{"id":2408,"date":"2025-06-04T08:54:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T08:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/?p=2408"},"modified":"2025-06-04T19:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T19:10:17","slug":"golden-gala-preview-event-by-event-11-olympic-champions-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/golden-gala-preview-event-by-event-11-olympic-champions-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Gala preview event by event: 11 Olympic champions in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Minute by minute, event by event, here is the schedule of the <strong>Golden Gala Pietro Mennea \u2013 Presented by IP<\/strong>, featuring all the stars of the fifth leg of the Wanda Diamond League. There are 14 disciplines awarding points for the Wanda Diamond League Final in Zurich on August 27\u201328. The lineup includes <strong>11 <\/strong>Olympic champions, <strong>15<\/strong> Diamond League Champions, and <strong>62<\/strong> medallists from the Olympics and World Championships.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/programme-results\/\"><strong>ENTRY LISTS and TIMETABLE &#8211; GOLDEN GALA PIETRO MENNEA 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>19:15 &#8211; WOMEN&#8217;S POLE VAULT<\/strong><br><em>World Record | Yelena <strong>Isinbaeva<\/strong> (RUS) 5.06 | Zurich, 28 August 2009<br>Diamond League Record | Anzhelika <strong>Sidorova<\/strong> (RUS) 5.01 | Zurich, 9 September 2021<br>Meeting Record | Yelena <strong>Isinbaeva<\/strong> (RUS) 5.03 | Rome, 11 July 2008<br>2025 World Lead | Amanda <strong>Moll<\/strong> (USA) 4.91 | Indianapolis, 28 February 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the &#8220;must-see&#8221; events in the history of the Golden Gala, featuring the 2008 world record by Yelena Isinbaeva (5.03). Two indoor world champions are expected: French athlete Marie-Julie <strong>Bonnin<\/strong> and American Sandi <strong>Morris<\/strong>, who also boasts an Olympic silver, three World silvers, and is the only one in the field to have won a Golden Gala (2022). Also returning to the Olympic Stadium is Swiss athlete Angelica <strong>Moser<\/strong>, the reigning European champion from Rome in 2024. The elite field also includes Slovenian record holder Tina <strong>\u0160utej<\/strong>, Czech record holder Amalie <strong>\u0160v\u00e1b\u00edkov\u00e1<\/strong>, another American Gabriela <strong>Leon<\/strong>, and Italians Roberta <strong>Bruni<\/strong> (national record holder) and Elisa <strong>Molinarolo<\/strong> (6th at the Paris Olympics with 4.70).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/morris-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/morris-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/morris-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/morris-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/morris-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/morris-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sandi Morris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>19:30 &#8211; WOMEN&#8217;S DISCUS<\/strong><br><em>World Record | Gabriele <strong>Reinsch<\/strong> (GDR) 76.80 | Neubrandenburg, 9 July 1988<br>Diamond League Record | Sandra <strong>Elkasevic-Perkovic<\/strong> (CRO) 71.38 | Doha, 4 May 2018<br>Meeting Record | Sandra <strong>Elkasevic-Perkovic<\/strong> (CRO) 68.93 | Rome, 31 May 2018<br>2025 World Lead | Valarie <strong>Allman<\/strong> (USA) 73.52 | Ramona, 12 April 2025<\/em><br><br>Perhaps the most decorated field of this edition featuring two double Olympic champions, Valarie <strong>Allman<\/strong> and Croatia&#8217;s Sandra <strong>Elkasevic-Perkovic<\/strong>, who has won seven consecutive European titles (2010\u20132024) and holds four Golden Gala wins. Allman won the event last year. Also competing: world champions Laulauga <strong>Tausaga<\/strong> (USA), Yaim\u00e9 <strong>Perez<\/strong> (CUB), and <strong>Feng<\/strong> Bin (CHN), as well as Italy&#8217;s record holder Daisy <strong>Osakue<\/strong>, Germans Kristin <strong>Pudenz<\/strong> and Marike <strong>Steinacker<\/strong>, Dutch European silver medallist Jorinde <strong>Van<\/strong> <strong>Klinken<\/strong>, and Sweden&#8217;s Vanessa <strong>Kamga<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/allman_Ok-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/allman_Ok-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/allman_Ok-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/allman_Ok-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/allman_Ok-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/allman_Ok.