Steeplechaser Girma returns to the site of his world record in his first race since horrific Olympic fall. Plus Young goes for his second straight DL win while Hoey, Bryce Hoppel, and Graham Blanks all look for their first. *Official 2025 Paris Diamond League Live Discussion Thread (+ Live Reaction show at 5 pm ET Friday) *Paris 5000 Diamond League, June 20, 2025. 14 sub 13:00 runners in 21 strong field.

For five years, Hoey cylced through coach after coach but barely improved from his 1:47.67 high school 800m pb. Learn why he moved around so often -- and why he never gave up. A year later, he's the world champ.

All six US women's mid-d/distance entries have a legitimate shot at the podium in Nanjing, including Nia Akins and Shelby Houlihan.

With a sub-2:02 800 and sub-4:30 mile required just to qualify for the meet, the women's middle-distance events should be incredible. The 800 features three NCAA champions in Whittaker, Roisin Willis, and Michaela Rose

We break the distances races down for you like only LetsRun.com can. UNC's Strand has set NCAA records in the mile (3:48.32) and 3000m (7:30.15) this season and will be seeking his first NCAA title in Virginia Beach. Will Washington win its 6th straight 1500/mile title? Can the OK State men three-peat in the DMR? And who is favored in the team battle?

Hoppel's win at Millrose last year kicked off a career year in 2024 that included a World Indoor title. The field also includes NCAA 800 champ Shane Cohen & 16-year-old high school sophomore Cooper Lutkenhaus (1:47 pb). *MB: 2025 Millrose 800 is gonna be LOADED - Bryce Hoppel, Josh Hoey, HS senssation Cooper Lutkenaus & more .

At the start of 2024, only five men had ever broken 1:42. Five have done it in 2024 alone, and David Rudisha's 1:40.91 world record looks poised to fall. What is going on? Jonathan Gault interviews coaches and scientists from all over the world and unveils Project 99 - the quest for the first sub-1:40 800 in history. * Inside "Project 99": Why the 800m Is Faster Than Ever and the Race for the First Sub-1:40.

This meet is incredible. A Paris 100m rematdch between Sha'Carri and Julien Alfred. Ingebrigtsen v Hocker v Kerr v Nuguse should make for a memorable 1500, while Beatrice Chebet looks to finish off arguably the greatest women's distance season ever - World xc gold, Olympic 5 and 10,000 gold and world records at 5000 and 10,000, breaking 14:00 and 30:00 in both.

The Diamond League returns this week with Lausanne on Thursday and Silesia on Sunday. Here's what you need to know.

Wilson said he was not 100% and credited his teammates for propping him up, while Hoppel is full of confidence and ready for a big PR in the final.

Keely Hodgkinson executed a brilliant front-run to win 800 gold in a negative-split 1:56.72 while Beatrice Chebet outkicked Faith Kipyegon in the final 100 to win the 5k.

With just four weeks to go until the Olympic Trials, America and the world's best will descend on Eugene this weekend.

LetsRun.com has launched a new coaching advice column. In column #3, John Kellogg and Robert Johnson share their favorite 800 workouts.

• MB: JK and Rojo share their favorite three 800 workouts
• MB: Justin Rinaldi says that if you could do only 3 workouts for the 800m you should do these

Bryce Hoppel won the gold at 800m for a world leading 1:44.92, and Tsige Duguma went wire-to-wire in the women's race.

Yared Nuguse has now gone 2nd, 3rd, 1st, 1st in 4 DL appearances while Grant Fisher impressed with a 12:54 5k in his return from injury.

After Mu took the race out in 56.01, Moraa hung onto her most of the way until pulling away midway down the home straight to win in 1:56.03.

Marco Arop went from last to first on the final lap to get a dominant 800m gold for Canada.

Danielle Williams stunned the women's 100 hurdles field and Antonio Watson won the 400 in a golden 30 minutes for Jamaica.

Mu won her 800 heat in 1:59.59 while Sha'Carri Richardson led all 200m qualifiers in 22.16.