{"id":11339,"date":"2026-02-18T06:21:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/11339\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T06:21:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:21:19","slug":"zurich-diamond-league-finale-a-prelude-of-sorts-to-the-2025-tokyo-world-athletics-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/11339\/","title":{"rendered":"Z\u00fcrich Diamond League finale, a prelude of sorts to the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a9 Copyright \u2013 2025 \u2013 Athletics Illustrated <\/p>\n

The 2025 Diamond League final runs Wednesday and Thursday, August 27 and 28, in Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland. The meet, aside from a few noticeable absences, will be a prelude of sorts for the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships taking place September 13 to 21. <\/p>\n

Swedish athlete Armand Duplantis loves to compete. He continues to soar, having broken his world record in the pole vault this summer, vaulting to a height of 6.29m on August 12 in Budapest.<\/p>\n

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British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith, who has run 10.93 this season, will be competing in the 100m as well as the 200m. She ran the 200m in 22.14; her seed times are the second and third fastest in the respective fields. Only Julien Alfred with her 10.75 and McKenzie Long and (21.93), and Anavia Battle (22.13) have run faster this season. Alfred from St. Lucia is the reigning Olympic champion.<\/p>\n

A pair of Australian women in the 1500m event could, in theory, go 1-2, with Jessica Hull having the Oceania record and Linden Hall coming off of a lifetime best performance a week prior, clocking in a 3:56.33 on August 22 in Brussels. Hall aggressively created a very large gap on the field in that race. She was hunted down by American Nikki Hiltz for her first-ever Diamond League win, but the performance was her all-time best. <\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s 400m hurdles, Femke Bol will have to trip to lose as she is by far the fastest in the field and the second fastest in the world at the event behind only American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who holds the world record. <\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s 1500m event, it will be a battle of the youth with teenager Phanuel Koech from Kenya, with his 3:27.72 best against Laros Niels of the Netherlands, with his best of 3:29.54. Head-to-head, Laros took out Koech with a smooth striding kick in Brussels. The two are ages 18 and 20, respectively. <\/p>\n

Azzedine Habz from France is also in the field and has run the fastest time this season at 3:27.49 at age 32. American Yared Nuguse might have something to say about that, but so far in 2025, the Paris Olympic bronze medallist is still three seconds back in seasonal performances. <\/p>\n

While the meet will provide a good preview of Tokyo, there are a number of big names missing. Some are cooling their jets before Worlds, while others did not qualify. Norway\u2019s Jakob Ingebrigtsen will be a medal threat in Tokyo, but will not be there. Defending 100m World champion Sha\u2019Carri Richardson is out. The sprints will still be exciting, with several sub-10 men and sub-11-second women toeing the line and the equivalent in the 200m and 400m events. <\/p>\n

Several middle-distance athletes are out, leaving room for others to have one last go before the big games in Tokyo. Below the start lists is a streaming and broadcasting list for viewing options. <\/p>\n

Women\u2019s start lists<\/p>\n

100m Women<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBLCAALFRED Julien10.7510.72GBRASHER-SMITH Dina10.9310.83JAMCLAYTON Tia10.8210.82NZLHOBBS Zoe10.9410.94SUIKORA Salom\u00e911.1010.95USAMCCOY Maia10.9610.96USASEARS Jacious10.8510.77CIVTA LOU-SMITH Marie-Jos\u00e9e10.8710.72LUXVAN DER WEKEN Patrizia11.0511.00<\/p>\n

100m Hurdles Women<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBNGRAMUSAN Tobi12.2412.12USAHARRISON Kendra12.3712.20SUIKAMBUNDJI Ditaji12.4312.40USAMARSHALL Tonea12.2412.24JAMNUGENT Ackera12.3012.24USASTARK Grace12.2112.21NEDVISSER Nadine12.2812.28JAMWILLIAMS Danielle12.4312.31<\/p>\n

200m Women<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBGBRASHER-SMITH Dina22.1421.88USABATTLE Anavia22.1321.95USABROWN Brittany22.1721.90CIVGBAI Jessika22.8522.36GBRHUNT Amy22.1422.14USALONG Mckenzie21.9321.83USAPRANDINI Jenna22.6821.89CIVTA LOU-SMITH Marie-Jos\u00e9e22.3722.08<\/p>\n

400m Women<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBGBRANNING Amber49.9649.29POLBUKOWIECKA Natalia49.7248.90NORJ\u00c6GER Henriette49.6249.62NEDKLAVER Lieke50.1149.58BRNNASER Salwa Eid48.6748.14DOMPAULINO Marileidy48.8148.17CHIWEIL Martina49.8349.83USAWHITTAKER Isabella49.5849.58<\/p>\n

