Held in the heart of World Athletics, Monaco may be one of the world's smallest countries but it packs some of the biggest Diamond League action of the year. 

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With 7 out of 8 Paris Olympic 800m finalists plus Josh Hoey, the men's 800m will be a thriller but there will also be intriguing matchups in the 100m/110m hurdles, short sprints, and women's 1000m where 2K record-holder Jess Hull will attempt to repeat her feat at half the distance.

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Women's shot put (12:55pm ET): Jackson's win streak continues

After a commanding win and meet record at Pre, Chase Jackson extended her win streak to seven in a row -- making her undefeated outdoors save for the first Diamond League in Xiamen. The American shot put record-holder is now just 0.05m away from the 21-meter barrier and could be pushed to the line by the likes of Sarah Mitton (CAN), who was runner-up at Pre.

Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands was the last person to beat Jackson in Xiamen, but she'll need to do better than her 5th-place Pre performance to notch another win in Monaco. Likewise, the German Olympic champ Yemisi Ogunleye hasn't won any competition outside her home country this year and was 9th at Pre.

Maggie Ewen and Jaida Ross round out the U.S. team. Oregon alum Ross had a great performance at Pre to place 3rd, while Ewen has more experience and was 7th at World Indoors.

Men's pole vault (1:00pm ET): Mondo's biggest competition will be 6.28m

Mondo Duplantis of Sweden has shown time and time again that the only man who can defeat him is himself, and he's rarely off his game. With the win expected, it'll be interesting to see if he can improve upon his 6.28m world record set in Stockholm this year -- he attempted it three times at Pre but didn't clear.

Greece's Emmanouil Karalis has typically been the closest to Mondo, placing runner-up at World Indoors. He was 8th in Stockholm and will look to rebound at Monaco. Sam Kendricks (USA) and Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) are both veterans of the sport, though Kendricks has been more consistent this year with a runner-up at Pre while Lavillenie was a no-height there.

The U.S. is also represented by KC Lightfoot and Chris Nilsen. Lightfoot was 5th at Pre as Nilsen will be making his DL season debut.

Men's high jump (1:55pm ET): An Olympic rematch may be upset by Sanghyeok

Fans may come to Monaco for the Olympic high jump rematch featuring Paris gold medallist Hamish Kerr (NZL) and American Shelby McEwen, who had to settle for silver after losing the jump-off tiebreaker he requested. But they may leave surprised as Woo Sanghyeok of South Korea has been putting together a solid season including wins at the What Gravity Challenger and the most recent high jump DL in Rome -- setting a season's best of 2.32m better than both Kerr and McEwen.

Jan Stefela of the Czech Republic is the only man in the field who's jumped higher this year, setting a 2.33m personal best to win in Madrid last month. American JuVaughn Harrison, known for his long jump and high jump Olympic exploits, has been zeroing in on the high jump lately with mixed results, placing 4th in Rome.

Women's 400m hurdles (2:04pm ET): How fast can Bol go?

If there isn't someone named Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in the field, it's a safe bet that Femke Bol of the Netherlands will be your winner in any Diamond League 400mH race, and Monaco is no exception. Bol won convincingly in Rabat and Stockholm this year and her 52.1 SB is nearly a second better than her competitors. Olympic silver medallist Anna Cockrell of the U.S. won the Philly Grand Slam 400mH and could pose the greatest challenge.

2016 Olympic champ Dalilah Muhammad is running her last season as a professional and has been performing solidly, winning in Oslo and placing runner-up in Stockholm in 52.9 seconds. Andrenette Knight (JAM), Ayomide Folorunso (ITA), and Emma Zapletalová (SVK) have all placed runner-up at Diamond League meets this year, making the race for 2nd rather unpredictable. Note that as of writing only seven entrants are in the field, leaving a spot open for any last-minute add.

Women's 400m (2:15pm ET): Paulino showed in Paris she can do GST and DL 

The D.R.'s Marileidy Paulino has been a staple of the international circuit now, but with new Grand Slam Track commitments it wasn't clear if she could maintain her Diamond League dominance this year, especially with rising stars like Bella Whittaker emerging. In Paris, she erased all doubts by winning in 48.81 and without Whittaker in Monaco nor her rival Salwa Eid Naser she'll be favored to win Friday.

American Aaliyah Butler, Georgia alum, over-performed at Pre to take runner-up behind Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in the non-Diamond 400m race. With no SML in Monaco she would do well to secure another runner-up. Martina Weil (CHI) and Nickisha Pryce (JAM) are the only others in the field to have dipped under 50 seconds this year, with Weil finishing 3rd in Paris and Pryce runner-up at the Philly Slam 400m.

