{"id":3638,"date":"2026-05-28T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/?p=3638"},"modified":"2026-05-28T18:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:11:02","slug":"golden-gala-entry-lists-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/golden-gala-entry-lists-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Gala: entry lists 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rome.diamondleague.com\/en\/programme-results\/\"><strong>GOLDEN GALA PIETRO MENNEA 2026 | ENTRY LISTS AND TIMETABLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With seven days to go before the magical evening at Rome\u2019s Olympic Stadium, the official entry lists for the <strong>Golden Gala Pietro Mennea<\/strong> (Thursday, June 4), the fourth stop of the Wanda Diamond League, have been released. The meeting will feature more than 40 Olympic or world champions and over 80 global medallists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MEN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the men\u2019s side, the highlight is the 100 metres, featuring the last two Olympic champions, American Noah <strong>Lyles <\/strong>and Italian Marcell <strong>Jacobs<\/strong>, alongside Olympic 200m champion Letsile <strong>Tebogo <\/strong>(Botswana), the last two world indoor 60m champions (American Jordan <strong>Anthony <\/strong>and Britain\u2019s Jeremiah <strong>Azu<\/strong>), as well as African sprint stars Ferdinand <strong>Omanyala <\/strong>(Kenya) and Akani <strong>Simbine <\/strong>(South Africa). In the 800 metres, the spotlight will be on Donavan <strong>Brazier <\/strong>(USA) and Portugal\u2019s Isaac <strong>Nader<\/strong>, who arrives as the reigning world champion over 1500 metres. In the 110m hurdles, American Jamal <strong>Britt<\/strong>, winner of the first two Wanda Diamond League 2026 legs, is entered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Show is guaranteed in the field events. In the long jump (where Mattia Furlani is unlikely to compete, though he is expected to receive a big hug from the Olympic Stadium crowd) two-time Olympic champion Miltiadis <strong>Tentoglou <\/strong>(Greece) will face rising Bulgarian talent Bozhidar <strong>Saraboyukov<\/strong>, world indoor champion Gerson <strong>Bald\u00e9 <\/strong>(Portugal), and Jamaicans Wayne <strong>Pinnock <\/strong>and Tajay <strong>Gayle<\/strong>. The triple jump will feature two-time world indoor champion Andy <strong>Diaz <\/strong>(Italy), Cuba\u2019s Lazaro <strong>Martinez<\/strong>, and Jamaica\u2019s Jordan <strong>Scott<\/strong>. In the high jump, world indoor champion Oleh <strong>Doroshchuk <\/strong>(Ukraine) has a strong chance of victory in a competition marked by the withdrawals of Hamish Kerr and Woo Sang-hyeok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The throwing events are equally outstanding. The shot put includes the very best in the world, from three-time Olympic champion Ryan <strong>Crouser <\/strong>(USA) to multiple medallists Joe <strong>Kovacs <\/strong>(USA) and Tom <strong>Walsh <\/strong>(New Zealand), as well as Italy\u2019s Leonardo <strong>Fabbri<\/strong>. In the javelin throw, two Olympic champions will compete: Keshorn <strong>Walcott <\/strong>from Trinidad and Tobago and Thomas <strong>R\u00f6hler <\/strong>from Germany, along with two world champions such as Anderson <strong>Peters <\/strong>from Grenada and Julius <strong>Yego <\/strong>from Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WOMEN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The women\u2019s 200 metres looks like an Olympic final. Reigning world champion over 100m, 200m, and 4x100m, Melissa<strong> Jefferson-Wooden<\/strong> (USA) will go head-to-head with Olympic 100m champion Julien <strong>Alfred <\/strong>(Saint Lucia), joined by Britain\u2019s Amy <strong>Hunt <\/strong>and Dina <strong>Asher-Smith<\/strong>, as well as American Anavia <strong>Battle<\/strong>. In the 400 metres, all eyes will be on Britain\u2019s Keely <strong>Hodgkinson<\/strong>, the 800m Olympic champion and world indoor record holder. However, victory is far from guaranteed given the presence of rivals such as Lieke <strong>Klaver <\/strong>(Netherlands), Natalia <strong>Bukowiecka <\/strong>(Poland), Aaliyah <strong>Butler <\/strong>(USA), Amber <strong>Anning <\/strong>(Great Britain), and Czech world indoor champion Lurdes Gloria <strong>Manuel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also a world indoor champion in the 1500 meters: Britain\u2019s Georgia<strong> Hunter Bell<\/strong>, who will face Ethiopia\u2019s Birke <strong>Haylom<\/strong>, winner of the opening Diamond League meeting in Shanghai\/Keqiao. At 5000 meters, the standing ovation inside the Olympic Stadium will be reserved for local hero Nadia <strong>Battocletti<\/strong>, world indoor champion over 3000m and Olympic and world silver medallist over 10,000m. Her main challengers include steeplechase specialist Yinfred <strong>Yavi <\/strong>(Bahrain), who narrowly missed the world record in Rome two years ago, and Ethiopia\u2019s Freweyni <strong>Hailu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the women\u2019s 100m hurdles, relevant names include Jamaica\u2019s Danielle <strong>Williams<\/strong>, American Kendra <strong>Harrison<\/strong>, European stars Nadine <strong>Visser <\/strong>(Netherlands), Pia <strong>Skrzyszowska <\/strong>(Poland), and France\u2019s Cyrena <strong>Samba-Mayela<\/strong>. In the 400m hurdles, the American trio of Dalilah <strong>Muhammad<\/strong>, Anna <strong>Cockrell<\/strong>, and Jasmine <strong>Jones <\/strong>is expected to compete. The pole vault will feature a showdown between Olympic champion Nina <strong>Kennedy <\/strong>(Australia), American Sandi <strong>Morris<\/strong>, and Britain\u2019s Molly <strong>Caudery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The entry lists for the Italian leg of the Wanda Diamond League have been released. 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