Faith Kipyegon will take on the 5000m at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on May 25th, almost a year after she broke the world record over the distance at the Wanda Diamond League in Paris last season.
Kipyegon stunned the world and wrote herself indelibly into the athletics' history books when she broke three world records in the space of just a month in the Wanda Diamond League in 2023, following her 1500m triumph in Florence with a 5000m record in Paris and a mile record in Monaco.
She later went on to claim the 1500m Diamond Trophy in Eugene with a meeting record of 3:50.72, crowning a staggering season with her fourth Diamond League title.
Yet Eugene also saw her lose her 5000m world record to Ethiopian rival Gudaf Tsegay, who stormed to the title in 14:00.21, shaving almost five seconds off Kipyegon's previous mark.
Kenyan Kipyegon will no doubt have her eye on another historic time when she returns to Hayward Field in the 5000m later this month.
She is joined in Oregon by a number of fellow athletics superstars, including world champions, Olympic champions and reigning Diamond League champions.
The women's 1500m will pit Ethiopia's World Athletics Championships silver medallist Diribe Welteji against British star and two-time Diamond League champion Laura Muir.
In the men's 110m hurdles, world champion Grant Holloway of the USA takes on Olympic champion Hansle Parchment of Jamaica, just nine months after Parchment sensationally snatched the Diamond League title away from him in Eugene last year. Fellow American Daniel Roberts, meanwhile, will fancy his chances of beating both men after starting the season with back-to-back victories in Xiamen and Suzhou.
The Wanda Diamond League is the premier one-day meeting series in athletics. It comprises 15 of the most prestigious events in global track and field. Athletes compete for points at the 14 series meetings in a bid to qualify for the two-day Wanda Diamond League Final in Brussels on 13th-14th September.