Men's 800m (2:23pm ET): A race for the ages could end in 100 seconds

The entire Paris Olympic podium returns in Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN), Marco Arop (CAN), and Djamel Sedjati (ALG) to face top Americans in a thriller that could end up being the race of the night. (In fact, every single Paris 800m finalist is in this race except 7th-placer Tshepiso Masalela.) As the man who single-handedly pushed a dying event back into the 1:41s last year, Wanyonyi deserves to be the favorite but he hasn't been untouchable, placing 2nd at the Kingston Slam 800m and 3rd in Rabat before winning the Oslo and Stockholm DLs this year. Arop is undefeated in 2025 and will be running his first non-Grand Slam race this year after making considerable headway in the 1500m that should improve his 800m strength. There were some on and off-the-track questions about Sedjati going into this year, but his 3rd in Oslo and runner-up Stockholm performances have assured us of his fitness and to not count him out in a kick.

Americans Bryce Hoppel and Josh Hoey have come to challenge the Paris podium to see if either can steal their medals at Worlds in Tokyo later this year, and they both have solid cases. Hoppel was the closest to do it as the Olympic 4th-placer, and he's put down solid times in Doha (2nd, 1:43.2) and Paris (3rd, 1:43.1) this year despite an anomalous 9th-place showing in Stockholm. Hoey didn't make the Olympic team last year but has been on a tear in 2025, winning World Indoor gold and beating Hoppel in Stockholm (3rd) and Paris (2nd). The U.S. has seen somewhat of a renaissance this year in the men's 800m, meaning Hoppel and Hoey will be looking for confidence on the circuit leading into USAs to secure their Worlds team spots.

Men's 110m hurdles (2:33pm ET): With Holloway clearly vulnerable, who can step up?

Grant Holloway, the 2024 Olympic champion and king of global hurdling, has shown significant cracks in his armor this outdoor season. He hasn't won a race since his season opener and really struggled at the Xiamen (10th) and Paris (5th) DLs, meaning all eyes will be on him to look for improvement but also an opportunity for his competitors to steal the spotlight.

Holloway's greatest competition will come from his fellow Americans With a 12.87 performance in Shanghai, Cordell Tinch has the greatest case to make this year though he hasn't been able to dip under 13 since then. Trey Cunningham has performed the best on the Grand Slam Track circuit in sweeping the Miami Slam while Dylan Beard won the Kingston Slam 110mH. French phenom Sasha Zhoya will also have a chance to shine after placing runner-up in the Miami Slam and winning last year's Diamond League finals in the 110mH.

Men's triple jump (2:35pm ET): The man with the worst PB has won the most Diamond Leagues this year

Even in track and field, personal bests aren't everything. Jordan Scott of Jamaica has no global medals to his name, didn't make the Olympic final, and has a PB of 'just' 17.34 meters set this year, but he's been dominating the Diamond League, taking wins in Xiamen (non-Diamond event), Oslo, and Paris over more experienced competition.

Olympic silver and bronze medalists Pedro Pablo Pichardo (POR) and Andy Díaz Hernández (ITA) will challenge, though neither has broken 17.06m yet in 2025. Pichardo is the only other athlete to have won a Diamond League triple jump this year, which he did in Shanghai.

Women's 1000m (2:43pm ET): Can 2000m world record-holder Jess Hull do the same at half the distance?

One year ago, Australian Jess Hull shocked by running 3:50 for 1500m behind Faith Kipyegon, and she followed up that performance with a 2000m world record of 5:19.70 in Monaco. This year, she'll be aiming to repeat that success at half the distance against solid 800m and 1500m competitors alike.

Though Kipyegon, who nearly broke the 2:28.98 WR for this event in Xiamen, is still resting from her 1500m WR at Pre, her compatriots Nelly Chepchirchir and Mary Moraa will represent Kenya well in the race, both approaching it from different directions (Chepchirchir as a 1500m runner, Moraa as an 800m sprinter). Moraa has struggled in the Grand Slam Track 1500m races this year but the 1K might be a perfect balance.

The U.S. contigent includes Addy Wiley and Sinclaire Johnson. Wiley put down one of the fastest 800m times in the world last year despite not making the Olympic team, and she has a 3:59 1500m collegiate record to provide her the strength in those extra 200 meters. Johnson was 6th at World Indoors this year and was also 6th at Pre in the 1500m, running an impressive 3:56.93.

Women's 100m hurdles (2:58pm ET): Circuit favorite Stark faces U.S. record-breaker Russell

Olympic gold medallist Masai Russell stunned to break the American record at the Miami slam, running 12.17 seconds. But since then, her only hurdles race has been a 4th at Pre while her compatriot Grace Stark has been racking up Diamond League wins this season in Shanghai, Stockholm, and Paris. With the two at an evenly-matched 12-12 head-to-head record, their showdown in Monaco will be a must-watch. 

LSU's Alia Armstrong is the only other American in the field, who will be looking for redemption coming off a DNF at Pre.

Men's 5000m (3:05pm ET): Almgren a star post-European Record run

More impressive than Swede Andreas Almgren's 12:44 European Record 5K in Stockholm was the way he ran it -- by separating from the lead pack early and essentially running solo in what he admitted was a 'Plan C' scenario that he adapted to perfectly. He beat some top talent in that race but didn't face Ethiopia's Hagos Gebrhiwet or Yomif Kejelcha, who will feature in Monaco.