800m Women<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBAUSBILLINGS Sarah1:57.831:57.83FRABOURGOIN Ana\u00efs1:57.811:57.81NEDDE WITTE Lisanne2:08.90 (i)2:05.39ETHDUGUMA Tsige1:56.641:56.64GBRHUNTER BELL Georgia1:56.741:56.28UGANAKAAYI Halimah1:57.621:57.26RSASEKGODISO Prudence1:57.161:57.16SUIWERRO Audrey1:56.291:56.29USAWILEY Addison1:57.431:56.83<\/p>\n

1500m Women<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBAUSBISSET Catriona2:00.64 (800m)\u00a04:24.34KENCHEPCHIRCHIR Nelly3:57.023:56.14KENEJORE Susan Lokayo3:58.053:56.07FRAGUILLEMOT Agathe3:58.293:56.69AUSHALL Linden3:56.333:56.33ETHHAYLOM Birke3:56.793:53.22IRLHEALY Sarah3:57.153:57.15AUSHULL Jessica3:52.673:50.83USAJOHNSON Sinclaire3:56.933:56.75USAMACLEAN Heather3:57.793:57.79SUIWIND Joceline4:01.594:01.59ITAZENONI Marta3:59.163:59.16<\/p>\n

3000m Women<\/p>\n

400m Hurdles Women<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBNEDBOL Femke51.9150.95ITAFOLORUNSO Ayomide54.2153.89NORIUEL Amalie54.3854.38JAMKNIGHT Andrenette53.6753.26BELVAN DEN BROECK Naomi54.1254.12RSAVAN DER WALT Zen\u00e9y54.2553.90PANWOODRUFF Gianna53.8953.69SVKZAPLETALOV\u00c1 Emma53.5853.58Nat.NameSBPBPORAFONSO Salom\u00e98:39.318:39.31ETHAMEBAW Likina8:34.538:24.29USAANDREWS Josette8:44.708:44.70ETHBAWEKE Aleshign8:32.888:32.88ETHBELAYNEH Fantaye8:34.308:34.30AUSDAVIES Rose8:36.538:35.57ESPGARC\u00cdA Marta8:38.838:29.32AUSGRIFFITH Georgia8:35.108:24.20ETHMESHESHA Hirut8:22.728:22.72GBRNUTTALL Hannah8:33.828:33.82KENNYAGA Caroline8:34.798:30.99<\/p>\n

3000m Steeplechase Women<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBTUNBOUZAYANI Marwa9:06.849:04.93KENCHEROTICH Faith8:48.718:48.71TUNDHAHRI Rihab9:20.179:20.17USAJENNINGS Gabrielle9:06.619:06.61KAZJEPKEMEI Daisy9:22.289:06.66KAZJERUTO Norah8:59.468:53.02GERKRAUSE Gesa Felicitas9:28.759:03.30POLKR\u00d3LIK Kinga9:22.149:22.14USAMARKEZICH Olivia9:14.269:14.26GERMEYER Lea9:09.219:09.21USAWAYMENT Courtney9:08.889:06.50<\/p>\n

Long Jump Women<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBUSABRYANT Claire6.936.93ITAIAPICHINO Larissa7.067.06SUIK\u00c4LIN Annik6.786.84FRAKPATCHA Hilary7.027.02GERMIHAMBO Malaika7.017.30USANICHOLS Monae\u20196.886.97<\/p>\n

Pole Vault Women<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBSUIBACHMANN Lea4.584.58ITABRUNI Roberta4.654.73USAGROVE Emily4.734.75USAMOON Katie4.854.95USAMORRIS Sandi4.835.00SUIMOSER Angelica4.804.88SLO\u0160UTEJ Tina4.734.81<\/p>\n

Javelin Throw Women<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBRSADU PLESSIS Jo-Ane62.7764.22JPNKITAGUCHI Haruka64.6367.38AUSLITTLE Mackenzie59.8666.27COLRUIZ HURTADO Flor Denis62.0466.70GRETZENGKO Elina64.9065.81SRBVILAGO\u0160 Adriana67.2267.22<\/p>\n

Triple Jump Women<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBDMALAFOND Thea14.4515.02USAMOORE Jasmine14.6814.78CUBP\u00c9REZ HERN\u00c1NDEZ Leyanis14.9214.98CUBPOVEA Liadagmis14.8414.93JAMRICKETTS Shanieka14.6415.03CUBVELAZCO Davisleydi14.7214.72<\/p>\n

Discus Throw Women<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBUSAALLMAN Valarie73.5273.52CROELKASEVI\u0106 Sandra66.9771.41USAJACKSON Cierra67.8267.82CUBP\u00c9REZ Yaim\u00e968.1873.09USATAUSAGA Laulauga70.7270.72NEDVAN KLINKEN Jorinde66.4270.22<\/p>\n

