The women’s pole vault competition at Zurich Main Station on September 4th kicks off the festivities, followed by the highly anticipated demonstration 100-meter sprint between Olympic champion and world record holder Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, an incredible pole vaulter, and the fastest 400-meter hurdler in history, Karsten Warholm.On September 5, a number of Olympic champions from Paris 2024 will compete at the Weltklasse Zurich. These include Beatrice Chebet, the double Olympic gold medallist from Kenya in the long-distance events, and Sha’Carri Richardson and Julien Alfred, who will meet for the first time since the women’s 100-meter final.Find all the essential details for the penultimate Diamond League meeting on September 4 and 5 by reading on.THE BEST OF PARIS 2024 | With a free Olympic Membership, watch Paris 2024 highlights, replays, and unique documentaries on the Olympic Channel.🐺🥇The Weltklasse, Zurich Diamond League is held when and where?The women’s pole vault will take place at Zurich Main Station at 5:30 p.m. on September 4th as the meeting’s opening event.The remaining events will be held on September 5 at the nearly 100-year-old Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich, which can hold 30,000 people normally.On Thursday, Diamond League action gets underway in the stadium at 7:30 p.m., with the men’s shot put starting at 7:20 p.m.When the quickest and greatest athletes gather in Zurich, world records are on the line.Chebet aims to add additional world records to her 10,000m and 5km road records after winning two gold medals from the Olympics.She aims to surpass Gudaf Tsegay’s time from last year’s 5000 meters in Eugene, Oregon. At 14:00:21, Chebet’s personal best from the 2023 Diamond League Final in Eugene is over six seconds faster. The Kenyan would really like to round up an incredible year on a record-breaking note—one that started with her third world cross-country victory.Wavelight technology and a strong field of competitors, including Ethiopian Freweyni Hailu, who placed fourth in the 5000-meter Olympic final, will help the distance ace succeed.After taking home the 5000-meter title in Paris, she remarked, “My running path has been a lengthy one and it has been mostly about building up gently, gradually.”
“I’ve always told myself that I don’t pursue fame quickly. My goal is to consistently succeed, surpass all previous records, and enhance my reputation as a long-distance runner.”
Highlights from Paris 2024: Beatrice Chebet is proclaimed the Olympic champion in the women’s 5000m.Duplantis, another Olympian who is expected to do well in Zurich, shattered his own world record for the pole vault on August 24, just a month after doing so in Paris.On September 4, the day before the Diamond League meeting in Zurich, he will warm up for his favourite race at Letzigrund Stadium with an exhibition head-to-head 100-meter sprint against Warholm.On Thursday, they will be back at the stadium for their regular activities. Duplantis will be leading a strong field that includes Sam Kendricks, the silver medallist from Paris 2024.EJ Obiena, a Filipino celebrity who ended his season early due to a back ailment, will not compete.Conversely, Warholm, who got back to winning ways in Silesia, will be looking to capture his second men’s 400-meter hurdles title in the Diamond League. The Brazilian who won the bronze medal in Paris, Allison Dos Santos, is leading the Diamond League Qualifying standings for the event, trailing behind the Norwegian Olympic silver medallist.Three Olympic champions and top finishers from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will reconvene for a world-class women’s pole vault at Zurich Main Station.The fans in Zurich on Wednesday should be especially excited about USA’s Katie Moon (Tokyo 2021), Australia’s Nina Kennedy (Paris 2024), and Greece’s Aikaterini Stefanidi (Rio 2016). Kennedy, who has previously triumphed in Zurich, hopes to build on her outstanding Olympic performance.The three men’s 1500m Olympic medallists, led by American Cole Hocker, will compete, and Jacob Ingebrigsten, who finished in fourth place, will try to get over his disappointing result with a strong showing.Schedule for the 2024 Weltklasse, Zurich Diamond Leage in Athletics | M 400m Hurdles Final | Rai Benjamin Paris 2024 Highlights.September 4thWomen’s pole vaulting Zurich Main Station at 17:30September 5th18:30: female high jumperMen’s pole vault 19:1819:20: Men’s shot put20:04: Men 400-meter hurdles20:16: Eight hundred meters of ladiesMen’s long jump (20:18)20:26: Female 100-meter sprint20:36: Female 110-meter hurdles20:42: men’s javelin20:43: female 5000-meter sprint21:08: Women 400-meter hurdles21:18: Two hundred meters of men21:27: Men’s 1500 meters21:41: Female 100-meter hurdles*Events without a diamond league
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