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Valarie Allman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>19:48 &#8211; WOMEN&#8217;S TRIPLE JUMP<\/strong><br><em>World Record | Yulimar <strong>Rojas<\/strong> (VEN) 15.74 | Belgrade, 20 March 2022<br>Diamond League Record | Yulimar <strong>Rojas<\/strong> (VEN) 15.52 | Lausanne, 26 August 2021<br>Meeting Record | Yamil\u00e9 <strong>Aldama<\/strong> (CUB) 15.29 | Rome, 11 July 2003<br>2025 World Lead | Leyanis <strong>Perez Hernandez<\/strong> (CUB) 14.93 | Nanjing, 22 March 2025<\/em><br><br>Among the eleven Olympic champions at the Golden Gala is Dominica&#8217;s Thea <strong>LaFond<\/strong>, who added a world indoor title to her 2024 Olympic gold. All Olympic medals are represented: Shanieka <strong>Ricketts<\/strong> (silver, 2024), Ana <strong>Peleteiro-Compaor\u00e9<\/strong> (Tokyo 2021 bronze), and Jasmine <strong>Moore<\/strong> (Paris 2024 bronze). Also on the roster: Cuban stars Leyanis <strong>Perez Hernandez <\/strong>and Liadagmis <strong>Povea<\/strong> (gold and silver at the Nanjing World Indoors), Romanian Diana Ana Maria <strong>Ion<\/strong>, French European bronze medallist Ilionis <strong>Guillaume<\/strong>, and Slovenia&#8217;s national record holder Neja <strong>Filipic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/LaFond-1024x716.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/LaFond-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/LaFond-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/LaFond-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/LaFond-1536x1074.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/LaFond-2048x1432.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thea LaFond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>21:01 &#8211; MEN&#8217;S HIGH JUMP<\/strong><br><em>World Record | Javier <strong>Sotomayor<\/strong> (CUB) 2.45 | Salamanca, 27 July 1993<br>Diamond League Record | Mutaz Essa <strong>Barshim<\/strong> (QAT) 2.43 | Brussels, 5 September 2014<br>Meeting Record | Mutaz Essa <strong>Barshim<\/strong> (QAT) 2.41 | Rome, 5 June 2014<br>2025 World Lead | Oleh <strong>Doroshchuk<\/strong> (UKR) 2.34 | Apeldoorn, 8 March 2025<\/em><br><br>Two Olympic champions will compete: Gianmarco <strong>Tamberi<\/strong>, making his season debut after winning the 2024 Diamond League final, and New Zealand&#8217;s Hamish <strong>Kerr<\/strong>, who added Olympic gold in Paris to his world indoor titles. South Korea&#8217;s <strong>Woo<\/strong> Sang-hyeok and USA&#8217;s JuVaughn <strong>Harrison<\/strong> bring more global medals. Also in the field: the full 2025 European indoor podium (Oleh <strong>Doroshchuk<\/strong>, Jan <strong>Stefela<\/strong>, Matteo <strong>Sioli<\/strong>), Italians Stefano <strong>Sottile<\/strong> and Manuel <strong>Lando<\/strong>, plus Jamaican duo Raymond <strong>Richards<\/strong> and Romaine <strong>Beckford<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/tamberi-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/tamberi-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/tamberi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/tamberi-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/tamberi-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/tamberi-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gianmarco Tamberi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>21:04 &#8211; WOMEN&#8217;S 400m HURDLES<\/strong><br><em>World Record | Sydney <strong>McLaughlin-Levrone<\/strong> (USA) 50.37 | Paris, 8 August 2024<br>Diamond League Record | Femke <strong>Bol<\/strong> (NED) 51.30 | London, 20 July 2024<br>Meeting Record | Femke <strong>Bol<\/strong> (NED) 52.43 | Florence, 2 June 2023<br>2025 World Lead | Sydney <strong>McLaughlin-Levrone<\/strong> (USA) 52.07 | Miramar, 3 May 2025<\/em><br><br>The top name in the field is Jamaican Rushell <strong>Clayton<\/strong>, a two-time World bronze medallist. No previous Golden Gala