Amusan makes Diamond League return in Zurich
Tobi Amusan, world record holder, makes her anticipated return to the Diamond League in Zurich, competing against top athletes ahead of the final. Read More: https://punchng.com/amusan-makes-diamond-league-return-in-zurich/
World record holder Tobi Amusan and fellow athletes Ezekiel Nathaniel and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi are set to participate in the final Diamond League event of the season in Zurich. The two-day competition will see women's pole vault matches at Zurich train station on Wednesday, followed by the main event at Letzigrund Stadium on Thursday.
The meeting provides athletes with a chance to accumulate points for qualification for the Wanda Diamond League Final in Brussels on September 4-5. Amusan, who last competed in a Diamond League race in June, will face off against USA's Olympic champion Masai Russell in the women's 100m hurdles. Russell has dominated this season with a world record time of 12.14 seconds in Xiamen.
Other competitors in the women's hurdles event include Alaysha Johnson, Nadine Visser, and home favorite Ditaji Kambundji. Nathaniel, ranked 8th in the men's 400m hurdles, will compete against Karsten Warholm and Alison dos Santos. Enekwechi, ranked 9th in the Diamond League, will face world No. 1 Leonardo Fabbri, Rajindra Campbell, and Tom Walsh.
With the Zurich meeting complete, the global athletics calendar will have two major events left: the Diamond League Final in Brussels and the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
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