LONDON DIAMOND LEAGUE START LISTS RELEASED

So American... a good field for all the events. Men's 1500 looks great.

Barega is running 1500, surprising.

Also Kerr vs Koech it will be real test for both of them

1500:

Wightman, Kerr's, Mills, Koech, and very intriguingly, Barega.

Women's mile is a bit weak, too many Brits in the 800 instead.

The men's 800 is the pick of the races. They came through with the star power for that one with Wanyonyi, Arop, Tual, Hoppel, and Brazier making his DL comeback

Women's 5000: Hassan no longer on the start list. Eisa is the biggest name but I'm really looking forward to seeing what Innes Fitzgerald can do, as well as Megan Keith on the road back.

Very interesting list for the Men's 1500m. Quite the in-country battle between the Brits, and how Phanuel Koech goes up against one of last year's Olympic Medalists (Kerr)

also... Selemon Barega?

ETH
BAREGA Selemon
3:32.97

GBR
CLARIDGE Ben
3:41.78

GER
FARKEN Robert
3:30.80
3:30.80

GBR
GILES Elliot
3:31.13
3:30.92

GBR
GOURLEY Neil
3:34.09
3:30.60

AUS
HOARE Oliver
3:31.15
3:29.41

GBR
KERR Josh
3:34.44
3:27.79

KEN
KOECH Phanuel Kipkosgei
3:27.72
3:27.72

GBR
MILLS George
3:28.36
3:28.36

AUS
MYERS Cameron
3:29.80
3:29.80

POR
NADER Isaac
3:29.37
3:29.37

NOR
NORDÅS Narve Gilje
3:30.73
3:29.47

SLO
RUDOLF Žan
3:39.37
3:39.37

AUS
SPENCER Adam
3:34.57
3:31.81

AUS
THOMAS Jude
3:32.07
3:32.07

GBR
WIGHTMAN Jake
3:33.14
3:29.23

Also Lyles jumping into the fire yet again for the Men's 100m. Probably an even bigger challenge than Monaco to be honest

GBR
AZU Jeremiah
10.17
9.97
13

JAM
BLAKE Ackeem
9.88
9.88
8

GBR
HINCHLIFFE Louie
10.08
9.95
135

GBR
HUGHES Zharnel
9.91
9.83
14

USA
LYLES Noah
9.79
4

JAM
SEVILLE Oblique
9.83
9.81
9

RSA
SIMBINE Akani
9.90
9.82
2

BOT
TEBOGO Letsile
10.03
9.86
5

Hassan is entered in the mile instead

Four Australians in the men's 1500 but no Americans

Good to see Laura Muir on the 800 start list, feels like we haven't seen her race since the Olympics I think?

8 men with SB better than Hocker in the 1500m race, and it's missing Jakob, Nuguse, Habz, Cheruiyot,Hoey...

We're not early season anymore, it's concerning.

Is Hocker even top 15 right now?

Only two races

Feb 23 - UK Champs 3000m - 8:50.16

July 2 - Oslo 800m - 2:03.41

Weather looks good.

800m by far the one to look forward to. Race is nicely spaced apart from Monaco.

Will be good to see Sifan and Muir running.

Personally, I would love to see Sifan do one event at worlds and take gold. But I have a feeling she'll challenge herself to be competitive again over multiple events, as only she can do.

--> Hocker wins big at NCAAs/USAs/Olympics --> Goes into a training buildup --> Hocker looses/looks unremarkable* -->

*You are here

Why because he didn't loose Olymp 2021, WC 2022 and 2023?
You hardly find a runner dominant in this era.
Jakob is close to it in the 1500m but he has a problem with the finish.

People are using the calendar for making comparisons work prior years but they should use the athletic one where the Champs are later

I wonder if Koech will actually be there. Kenyan trials are just 3 days after London DL...

They say Wanyonyi has a bye, but surely Koech hasn't got one.

I'm fascinated to see what the pacing will be for the 1500. I think Mills will want a crack at the British record and he might have a willing front-runner in Koech. When Jakob scratched, I wasn't hopeful for a fast race, but Mills and Koech give me hope, and Kerr will latch onto the back of any pace. Still a big question mark over Kerr in a fast race. He has the chops as we know from previous years, but he's been running 3:35 races so far. Time to see what's in the tank for him

I slightly overlooked this. Obviously missing Thompson and Kung Fu Kenny, but Lyles, Tebogo, Seville, Simbine, and Hughes is a great field

She did 3 events at Paris and still walked (sprinted) away with a gold.