winner is entered so that the victor will write her name into the history books of the event for the first time. Also competing: Jamaicans Shiann <strong>Salmon<\/strong> and Andrenette <strong>Knight<\/strong>, French Euro silver medallist Louise <strong>Maraval<\/strong>, Italian record holder Ayomide <strong>Folorunso<\/strong>\u2014who recently beat Clayton in Rabat\u2014plus Great Britain&#8217;s Lina <strong>Nielsen<\/strong>, South Africa&#8217;s Zeney <strong>Geldenhuys-Van der Walt<\/strong>, and American Cassandra <strong>Tate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/clayton-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/clayton-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/clayton-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/clayton-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/clayton-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/clayton-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rushell Clayton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>21:16 &#8211; MEN&#8217;S 1500M<\/strong><br><em>World Record | Hicham <strong>El Guerrouj<\/strong> (MAR) 3:26.00 | Rome, 14 July 1998<br>Diamond League Record | Asbel <strong>Kiprop<\/strong> (KEN) 3:26.69 | Monaco, 17 July 2015<br>Meeting Record | Hicham <strong>El<\/strong> <strong>Guerrouj<\/strong> (MAR) 3:26.00 | Rome, 14 July 1998<br>2025 World Lead | Jakob <strong>Ingebrigtsen<\/strong> (NOR) 3:29.63 | Li\u00e9vin, 13 February 2025<\/em><br><br>The disciplines that has made Golden Gala history, with the world record of 3:26.00 still held by Hicham El Guerrouj since 1998. At the starting line is the most recent winner of this distance at the meeting in 2018, Kenyan Timothy <strong>Cheruiyot<\/strong>, world champion in Doha 2019 (and silver medallist in 2018), as well as Olympic silver medallist in Tokyo 2021. The younger and nearly namesake Reynold <strong>Cheruiyot<\/strong> returns to his favorite event (second place in Rabat) after winning the 5000 meters in the Doha leg. The third Kenyan in the race is Brian <strong>Komen<\/strong>, African champion and Olympic finalist, who already claimed a Diamond League victory last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the exception of New Zealander Oliver <strong>Hoare<\/strong>, American Vincent <strong>Ciattei<\/strong>, and Moroccan Anass <strong>Essayi<\/strong>, the other milers competing are all European: among the entrants are Spain\u2019s 2023 European indoor 800m champion Adri\u00e1n <strong>Ben<\/strong>, France\u2019s European indoor 1500m silver medallist Azeddine <strong>Habz<\/strong>, Britain\u2019s 2016 European 800m bronze medallist Elliot <strong>Giles<\/strong>, Italy\u2019s national champion Federico <strong>Riva<\/strong> \u2014 who debuted last Friday in Bydgoszcz with 3:33.79 and followed up with a swift 1:44.80 in the 800 meters in Rovereto \u2014 Germany\u2019s European finalist at Rome 2024 Robert <strong>Farken<\/strong>, Sweden\u2019s European and World indoor finalist Samuel <strong>Pihlstr\u00f6m<\/strong>, Poland\u2019s Filip <strong>Rak<\/strong>, and Slovenia\u2019s Zan <strong>Rudolf<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/cheru-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/cheru-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/cheru-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/cheru-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/cheru-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/cheru-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Timothy Cheruiyot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>21:27 &#8211; MEN&#8217;S SHOT PUT<\/strong><br><em>World Record | Ryan <strong>Crouser<\/strong> (USA) 23.56 | Los Angeles, 27 May 2023<br>Diamond League Record | Joe <strong>Kovacs<\/strong> (USA) 23.23 | Zurich, 7 September 2022<br>Meeting Record | Ryan <strong>Crouser<\/strong> (USA) 22.49 | Rome, 30 August 2024<br>2025 World Lead | Payton <strong>Otterdahl<\/strong> (USA) 21.97 | Rabat, 25 May 2025<br><\/em><br>Only one primary name is missing from the world elite: world record holder Ryan Crouser, who was sidelined with an elbow injury. Yet this event still boasts an extraordinary field, with eight of the top ten global throwers\u2014Olympic, World, and European medallists. Leading the pack is