High Jump Women \u2013 August 27<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBGERHONSEL Christina2.002.00GBRLAKE Morgan1.961.97UKRLEVCHENKO Yuliia1.982.02UKRMAHUCHIKH Yaroslava2.022.10AUSOLYSLAGERS Nicola2.012.03AUSPATTERSON Eleanor1.972.02<\/p>\n

Shot Put Women \u2013 August 27<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBUSAEWEN Maggie19.9420.45USAJACKSON Chase20.9520.95SUIMAZENAUER Miryam17.5517.55CANMITTON Sarah20.3920.68SWEROOS Fanny19.6619.66USAROSS Jaida20.1320.13NEDSCHILDER Jessica20.4720.47Men\u2019s start lists<\/p>\n

100m Men<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBGBRAZU Jeremiah9.979.97JAMBLAKE Ackeem9.889.88USABROMELL Trayvon9.849.76USACOLEMAN Christian9.869.76USAHICKLIN Brandon9.939.93RSAMASWANGANYI Shaun10.079.91RSASIMBINE Akani9.909.82RSAWALAZA Bayanda9.949.94<\/p>\n

200m Men<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBLBRFAHNBULLEH Joseph20.0719.83USAGREGORY Robert19.8019.80USAKING Kyree20.2019.90USALYLES Noah19.6319.31CUBMENA Reynier20.0519.63DOMOGANDO Alexander19.8619.86NGRONWUZURIKE Udodi Chudi20.1719.76BOTTEBOGO Letsile19.7619.46<\/p>\n

400m Men<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBUSABAILEY Christopher44.1544.15BELDOOM Alexander44.6644.15BOTKEBINATSHIPI Busang Collen44.5144.22BOTNDORI Bayapo44.2544.10USANORWOOD Vernon44.3444.10USAPATTERSON Jacory43.9843.98ZAMSAMUKONGA Muzala44.1143.74BELSEGERS Daniel44.6344.63<\/p>\n

800m Men<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBCANAROP Marco1:42.221:41.20ESPATTAOUI Mohamed1:42.731:42.04GBRBURGIN Max1:42.361:42.36USAHOEY Josh1:42.011:42.01USAHOPPEL Bryce1:42.491:41.67BOTMASALELA Tshepiso1:42.701:42.70ALGSEDJATI Djamel1:42.201:41.46POLSIERADZKI Patryk1:44.161:44.16KENWANYONYI Emmanuel1:41.441:41.11<\/p>\n

1500m Men<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBKENCHERUIYOT Reynold3:30.943:30.30KENCHERUIYOT Timothy3:29.753:28.28MARESSAYI Anass3:30.743:30.74GERFARKEN Robert3:30.803:30.80FRAHABZ Azeddine3:27.493:27.49KENKOECH Phanuel Kipkosgei3:27.723:27.72NEDLAROS Niels3:30.583:29.54PORNADER Isaac3:29.373:29.37NORNORD\u00c5S Narve Gilje3:30.263:29.47USANUGUSE Yared3:30.373:27.80POLRAK Filip3:32.533:32.53SLORUDOLF \u017dan3:39.373:39.37<\/p>\n

3000m Men<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBGERABDILAAHI Mohamed7:38.97 (i)7:38.98ETHADISU Wegene3:35.67 (1500m)7:55.19FRAAKBACHE Mounir1:52.37 (800m)\u00a0\u00a0SWEALMGREN Andreas7:31.427:31.42USABLANKS Graham8:03.228:03.22USAFISHER Grant8:03.857:25.47ETHGIRMA Kuma7:31.78 (i)7:37.50FRAGRESSIER Jimmy7:30.18NR (i)\u00a07:40.21SUILOBALU Dominic Lokinyomo7:41.72 (i)\u00a07:27.68ETHMEHARY Biniam7:29.99WU20R AU20R (i)7:29.99WU20R AU20RSUIRAESS Jonas7:36.137:35.12ETHTEFERA Samuel7:31.86 (i)7:31.86 (i)\u00a0<\/p>\n

110m Hurdles Men<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBJAMBENNETT Orlando13.1013.09USABRITT Jamal13.0813.07USACRITTENDEN Freddie13.0912.93USACUNNINGHAM Trey13.0013.00SUIJOSEPH Jason13.0713.07ESPLLOPIS Enrique13.1613.09JPNMURATAKE Rachid12.9212.92USATINCH Cordell12.8712.87<\/p>\n

400m Hurdles Men<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBTURAK\u00c7AM Berke48.7248.14USAALLEN CJ48.1047.58USABASSITT Trevor48.1447.38SUIBONVIN Julien48.6648.59BRALIMA Matheus48.0848.08NGRNATHANIEL Ezekiel47.3147.31QATSAMBA Abderrahman47.0946.98NORWARHOLM Karsten46.2845.94<\/p>\n

