Kishane Thompson's Revenge Tour? Keqiao Diamond League Fantasy Guide
Kishane Thompson's Revenge Tour? Keqiao Diamond League Fantasy Guide
Kishane Thompson will face his toughest challenge since winning Olympic 100 m silver in Keqiao. Will he begin with a win or can Simbine steal it?

The Diamond League started off with a bang in Xiamen, and with doubles all the rage in 2025, track fans will be treated to most of the same athletes (albeit with some notable additions) facing off again in Keqiao, the nearby temporary location of the Shanghai Diamond League.
To help you watch along, you'll be able to pick your favorite athlete in Wanda Fantasy Diamond League game for each Diamond Discipline event.
Click here to enter the Wanda Fantasy Diamond League contest for Shanghai/Keqiao by 6:20 AM U.S. Eastern Time on Saturday
How does it work?
Build Your Squad. Compete Globally. Win Weekly.
Pick your dream team of Diamond League athletes and earn points every meet based on their real-world performances. Climb the leaderboard, claim bragging rights, and win prizes.
- Pick three athletes per event discipline
Choose from sprinters, distance stars, jumpers, and throwers competing in the FloTrack main 2-hour streaming window. - Save your picks
Click "Save Picks" on the Wanda Fantasy Diamond League website, fill out your new account details, and click "Register" (or "Submit / Update Picks" for existing accounts). You should be able to see your username on the "Submissions" page to confirm they were received. - Score points
Your team earns based on finishes of your top two athletes per discipline (providing some insurance against DNSes). Compete and win!
The competition will be taking place early morning Saturday U.S. time in a colossal brand new stadium, and you'll have to get your picks in before then if you want to see how your winners stack up. Here's a brief guide on what to look out for.
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Women's Shot Put (Diamond Plus): Can Jessica Schilder keep it up?
It's not every day you see a World bronze medalist beat the gold and silver medalists just weeks later. But that's exactly what Jessica Schilder did in Xiamen, besting Sarah Mitton and USA's Chase Jackson with a 20.47m throw on her first attempt. Jackson settled for second in Xiamen while Mitton saved her best throw for last but only managed 5th. Look out for Gong Lijao, China's 2020 Olympic gold medalist, to be contending for the win despite her age as she pulled off an impressive third in Xiamen. Olympian Jaida Ross and World Indoor teammate Maggie Ewen, who finished 6th and 10th in Xiamen, will be looking to prove as well as Gong's teammate Song Jiayuan.
Men's Pole Vault: Nobody broke 6 metres in Xiamen, how many can do it in Shanghai?
Mondo Duplantis still controls this event, and completely ruling out a world record any time he jumps would be foolish. His challengers should take note though: He failed three times at 6.01m in Xiamen, a height the likes of Emmanuel Karalis has cleared this season and America's Sam Kendricks has come close to. If he struggles those two could pounce, but it's just as likely that Mondo decides to ramp it up for a world record in the brand new Keqiao facility.
Women's High Jump: Mahuchikh got her World Indoors payback and can only go up from here
Ukrainian high jump world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh was back to her winning ways in Xiamen, avenging her World Indoors bronze with a win over the two other medalists (Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson) much like in the women's shot put. With nothing left to prove, could the 2-meter barrier be cleared this time?
Men's 400mH: Is Warholm in his best-ever shape?
In Xiamen, Warholm broke a 300mH world record that he set during his legendary 2021 season, in which he would later go on to run 45.94 seconds over the Olympic 400mH distance to win the gold medal. He's struggled with injuries since then, but a 33.05-second time is the best possible sign we were looking for out of him. Even though there isn't an Alison Dos Santos to push him, there will be his countryman Matheus Lima fresh off a runner-up finish in the 300mH world record race. USA's CJ Allen struggled at the Jamaica Slam and in Xiamen, finishing 8th, and will hope to rebound along with China's Xie Zhiyu who finished 7th in Xiamen.
Women's 800m: Wide-open field led by Olympic and World Indoor silver medalists
There was no women's 800m in Xiamen, but there was a slightly-longer 1000m set up for Faith Kipyegon. Kipyegon and runner-up Abbey Caldwell aren't returning, but 3rd-placer Sarah Billings will have a shot at a Diamond League win against a series of new Ethiopian challengers. Tsige Duguma, the Paris silver medalist over this event, has to be considered a favorite, but look out for World Indoors silver medalist Nigist Getachew. America has Sage Hurta-Klecker, who finished an impressive 4th in the Xiamen 1K, and phenom Addy Wiley whose 1:56.83 PB was the 5th-fastest time in the world last year.
Women's Javelin Throw: Can unheralded Tzengko upset again?
With no indoor season to speak of, the Diamond League openers are a great chance to see the state of play in the javelin after a long break. The non-Diamond League competition in Xiamen produced a shocker when Elina Tzengko of Greece came out on top despite never having won a senior global medal before. To win again, she'll have to beat Olympic gold and silver medalists Haruka Kitaguchi and Jo-Ane Van Dyk -- Van Dyk underperformed in Xiamen but Kitaguchi will be making her 2025 Diamond League debut in Keqiao. Javelin American record-holder Maggie Malone-Hardin is also in the field, along with the 4th-placer in Xiamen Dai Qianqian and world under-20 record-holder Yan Ziyi.
Men's 5000m: A host of 12:4x men could make this a scorcher
The sub-13 5K, once a rarity, has become commonplace in Diamond League competition the last few years and some of the men behind that trend will be lining up in Keqiao. There are three contenders who have dipped into the 12:40s during their careers: Berihu Aregawi (ETH, 12:40.45), Telahun Haile Bekele (ETH, 12:42.70), and Kenya's Nicholas Kipkorir (12:46.33). Aregawi is the best bet with his Olympic 10,000 m silver, but Kipkorir was the 2022 Diamond League champion over this distance and Bekele has some racing experience already under his belt this year at the Kingston Slam. Without an equivalent event to compare to in Xiamen, the excitement will be high for this race despite the lack of American presence.
Men's Triple Jump: China has a great chance to win this one
China has been quietly pumping out some excellent triple jumpers in recent years, and they proved it at the 2025 World Indoor Championships by finishing 2-5 led by Zhu Yaming. Yaming again finished runner-up at the non-Diamond League TJ competition in Xiamen, and he'll be looking to turn those silvers golden in Keqiao. He'll have to beat the Xiamen winner Jordan Scott of Jamaica, who set his PB last week. Americans in the field include Donald Scott and Salif Mane, who finished 3rd and 7th in Xiamen respectively.
Men's 110mH: Holloway needs a big-time win to make up for a big-time Xiamen loss
Update as of April 30th: Holloway has withdrawn from the Keqiao Diamond League.
Olympic gold medalist Grant Holloway rarely loses, which made his last-place finish in Xiamen (and Cordell Tinch's impressive win) all the more surprising. Tinch's time of 13.06 this early is no joke, and Holloway will need to be up to the challenge to show that mistakes only happen once. The field is littered with Americans Freddie Crittenden and Daniel Roberts, who finished 4th and 5th in Xiamen. China's Liu Junxi backed up his World Indoor bronze with 3rd in Xiamen while Zhuoyi Xu finished 7th.
Women's 200m: Can anyone battle Anavia?
Xiamen was full of upsets, but one of the most high-profile ones came when Anavia Battle stormed down Shericka Jackson to win against the Olympic champ. Jackson isn't returning in Keqiao, meaning Battle's stiffest competition may come from fellow Americans Jenna Prandini and Twanisha Terry. Prandini has been on a tear, winning her race at the Kingston Grand Slam and placing just behind Jackson at Xiamen, while Terry will try to rebound from an 8th-place Xiamen finish.
Men's 400m: The most thrilling finish in Xiamen could repeat itself
When Botswana's Bayapo Ndori leaned against USA's Christopher Bailey, it looked like either could have won the Xiamen DL title last week. Ndori got the nod with a 44.25, but Bailey has had a week to learn and prepare the second time around. Olympic gold medalist Quincy Hall withdrew as a Grand Slam Track racer earlier this week and didn't run in Xiamen, but he's on the start list here in Keqiao along with compatriot and veteran Vernon Norwood.
Women's 100mH: Danielle Williams could achieve the three-peat of season openers
Jamaica's Danielle Williams has had about the best early season you could hope for so far, beginning with a series win at the Kingston Slam and following it up with a 100mH win in Xiamen. She could make it a hat trick in Keqiao, but she'll have to beat Americans Grace Stark, Tonea Marshall, and Nia Ali, who finished 2nd, 6th, and 9th in Xiamen respectively. Outdoor and indoor world record holders Tobi Amusan and Devynne Charlton return, and Charlton probably has the most upside given her Xiamen DNF doesn't tell a complete story yet. China's Wu Yanni finished 7th in Xiamen but just may lead the race in applause received.
Men's 3000m Steeplechase: El Bakkali's tactical acumen may give him the edge second-time around
Olympic champ Soufiane El Bakkali was upset in Xiamen by Ethiopia's Samuel Firewu. With an essentially identical race set for Keqiao, the big question will be if he can turn the tables this time in a field lacking in the red, white, and blue department. Simon Kiprop Koech finished 3rd in Xiamen and was the 2023 Diamond League champ so could contend as well.
Men's 100m: The Xiamen sprint triangle was just made much more interesting
In Xiamen, veteran Akani Simbine (South Africa) spoiled the Christian Coleman-vs-Letsile Tebogo duel. His winning time of 9.99 seconds was less impressive than his margin -- a full 0.14 seconds, almost unheard of in Diamond League races. We'll need to look to a new competitor to challenge that kind of speed, and we're in luck as Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson is on the entries list after withdrawing from World Indoors. China's speedster Xie Zhenye finished 8th/10 in Xiamen and returns this weekend.