two-time World Champion and three-time Olympic silver medallist Joe <strong>Kovacs<\/strong>, fronting a quartet of Americans including world indoor silver and bronze medallists Roger <strong>Steen<\/strong> and Adrian <strong>Piperi<\/strong>, plus Olympic fourth-placer Payton <strong>Otterdahl<\/strong>, who recently won in Zagreb, Rabat, and Bydgoszcz before being soundly defeated in Rovereto by Italy&#8217;s Zane <strong>Weir<\/strong>. Weir is back in top form (21.84) ahead of the Golden Gala. Italy&#8217;s top talents will be displayed with Weir and 2024 European Champion, 2023 World silver medallist, and national record holder Leonardo <strong>Fabbri<\/strong>, winner of the last Diamond Trophy. Romania&#8217;s Andrei <strong>Toader<\/strong>, who succeeded Weir as European Indoor Champion in Apeldoorn, also entered. From Jamaica comes the top left-handed thrower in the world, Olympic bronze medallist Rajindra <strong>Campbell<\/strong>, and from New Zealand, four-time World Champion (three indoors) Tom <strong>Walsh<\/strong>. Nigeria&#8217;s Chukwuebuka <strong>Enekwechi<\/strong>, Olympic finalist and four-time African Champion, completes the elite cast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/kovacs-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/kovacs-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/kovacs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/kovacs-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/kovacs-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/kovacs-2048x1368.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joe Kovacs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>21:31 &#8211; WOMEN&#8217;S 5000m<\/strong><br><em>World Record | Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) 14:00.21 | Eugene, 17 September 2023<br>Diamond League Record | Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) 14:00.21 | Eugene, 17 September 2023<br>Meeting Record | Almaz Ayana (ETH) 14:12.59 | Rome, 2 June 2016<br>2025 World Lead | Agnes Jebet Ngetich (KEN) 14:25.80 | Miramar, 2 May 2025<\/em><br><br>After eight years, the women&#8217;s 5000m returns to the Golden Gala\u2014and what a comeback! Rivalries reignited from recent Olympics and Diamond League seasons. Italy&#8217;s Nadia <strong>Battocletti<\/strong>, silver medallist in the 10,000m and fourth in the 5000m in Paris, will face Kenya&#8217;s Beatrice <strong>Chebet<\/strong>, who recently clocked 8:11.56 over 3000m in Rabat (the second-fastest ever), ahead of Nadia&#8217;s national record of 8:26.27\u2014and she nearly broke the 1500m Italian record in Rovereto with 3:58.15. Battocletti also takes on Ethiopia&#8217;s Gudaf <strong>Tsegay<\/strong>, whom she outpaced at the Olympics in both 5000 and 10,000 meters. Tsegay and Chebet will renew their rivalry from the 2022 Diamond League final in Eugene, where Tsegay set the world record (14:00.21) and Chebet ran 14:05.92, the third-fastest in history. Joining them are Ethiopians Freweyni <strong>Hailu<\/strong> (3000m World Indoor Champion), 2008-born prodigy Marta <strong>Alemayo<\/strong>, Asayech <strong>Ayichew<\/strong>, Aleshign <strong>Baweke<\/strong>, and Chaltu <strong>Dida<\/strong>; Kenya&#8217;s Margaret <strong>Akidor<\/strong>; Uganda&#8217;s Winnie <strong>Nanyondo<\/strong>; Americans Shelby <strong>Houlihan<\/strong> (World Indoor bronze), Josette <strong>Andrews-Norris<\/strong>, and Karissa <strong>Schweizer<\/strong>; Burundi&#8217;s Francine <strong>Niyomukunzi<\/strong>; and four top Europeans: Maureen <strong>Koster<\/strong> (NED), Marta <strong>Garcia<\/strong> (ESP), Megan <strong>Keith<\/strong> (GBR \u2013 10,000m European bronze in Rome), and Sarah <strong>Madeleine<\/strong> (FRA). Two world record holders\u2014Chebet (10,000m \u2013 28:54.14) and Tsegay\u2014face-off, with Italian record holder Battocletti ready to thrill the Stadio Olimpico just as she did at the record-breaking 2024 European Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/nadia-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/nadia-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/nadia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/nadia-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/nadia-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/nadia-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nadia