixth date this Thursday, May 30 at Bislett Games from Oslo, where the Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen will be looking to return to success in the 1500m event in front of his home crowd, after finishing second in the Bowerman Mile of Prefontaine Classic.
The Spaniards are at the starting line Adel Mechaal, who will face his third 1,500m race of the season in the Diamond League. In Doha he was ninth with 3:35.12 and in Marrakech fifth with 3:34.22.
Shadowing Ingebrigtsen and fighting for success is what the Kenyan wants Timothy Cheruiyot (3:28.28 personal best), the French Azzedine Habz (3:29.26) or his countrymen Narve Gilje Nordas (3:29.47).
On the other hand, the Spaniards will compete in the 5,000m test Thierry Ndikumwenayo with Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei, world distance record holder, who will try to break the world record.
Joshua Cheptegei He will be looking for the victory and the record against an excellent list of talented athletes who will be on the starting line, among them four with accredited times under 12:43.
The participation of his countrymen is confirmed Yomif Kejelcha (12:41.73), Hagos Gebrhiwet (12:41.73) and Telahun Haile Bekele (12:42.70) and from Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo (12:41.73).
The Guatemalan Luis Grijalvawith a best time of 12:52.97, will be looking to lower his personal record, in a race where the Swiss will be Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu (12:52.15), the French Jimmy Gressier (12:56.09) and the Swede Andreas Almgren (13:01.70).
The Spanish Thierry Ndikumwenayo He will run his first 5,000m track race of the season after registering 27:26.57 in a May 22 victory in the 10,000 at the José Antonio Cansino Memorial in Castellón.
Another Spaniard, Martha Garciahas announced its presence in the 3,000m, where the Australian starts with the best mark of the season Jessica Hull with 8:37.18.
The men’s triple jump competition will bring together the Olympic champion, the Burkinabé Hugues Fabrice Zango, claiming a personal best of 17.82. The candidates are the Cuban Lazaro Martinez (17.51) and the Brazilian Almir Dos Santos (17.53).
Other notable protagonists are the Norwegian Karsten Warholm (400m hurdles), the Italian Marcel Jacobs (100m), the Jamaican Shericka Jackson (200m), the Swede Daniel Stahl (disco) and the American Sam Kendricks (pol).
Oslo Diamond League schedule
- 19:07 – Discus throw (women)
- 19:15 – Pole vault (men)
- 20:04 – 400m (women)
- 20:08 – Final discus throw (women)
- 20:16 – 400 m (men)
- 20:20 – Triple jump (men)
- 20:22 – 3,000 m (women)
- 20:36 – Discus throw (men)
- 20:38 – 200 m (women)
- 20:44 – 5,000 m (men)
- 21:04 – 100 m (men)
- 21:11 – 800 m (women)
- 21:18 – Triple jump (men)
- 21:28 – 400 m hurdles (men)
- 21:35 – 400 m hurdles (women)
- 21:41 – Final discus throw (men)
- 21:50 – 1,500m (men)
Source: La Verdad
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