The veteran Gebrhiwet scared the WR with 12:36 last year and won the Kingston Slam 3K, but struggled in his only DL outing in Oslo this year in 5th. Kejelcha is coming off a win in the Paris DL 5K, running 12:47 slowing considerably at the end. Another top Ethiopian to look out for is 18-year-old Biniam Mehary, who was runner-up in Oslo in a quick 12:45.93.

Men's 200m (3:27pm ET): Tebogo looks to have done enough to cement himself as the Worlds favorite

*Note - Noah Lyles was added to the entries after the publication of this article. He could be a contender on Friday.

Letsile Tebogo of Botswana got his individual Olympic gold in Paris last year, winning over a COVID-hampered Noah Lyles. With Lyles MIA this season due to injury, he looks poised to do it again in Tokyo and racking up more Diamond League wins would help his case. 

His competition in Monaco is missing the likes of Lyles or Kenny Bednarek, who withdrew from Pre. Jereem Richards (TTO) won the Miami Slam 200m in the long sprints group, but the most interesting challenger is Tapiwanashe Makarawu (AKA Tapiwa) of Zimbabwe, who won NCAA indoor and outdoor 200m titles this year representing Kentucky. If Makarawu can adjust well to the international scene (and he has some experience with an African Games silver medal last year), expect him to push Tebogo to the line.

Men's 3000m Steeplechase (3:34pm ET): U.S. Olympic team faces Firewu and German-record breaker Ruppert

The entire top three at last year's U.S. Olympic trials comes together to race the steeplechase in Monaco, and they'll have a chance to be close to the front given that gold medal contenders Souffiane El Bakkali and Lamecha Girma aren't present. The only 2025 Diamond League winner in the field is Samuel Firewu (ETH), who has excelled on the circuit beginning last year and ran 8:05 to win in Xiamen.

The top seed in this race surprisingly doesn't hail from Kenya, Ethiopia, or Morocco but instead Germany, as Frederik Ruppert finished behind El Bakkali in Rabat to set a massive national record of 8:01.49. He'll be serious contender for the win to show that wasn't a fluke, which leaves the Americans Kenneth Rooks, James Corrigan, and Matt Wilkinson to decide what to do. Rooks shocked the world with Olympic silver last year training with fellow BYU alum Corrigan, and his only steeple this year was an 8:14 win in Los Angeles. Wilkinson was only 7th in Rabat but set a nice 8:11 PB in the process.

Women's 100m (3:52pm ET): With a nice tailwind Alfred could really lay down a fast one

Olympic 100m champ Julien Alfred (LCA) somehow ran a 10.77 last week into a -1.5 m/s headwind, and still lost to Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. With Wooden out for Monaco, she'll be the one to watch and with more favorable wind could blast a really fast one (her Pre time converts to a 10.67 with no wind according to Jonas Mureika's equations). 

She'll face Jamaica's Clayon twins and three Americans in Jacious Sears, Aleia Hobbs, and Maia McCoy. Tennessee's Sears ran 10.77 last year but has been prone to injury, though her win over Hobbs at the non-Diamond 100m at Pre was a great sign. Hobbs holds the 60m American record but has raced sparingly this year so far, so look for a strong start from her. Fellow Tennessee Vol Maia McCoy represented Liberia at the African Games but has since transferred allegiance back to the United States, making her a threat for the U.S. team should she improve upon her 8th-place 100m finish at Pre.

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Diamond League 2025 Schedule

Here's the full Wanda Diamond League schedule in 2025.

• April 26, 2025 – Xiamen (CHN)
• May 3, 2025 – Shanghai/Keqiao
• May 16, 2025 – Doha (QAT)
• May 25, 2025 – Rabat (MAR)
• June 6, 2025 – Rome (ITA)
• June 12, 2025 – Oslo (NOR)
• June 15, 2025 – Stockholm (SWE)
• June 20, 2025 – Paris (FRA)
• July 5, 2025 – Eugene (USA)
• July 11, 2025 – Monaco (MON)
• July 19, 2025 – London (GBR)
• August 16, 2025 – Silesia (POL)
• August 20, 2025 – Lausanne (SUI)
• August 22, 2025 – Brussels (BEL)
• August 27-28, 2025 – Zurich (SUI)

Diamond League Prize Money In 2025

The 2025 Wanda Diamond League series will distribute a record $9.24 million in total prize money, with $500,000 allocated to each of the regular season meets, including an increased payout for select Diamond+ Disciplines at each meeting.

For the season opener in Xiamen, the Diamond+ Disciplines will be 5000m Women, High Jump Women, 110m Hurdles Men, and Pole Vault Men.

Diamond Disciplines

1. $10,000
2. $6,000
3. $4,000
4. $3,000
5. $2,500
6. $2,000
7. $1,500
8. $1,000
9. $500

Diamond+ Disciplines

1. $20,000
2. $10,000
3. $6,000
4. $5,000
5. $3,000
6. $2,500
7. $2,000
8. $1,500
9. $750

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