Triple Olympic 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon,will get her diamond trophy defence underway today at the Prefontaine Classic meet in Eugene, USA.
The triple world champion who is the best ranked in 1500 m will face off Olympian Susan Ejore, also from Kenya, who is 3rd on the standings with 12 points, 2nd best ranked Jessica Hall of Australia and DiribeWelteji of Ethiopia ranked 3rd.
The race, which will be the last event of the night, will start at 00:50 am on Sunday.
Having already booked her slot in the finals of the Diamond League in Zurich, Olympic bronze medalist Faith Cherotich, will be keen to consolidate her 3000m steeplechase lead, when she takes on her Kenyan-born
Winfred Yavi of Bahrain and her compatriot Pamela Kosgei.
The race is scheduled to start at 00.07am on Sunday.
Reigning 800m champion Mary Moraa will be in search of her 1st diamond race win this season as she battles Olympic silver medalist Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia who leads the standings on 16 points, former world champion Halimah Nakaayi of Uganda, British Reekie Jemma and the American duo; former Olympic champion Athing Mu Nikolayev and Raevyn Rogers and inform South Africa’s Prudence Sedgodiso.
Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet will renew her rivalry in the 5000m against World champion Gudaf Tsegay as the Kenyan seeks to extend her lead and book her Tokyo ticket.
The men’s Bowerman Mile race will be a battle between former World 1500m Champion Timothy Cheruiyot against her compatriots; former World under 20 champion Reynold Cheruiyot, African Games bronze medalist Abel Kipsang and Festus Lagat taking on World Champion Jake Whitman of Britain, among other competitors.
A mouth watering clash is also expected in the 100m women’s dash as reigning Olympic champion Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia meets reigning World champion and home favourite Sha’Carri Richardson, 2nd best ranked Dina Asher Smith of the UK and Jamaican young sensation Tina Clayton.