3000m Steeplechase Men<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBESPARCE Daniel8:10.588:08.45MARBEN YAZIDE Salaheddine8:06.448:06.44FRADARU Nicolas-Marie8:10.698:10.69TUNJHINAOUI Mohamed Amin8:08.278:07.73KENKONES Wilberforce Chemiat8:34.208:21.42KENLANGAT Wesley8:31.538:26.04GERRUPPERT Frederik8:01.498:01.49KENSEREM Edmund8:04.008:04.00ETHSIME Abrham8:07.928:02.36USAUPDIKE Isaac8:10.598:10.59BELVAN DE VELDE Tim8:14.408:14.40<\/p>\n

Triple Jump Men<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBITAD\u00cdAZ HERN\u00c1NDEZ Andy17.1917.75AUTKINGLEY Endiorass16.8516.85PORPICHARDO Pedro17.0618.08JAMSCOTT Jordan17.5217.52ALGTRIKI Yasser Mohammed17.2917.43BURZANGO Hugues Fabrice17.2117.82<\/p>\n

Discus Throw Men<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBLTUALEKNA Mykolas75.5675.56SLO\u010cEH Kristjan72.3672.36AUSDENNY Matthew74.7874.78GERJANSSEN Henrik69.9469.94GBROKOYE Lawrence70.7670.76SWEST\u00c5HL Daniel70.1971.86<\/p>\n

Javelin Throw Men<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBINDCHOPRA Neeraj90.2390.23MDAMARDARE Andrian82.3886.66GRNPETERS Anderson85.6493.07TTOWALCOTT Keshorn86.3090.16GERWEBER Julian91.0691.06SUIWIELAND Simon79.3379.44KENYEGO Julius84.5192.72<\/p>\n

Pole Vault Men \u2013 August 27<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBSWEDUPLANTIS Armand6.296.29GREKARALIS Emmanouil6.086.08USAKENDRICKS Sam5.826.06FRALAVILLENIE Renaud5.826.05AUSMARSCHALL Kurtis5.935.95NEDVLOON Menno5.925.92<\/p>\n

Long Jump Men \u2013 August 27<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBAUSADCOCK Liam8.348.34SUIEHAMMER Simon8.348.45ITAFURLANI Mattia8.318.38JAMMCLEOD Carey8.338.38JAMPINNOCK Wayne8.208.54GRETENTOGLOU Miltiadis8.468.65<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Shot Put \u2013 August 27<\/p>\n

Nat.NameSBPBJAMCAMPBELL Rajindra22.0422.31ITAFABBRI Leonardo22.8222.98USAKOVACS Joe22.4823.23USAOTTERDAHL Payton22.3522.46USAPIPERI Adrian22.2922.29NZLWALSH Tom21.8922.90SUIWIELAND Stefan19.2919.29How to watch
Diamond League YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

Australia \u2013\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

Belgium \u2013\u00a0Sporza<\/a><\/p>\n

Canada: CBC<\/p>\n

Norway \u2013 NRK 2<\/p>\n

Switzerland \u2013 SRF ZWEI<\/p>\n

Netherlands \u2013\u00a0Ziggo Sport<\/a><\/p>\n

United States \u2013 Flowsports<\/p>\n

Jamaica, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago \u2013 CPSL<\/p>\n

United Kingdom: BBC and BBC Sports Website<\/p>\n

Czech Republic: CT Sports<\/p>\n

Germany \u2013\u00a0Sportdeutschland.tv<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0ZDF<\/a><\/p>\n

Austria \u2013 ORF Sport Plus<\/p>\n

Japan \u2013\u00a0TBS<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

South America\/Latin America \u2013\u00a0PanamSports Channel<\/a><\/p>\n

Italy: Rai 2 and Sky<\/p>\n

Sweden:\u00a0SVT<\/a><\/p>\n

Finland: MTV<\/p>\n

Poland \u2013\u00a0Polsat Sport Premium 1<\/p>\n

France \u2013\u00a0L\u2019Equipe Live<\/a><\/p>\n

Israel:\u00a0Sport 1<\/a><\/p>\n

Spain: Movistar<\/p>\n

Africa\/Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport<\/p>\n

Check where to watch the event in your country\u00a0here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a9 Copyright \u2013 2025 \u2013 Athletics Illustrated The 2025 Diamond League final runs Wednesday and Thursday, August 27…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11340,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[6],"tags":[5420,8564,51],"class_list":["post-11339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-zurich","tag-diamond-league","tag-diamond-league-finale","tag-zurich"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}