The official startlists for the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, scheduled for Thursday, June 4, starting at 7:10 pm, have been released. The highlight of the evening will be the men’s 100 metres, the final event on the program at 10:52 p.m. The lane assignments have been confirmed, with Noah Lyles and Marcell Jacobs set to race side by side.
Olympic champion Noah Lyles of the United States will compete in lane 6, while Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Marcell Jacobs will run in lane 5. Also in the field are Olympic 200-metre champion Letsile Tebogo of Botswana in lane 3 and World Indoor 60-meter champion Jordan Anthony of the United States in lane 4.
Another highly anticipated sprint showdown will take place in the women’s 200 meters, featuring world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden in lane 7 and Olympic 100-meter champion Julien Alfred in lane 8.
The progression heights for the men’s high jump have also been set at 2.12 m, 2.16 m, 2.20 m, 2.23 m, 2.26 m, and 2.28 m, followed by 2-centimeter increments. The women’s pole vault progression will start at 4.30 m, followed by 4.45 m, 4.60 m, 4.70 m, and 4.80 m, with subsequent increases of 5 centimeters.
TICKETS – There is still time to purchase tickets for the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea. On Thursday, the Monte Mario stand ticket office at the Stadio Olimpico (Viale dei Gladiatori) will be open from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm