Warholm vs Dos Santos
CHORZÓW (POL): The penultimate Diamond League meeting before the Finals, with the final qualifying decisions in nine events, and also several non-DL disciplines with high-quality lineups. Nearly 40,000 fans are expected, and the expected highlights include both 100m sprints, Karsten Warholm vs Alison Dos Santos in the 400m hurdles, Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s season DL debut in the 1500m, and, of course, Mondo Duplantis. Visitors at the Śląski Stadium will honor six Polish medallists from the recent European Championships. T
Short event-by-event previews
Women
100m: Highly anticipated clash of Julien Alfred, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Sha’Carri Richardson and Clayton twins, Ewa Swoboda the only European.
300m (non-DL): Lurdes Gloria Manuel and Alexis Holmes are the most standout names.
400m: Birmingham podium with Henriette Jaeger against Marileidy Paulino.
1500m: Ranking leaders Jess Hull and Nikki Hiltz, Ethiopians with Tsige Duguma, Georgia Hunter-Bell is missing; the race should be paced for 3:54.
5000m: Nine strong Ethiopians led by Likina Amebaw against double Euro champion Nadia Battocletti.
100m hurdles (non-DL): Home star Pia Skrzyszowska against US champion Alaysha Johnson.
High jump: Yaroslava Mahuchikh versus Australians again.
Triple jump: Full European podium led by Dariya Derkach will face the world elite with Thea LaFond and Cubans.
Hammer (non-DL): Camryn Rogers in her own competition, Sara Fantini top European as Silja Kosonen is missing.
Men
100m: Huge and stacked field for qualification heats, including Oblique Seville and top Americans, against Commonwealth and European podiums.
400m: Who can defeat Collen Kebinatshipi? Rai Benjamin after fast hurdles on Friday.
1500m: Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s DL season debut against Cole Hocker, Kenyans and European champion Stefan Nillessen.
3000m steeplechase: Soufiane El Bakkali should win, goes for WL.
110m hurdles: Ja’Kobe Tharp and Jamal Britt again, also Cordell Tinch, European medallists without Jason Joseph.
400m hurdles: One of the highlights, Karsten Warholm against Alison Dos Santos.
Pole vault (non-DL): Same field as in Lausanne, including Mondo and Manolo.
Shot put (non-DL): Leonardo Fabbri against overseas putters, led by US champion Jordan Geist.
Discus: Euro rematch: Ceh vs. Alekna, with Matthew Denny and Roje Stona.
Hammer (non-DL): Duel of the World and European champion, Ethan Katzberg versus Bence Halász.
SILESIA QUOTES
CHORZÓW (POL): “I want to check where I am after a few great training sessions. And before the last part of the summer. Four years ago, I made my Diamond League debut here, so this place is a special to me. And now? I have the meeting record (10.66); that is great. But I do not know if that will be enough this time,” stated Melissa Jefferson-Wooden.
CHORZÓW (POL): Mondo Duplantis: “A lot has changed in my life since I was last here. I became a husband, I moved. It has been a challenging year, but also a beautiful one. And I am happy with everything that has happened; it is not as if I lost something. The competition in Lausanne showed that. I really hope it will be the same here. I really love Silesia; it is a place worthy of vaulting high. There will probably be those cardboard boxes with „6.32” written on them again. I like seeing those.”
