After a brief hiatus, the Diamond League will be back in session in Lausanne, serving as the first major competition since the Paris Olympics.

Track and field athletes brought the heat in Paris and will continue to do so throughout the remainder of the Diamond League season, as many stars and medalists from this year’s Olympics are ready to throw down in Lausanne. 

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Six Finalists from Paris Olympics to Run It Back in Women's 100m Hurdles

Lausanne will be in for a treat with the women’s 100 meter hurdles. It’s not every day that you get to see nearly an entire Olympic final re-created, as six of the eight finalists from Paris will be toeing the line this weekend!

The big name not competing amongst this crew will be the Olympic Champion, Masai Russell. After her, we’ll see the women who finished 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th in the Olympics in this event. 

Perennial superstar Jasmine Camacho-Quinn will be there, who finished 3rd in Paris, only .03 seconds behind Russell’s gold medal. She’s only gotten better as the season has progressed forward, running her best times at the Olympics. It wouldn’t be surprising to see her improve upon her 12.35 season’s best from the Olympic semifinal.

Cyrena Samba-Mayela, bringing home the silver medal in front of her home crowd, has been on an excellent tear in 2024. Her 12.31 personal best is tied-for-second in this field, along with Grace Stark and Alaysha Johnson. 

The woman with the fastest time in the field in 2024, Ackera Nugent, unfortunately recorded a DNF in the Olympic Final. She’s got another great chance to turn that result around and give herself a chance to perform great in Lausanne. 

Americans Grace Stark and Alaysha Johnson who finished 5th and 7th in Paris, respectively, will also be ready to bring it, as well. 

Tebogo, Knighton, Kerley to face off in Men’s 200m

With the likes of Noah Lyles, Letsile Tebogo, Fred Kerley, Kishane Thompson, and more, men’s sprinting is in an incredibly entertaining and competitive place. Many of the finest young stars are aligned here in Lausanne, including Tebogo and Kerley. 

Lyles, Olympic Champion in the 100 meters, was slated to be a headliner in this one, but recently announced that he’s ending his season prematurely, due to a foot injury. 

Tebogo brought his best stuff for the Olympics, bringing home a dominant win in the 200 meters, running 19.46 for his first gold medal. He also displayed some great range by taking 6th in the 100 meters by running 9.86 and displayed some heroics on Botswana’s 4x400 relay, splitting 43.06 on the anchor leg to earn the silver medal for his home country. 

Erriyon Knighton, whose season has been slightly abbreviated compared to his competitors, fared very well at the Olympics, bringing home a runner-up finish in the 200 meters, finishing ahead of Noah Lyles.

Knighton, along with Fred Kerley, should serve as Tebogo’s primary competition for this 200 in Lausanne. Kerley rose to the occasion in the 100 meters, clutching up with a bronze medal by running 9.81, which was a huge performance for the American. 

Considering how fast these three ran in their best events in Paris, this 200 will be a great litmus test to see who’s still got it and ready to bring it over the remaining portion of the season.

Five of Top Six Finishers from Paris Olympics to Battle in Men's 800m

If we thought the Men’s 800 final in Paris was an insane spectacle… we might be in for another barn buster once again! 

Newly crowned Olympic Champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi will be leading the charge, fresh off his 1:41.19 personal best in the Olympic final. He’s been nearly untouchable all year, finding ways to win almost every time he steps on the track. 

What needs to be said is this: how close can Wanyonyi get to David Rudisha’s legendary World Record? Rudisha ran 1:40.91 at the 2012 London Olympics, to which Wanyonyi is only just a few tenths of a second off of. 

It’ll be up to his talented competitors to help pull him along, starting with Marco Arop. The reigning World Champion in this event, Arop gave Wanyonyi a serious run for his money in Paris, finishing a mere .01 seconds behind Wanyonyi, as he earned the silver medal for Canada by running 1:41.20. 

Bryce Hoppel’s Olympic performance was incredible, but might get slightly overlooked because he finished just off the podium in 4th. What should be celebrated, in fact, is that he destroyed the standing American Record in the 800 meters, running 1:41.67 to become the first American to break 1:42. 

It’s clear that these three, in particular, are ready to do something special here. 

We shouldn’t count out Mohamed Attaoui and Gabriel Tual, who finished 5th and 6th at the Olympics, respectively. Tual’s run 1:41.61, while Attaoui’s run 1:42.04, adding to the ridiculous firepower we could see make something big happen in Lausanne.

If the pace is aggressive once again, just like the Olympic Final, it would not be surprising to see a batch of personal bests and some marginal progress towards that World Record come from these five. 

Reekie, Moraa, Bell Highlight Deep Women's 800m

The 800 meters will be on incredible display in Lausanne this weekend, as this race will be deep for the women. Nine of the 12 women have broken 1:58 this year.

Jemma Reekie is the fastest woman in the field in 2024, with her 1:55.61 personal best sitting as the top mark of the group. Reekie did not advance to the Olympic final, which was a slight disappointment, considering she was a medal contender. 

This race in Lausanne will be a great opportunity for Reekie to redeem herself and shoot for greatness, with a strong group of women to challenge for a Diamond League victory. 

Mary Moraa earned a bronze medal at the Olympics, running 1:57.42 for third, giving herself another global medal to her resume. She’ll most definitely be right there with Reekie, along with Shafiqua Maloney (4th in Paris) and Renelle Lamote (5th in Paris). 

You can also never count out Natoya Goule-Toppin, who didn’t have the greatest race at the Olympics, but still is always a competitor in these 800’s. 

Georgia Bell, who ran the race of her life in the 1500 final in the Olympics, is riding some excellent momentum after her bronze medal in Paris. Her recently revived running career has been a fun one to watch, as she’s been a star talent in both the 800 and 1500 this year. 

Bell’s 1:56.28 personal best is in serious danger here in Lausanne, as she’s proven she’s in some great fitness, to boot. 

Might we see some new faces under 1:56 this weekend? That may be very likely with the breadth and depth of this field.