Battocletti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>21:35 &#8211; MEN&#8217;S LONG JUMP<\/strong><br><em>World Record | Mike <strong>Powell<\/strong> (USA) 8.95 | Tokyo, 30 August 1991<br>Diamond League Record | Juan Miguel <strong>Echevarria<\/strong> (CUB) 8.65 | Zurich, 29 August 2019<br>Meeting Record | Dwight <strong>Phillips<\/strong> (USA) 8.61 | Rome, 10 July 2009<br>2025 World Lead | Mattia <strong>Furlani<\/strong> (ITA) 8.37 | Toru\u0144, 16 February 2025<\/em><br><br>The Stadio Olimpico is ready to roar for World Indoor Champion and U20 World Record holder Mattia <strong>Furlani<\/strong>, Olympic bronze medallist in Paris, European silver medallist outdoors (Rome 2024) and indoors (Apeldoorn), and World Indoor silver medallist in Glasgow 2024. On Saturday, he leapt 8.31m in Rieti. His main rival, perennial opponent Miltiadis <strong>Tentoglou<\/strong>, the Greek superstar with eight major golds (Olympics, Worlds, Europeans), is now peaking in form. Other top contenders include European Indoor Champion Bozhidar <strong>Saraboyukov<\/strong> (BUL), European bronze medallist Lester <strong>Lescay<\/strong> (ESP), World bronze medallist Simon <strong>Ehammer<\/strong> (SUI \u2013 jumped 8.34 recently), World Indoor bronze medallist Carey <strong>McLeod<\/strong> (JAM), World Indoor bronze medallist Liam <strong>Adcock<\/strong> (AUS), and two-time World Indoor bronze medallist Marquis <strong>Dendy<\/strong> (USA). Sweden&#8217;s Thobias <strong>Montler<\/strong> (four-time European silver medallist) and Germany&#8217;s Simon <strong>Batz<\/strong> (6th at the Olympics) are completing the elite field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/furlani-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/furlani-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/furlani-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/furlani-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/furlani-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/furlani-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mattia Furlani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>21:59 &#8211; MEN\u2019S 400m<\/strong><br><em>World Record | Wayde <strong>Van Niekerk <\/strong>(RSA) 43.03 | Rio de Janeiro, 14 August 2016<br>Diamond League Record | Michael <strong>Norman<\/strong> (USA) 43.60 | Eugene, 28 May 2022<br>Meeting Record | Jeremy <strong>Wariner<\/strong> (USA) 43.62 | Rome, 14 July 2006<br>2025 World Lead | Zakithi <strong>Nene<\/strong> (RSA) 43.76 | Nairobi, 31 May 2025<\/em><br><br>Right after the women&#8217;s 5000m comes another all-star lineup to satisfy the Olympic Stadium crowd. A luxury trio of Olympic champions will compete: Quincy <strong>Hall<\/strong> of the USA (gold in Paris), Grenada&#8217;s Kirani <strong>James<\/strong> (gold in London 2012 and medallist in Rio and Tokyo, Golden Gala winner in 2022), and Vernon <strong>Norwood<\/strong> (USA), a two-time Olympic gold with the 4x400m relay. Representing fast-running Africa are South Africa&#8217;s Zakithi <strong>Nene<\/strong>\u2014first in the 4x400m at the World Relays and second in Rabat&#8217;s Diamond League, he ran 43.76 last Saturday in Nairobi\u2014and Botswana&#8217;s Collen <strong>Kebinatshipi<\/strong>, Olympic silver medallist in the 4x400m. Europe brings out its best: Belgium&#8217;s Alexander <strong>Doom<\/strong>, 2024 European champion (and World Indoor champion in the same year), Britain&#8217;s Charlie <strong>Dobson<\/strong>, European silver medallist in that excellent Rome final, Hungary&#8217;s European indoor champion Attila <strong>Molnar<\/strong>, and Italy&#8217;s Edoardo <strong>Scotti<\/strong>, national 4&#215;400 record holder and 2020 Golden Gala winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/nene-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/nene-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/nene-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/nene-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/nene-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/nene-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zakithi Nene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>22:13 &#8211; WOMEN&#8217;S 200m<\/strong><br><em>World Record | Florence <strong>Griffith-Joyner<\/strong> (USA) 21.34 | Seoul, 29 September 1988<br>Diamond League Record | Shericka <strong>Jackson<\/strong> (JAM) 21.48 | Brussels, 8 September 2023<br>Meeting Record | Shericka <strong>Jackson<\/strong> (JAM) 21.91 | Rome, 9 June 2022<br>2025 World Lead | Julien <strong>Alfred<\/strong> (LCA) 21.88 | Gainesville, 18 April 2025<\/em><br><br>On the starting blocks are American sprinters Anavia <strong>Battle<\/strong>\u2014winner in Shaoxing\/Keqiao&#8217;s Diamond League stop\u2014and Mckenzie <strong>Long<\/strong>, who finished seventh at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Ivory Coast&#8217;s 100m African record holder Marie Jos\u00e9e<strong> Ta<\/strong> <strong>Lou-Smith <\/strong>returns to Rome for her second season appearance, having previously won the 100m in Florence two years ago. Also competing are fellow Ivorian Jessika <strong>Gbai<\/strong>, Spain&#8217;s Paula <strong>Sevilla<\/strong> (World Relays 4&#215;400 winner and 4&#215;100 silver in Guangzhou), Britain&#8217;s Amy <strong>Hunt<\/strong> (World Relays gold with Team GB), and Italy&#8217;s Dalia <strong>Kaddari<\/strong>, European bronze medallist in the 4&#215;100 relay in Munich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/talou_ok-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/talou_ok-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/talou_ok-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/talou_ok-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/talou_ok-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/talou_ok.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marie-Jos\u00e9e Ta Lou-Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>22:27 &#8211; MEN&#8217;S 110m HURDLES<\/strong><br><em>World Record | Aries <strong>Merritt<\/strong> (USA) 12.80 | Brussels, 7 September 2012<br>Diamond League Record | Aries <strong>Merritt<\/strong> (USA) 12.80 | Brussels, 7 September 2012<br>Meeting Record | Allen <strong>Johnson<\/strong> (USA) 13.01 | Rome, 7 July 1999<br>Meeting Record | Omar <strong>McLeod<\/strong> (JAM) 13.01 | Florence, 10 June 2021<br>2025 World Lead | Cordell <strong>Tinch<\/strong> (USA) 12.87 | Keqiao, 3 May 2025<\/em><br><br>From the Paris 2024 Games to the Golden Gala, Olympic silver medallist Daniel <strong>Roberts<\/strong> (USA) headlines alongside fellow American Cordell <strong>Tinch<\/strong>, who ran a stunning 12.87 in Keqiao&#8217;s Diamond League leg, and Jamaican 2016 Olympic gold medallist Omar <strong>McLeod<\/strong>. The Italian Lorenzo Simonelli and France&#8217;s Sasha Zhoya will not compete. Other key rivals include Spain&#8217;s Enrique <strong>Llopis<\/strong> and Switzerland&#8217;s Jason <strong>Joseph<\/strong>, silver and bronze medallists from the European Championships in Rome, Spain&#8217;s 2022 European champion Asier <strong>Martinez<\/strong>, and France&#8217;s Wilhem <strong>Belocian<\/strong>, double silver medallist in the 60m hurdles at both the European Indoor Championships (Apeldoorn) and the World Indoors (Nanjing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/tinch-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/tinch-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/tinch-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/tinch-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/tinch-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/tinch-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cordell Tinch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>22:38 &#8211; MEN&#8217;S 100m<\/strong><br><em>World Record | Usain <strong>Bolt<\/strong> (JAM) 9.58 | Berlin, 16 August 2009<br>Diamond League Record | Yohan <strong>Blake<\/strong> (JAM) 9.69 | Lausanne, 23 August 2012<br>Meeting Record | Justin <strong>Gatlin<\/strong> (USA) 9.75 | Rome, 4 June 2015<br>2025 World Lead | Abdul-Rasheed <strong>Saminu<\/strong> (GHA) 9.86 | Jacksonville, 30 May 2025<br>2025 World Lead | Kenneth <strong>Bednarek<\/strong> (USA) 9.86 | Philadelphia, 1 June 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Returning to Rome is American sprinter Fred <strong>Kerley<\/strong>, two-time Golden Gala winner (2022 and 2023) and former 400m victor (2018). The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist and Paris 2024 bronze is joined by compatriots Trayvon <strong>Bromell<\/strong> (9.91 in Florida before crossing the Atlantic), two-time World bronze medallist and World Indoor Champion in the 60m; Courtney <strong>Lindsey<\/strong>, fresh off a 200m win in Rabat; and Brandon <strong>Hicklin<\/strong>, one of the first sub-10s this season (9.93). Representing Italy are crowd favourites Filippo <strong>Tortu<\/strong>\u2014Olympic and European 4&#215;100 champion and 200m European silver medallist in 2024 on this same track\u2014and Chituru <strong>Ali<\/strong>, 2024 European silver medallist. More record holders complete the lineup: Ferdinand <strong>Omanyala<\/strong> of Kenya (Africa), Abdul Hakim <strong>Sani Brown<\/strong> (Japan\/U23 Asian record holder), and Emmanuel <strong>Eseme<\/strong> (Cameroon).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/kerley-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/kerley-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/kerley-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/kerley-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/kerley-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/kerley-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fred Kerley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>22:49 &#8211; WOMEN&#8217;S 1500m<\/strong><br><em>World Record | Faith <strong>Kipyegon<\/strong> (KEN) 3:49.04 | Paris, 7 July 2024<br>Diamond League Record | Faith <strong>Kipyegon<\/strong> (KEN) 3:49.04 | Paris, 7 July 2024<br>Meeting Record | Faith <strong>Kipyegon<\/strong> (KEN) 3:49.11 | Florence, 2 June 2023<br>2025 World Lead | Gudaf <strong>Tsegay<\/strong> (ETH) 3:53.92 | Toru\u0144, 16 February 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This distance has provided spectacular moments in recent Golden Gala editions\u2014like Faith Kipyegon&#8217;s world record in Florence (2023) and her dominant 3:52.89 in Rome last year. Two Ethiopian standouts are lined up on Friday, 6 June: U20 African record holder Birke <strong>Haylom<\/strong> and world indoor bronze medallist Hirut <strong>Meshesha<\/strong>. Kenya sends Susan <strong>Ejore-Sanders<\/strong> and Purity <strong>Chepkirui<\/strong>. From Australia, in top form, are Sarah <strong>Billings<\/strong> and Abbey <strong>Caldwell<\/strong>, and Japan is represented by national record holder Nozomi <strong>Tanaka<\/strong>. Italy&#8217;s duo includes national outdoor and indoor record holders Sintayehu <strong>Vissa<\/strong> and Marta <strong>Zenoni<\/strong>. Also in the field: France&#8217;s national record holder Agathe <strong>Guillemot<\/strong> (European indoor gold), Poland&#8217;s Weronika <strong>Lizakowska<\/strong>, Britain&#8217;s Katie <strong>Snowden<\/strong> and Revee <strong>Walcott-Nolan<\/strong>, Ireland&#8217;s Sarah <strong>Healy<\/strong> (European indoor 3000m gold), and Spain&#8217;s Agueda <strong>Marques<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/meshesha-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/meshesha-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/meshesha-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/meshesha-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/meshesha-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/meshesha-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hirut Meshesha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Wanda Diamond League<\/strong><br>The Wanda Diamond League is the elite one-day meeting series in global 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, which will be held in Zurich on 27 and 28 August 2025.<br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The stars, the challenges, the records: everything about the fifth stage of the Wanda Diamond...","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":2382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"city":[],"class_list":["post-2408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rome-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2408"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2470,"href":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408\/revisions\/2470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2408"},{"taxonomy":"city","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/city?post=2408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}