Moh Ahmed heads the action of the Diamond League in Rome

hilarylaurenJune 9, 2022

The Diamond League will arrive in Rome on Thursday afternoon, with 10 Olympic champions from Tokyo on the field.Olympic silver medalist and 5,000-meter Canadian record holder Mohammed Ahmed After finishing 4th in the Prefontaine Classic at 5,000m, he will make his second appearance at the Diamond League circuit.

Mohammed Ahmed of Canada leads the 2022 Prefontaine Classic by 5,000 meters.Photo: Kevin Morris

The other Canadians in the tournament Lindsey Butterworth, Those who returned to the Diamond League circuit three weeks after recording 2: 01.20 in Birmingham, England

Men’s 5,000m

Olympic champions, silver medalists, world champions, and world record holders will all clash at the men’s 5,000m on Thursday. Ethiopia’s 10,000-meter gold medalist in Tokyo, Selemon Barega, Confront his compatriots, Muktal EdurisTwo World 5,000m Champions, and Belif AllegawiRecorded a 12:49 world 5K road record in Barcelona in December.

Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi is the world leader in the 2022 Prefontaine Classic over 5,000 meters at 12:50.Photo: Kevin Morris

Canada’s Ahmed hasn’t raced much since it recorded a record 10,000m performance in Canada earlier this spring.He also has to deal with something like a two-time World Indoor Champion Yumifu Kegelcha And Italy Yemane Belan ClipperRecently claimed a 10,000-meter victory in London at 27: 16.18.

This 5,000m field in Rome is one of the most powerful we’ve seen this year and fans could win in less than 13 minutes.

Men’s 5,000m will be off at 3:15 pm ET

Women’s 800m

American medium range phenom and record holder Athing Mu He made his debut in the Diamond League season at a distance where he won the Olympic gold medal last summer. Mu got off to a quiet start for the 2022 outdoor season and opened at 2: 02.07 at Michael Johnson Invitational in Texas in late April. It’s relatively unclear what Mu looks like, but it’s hard to turn her back on her world-class talent. Mu ran 1: 55.04 in the 2021 Prefontaine Classic last August and had a season to remember, making 1:56 the second American woman in history.

800m Lindsey Butterworth at the 2021 FBK Game in Hengelo, The Netherlands

Thursday’s race is guaranteed to be fast and Mu is my favorite. This could work for Canada’s Butterworth, which continues to follow the 1: 59.50 World Championship standard.

The women’s 800m is scheduled to start at 2:40 pm (Eastern Time).

Women’s 200m

The women’s 200m field is comparable to what you see in the Olympic finals or semi-finals.Includes 5 of the 20 fastest women ever in the field, including the Olympic 200m Champion Elaine Thompson-Hella And 2019 World Champion Dina Asher Smith.. That’s not the only talent. The 400m Olympic champion Shaunae Miller WiboDrop down half the distance to compete with the best players in the world. 7th Olympic Gold Medalist USA Allyson Felix Olympic 100m bronze medalist Shericka Jackson Jamaica’s too can’t be ignored, as they seem to confuse Rome’s favorites.

2021 Prefontaine Classic: Elaine Thompson-Hella wins 100 meters. Photo: Pat Holleran / Shannon Digital Imaging

Thompson-Herah will be a favorite of the race with nine race wins in her last nine starts.

The women’s 200m is scheduled to start at 3:05 pm ET

Canadians in the field

Canada’s Django Roberto When Crystabel Netty Represents Canada at a field event in Rome. Lovett has finished 1st and 3rd in the last two Diamond League tournaments. Meanwhile, Netty has returned to the DL tournament with a long jump for the first time since 2019.