Nationals around the world have ended, and with most teams to Tokyo nearly set, athletes will be looking to tie up loose ends and enter into Worlds preparation mode as the championship phase of the Diamond League begins. The first stop to do that is in Silesia, Poland, where Noah Lyles will rematch Kenny Bednarek over 100m following their stare-down and subsequent tussle at USAs this month. The meet will also play host to interesting men's and women's 1500m races and the return of Keely Hodgkinson and Faith Kipyegon in non-Diamond events.

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Non-Diamond rundown: Hodgkinson races for 1st time since Olympic gold, Kipyegon goes for 3K WR

The Silesia women's 800m may be not an official Diamond event, but it features one of the most awaited season debuts as British superstar Keely Hodgkinson is set to compete over 800m following her withdrawal from the London DL over complications from a February hamstring tear. She's still got a good shot at a title defense given that her event has been relatively quiet this year, but she'll need to start by winning over this field that includes USAs 6th-placer Raevyn Rogers.

While the 800m is outside the main program window, meet organizers added a 3K featuring 3:48 1500m runner Faith Kipyegon that will be must-watch television. Many believe Kipyegon, who broke the 5000m world record in 2023 and shattered her 1500m world record at Pre this year despite falling short at Nike's Breaking4 attempt, could have an outside shot at Wang Junxia's 8:06 world record that has stood since the 1990s in the shadow of Ma's Army doping suspicions. 2K record-holder Jess Hull will be setting the hot pace, while Americans Sage Hurta-Klecker (also pacing) and Ella Donaghu will join along for the ride.

Men's shot put (8:05am ET): Fabbri coming off a 22.82m monster at Italian champs

With Olympic champ Ryan Crouser injured and the three Diamond League wins this year split between Payton Otterdahl (USA), Tom Walsh (NZL), and Joe Kovacs (USA), the men's shot put scene was looking pretty wide open in 2025. But last weekend at Italian nationals, Olympic 5th-placer Leonardo Fabbri ripped off a 22.82m throw to win by nearly two meters and set the world lead.

With Crouser still a wildcard, Fabbri will face some of his biggest U.S. challengers in Silesia. USATF champ Josh Awotunde isn't entered, but the 2-3 finishers Payton Otterdahl and Tripp Piperi are and either could pull out a big win. Walsh won the Rome DL but was only 8th at Pre and will look to rebound. Poland's best hope Konrad Bukowiecki, a world junior champ, was the only thrower to foul all three attempts at World Indoors this year but is coming off a 21.26m SB this month.

Men's high jump (9:01am ET): Woo starting to roll this season

Early season, all eyes were on the Kiwi Olympic champ Hamish Kerr and American Shelby McEwen to see if they could carry their momentum following their dramatic Paris sudden-death tiebreaker. They did well enough trading wins in Doha and Rabat, but since then a third foe in Sanghyeok Woo (KOR) has emerged, winning in Rome and Monaco and setting a 2.34m season's best that nobody in this field has approached.

Those three will be the ones to watch in Silesia, but keep an eye on Italy's 2021 Olympic champ Gianmarco Tamberi to improve upon his modest jumps this year as we get closer to Worlds. Olympic long jumper JuVaughn Harrison tied with McEwen for 2nd at USAs and will be looking to maintain momentum. Poland enters Mikołaj Szczęsny (national indoor champ, European U23 silver medalist) and Mateusz Kołodziejski (4th at this year's World University Games in 2.24m).

Women's long jump (9:16am ET): Bryant is due for a big PB vs. Mihambo

It's hard to believe that the world indoor champion, who just finished runner-up at USAs behind only Olympic champ Tara Davis-Woodhall, enters the Silesia DL as the #9-seed. But upstart Claire Bryant's 6.97m PB ties with Monae Nichols as the shortest in the field, a full third of a meter behind Germany's 2021 Olympic champ Malaika Mihambo -- and given her progression it's due for a big update before Worlds. 

Though Mihambo will be the biggest threat, she hasn't jumped the farthest this year as Larissa Iapichino (ITA) has been on top with a 7.06m leap on her domestic scene. Despite Davis-Woodhall's absence, Bryant will rematch a host of Americans as well in Lex Brown (6th at USAs), Quanesha Burks (3rd), Jasmine Moore (5th), and Monae Nichols (7th).

Women's 100m hurdles (10:35am ET): Russell seeks her first Diamond League win post-U.S. title

Much like the Paris DL, a two-round format will pit 18 hurdlers against each other for glory. The top points-getter this season Grace Stark isn't here, which opens up a lane for Olympic and U.S. champ Masai Russell to get her first-ever Diamond League win.

The new U.S. record-holder at 12.17 seconds could face up to five other Americans depending on which make the finals, though only Alaysha Johnson (3rd at USAs) will be joining her at Worlds. Among those missing the U.S. cut in Silesia -- who could still technically qualify by winning the DL finals -- are Keni Harrison (4th at USAs), Tonea Marshall (5th), Alia Armstrong (6th), Christina Clemons (7th), and Rayniah Jones (9th). 

The only woman faster than Russell, Nigeria's Tobi Amusan, has struggled since her 2022 season but still posted a 12.24 second best this year. Jamaica's Danielle Williams will be the bye-holder as the 2023 world champ, but her compatriots Ackera Nugent and Megan Tapper will be more formidable as the Pre Classic winner and Monaco winner this year respectively. Pia Skrzyszowska ('23 World Indoor bronze), Klaudia Wojtunik ('21 Euro U23 bronze), and Alicja Sielska (Euro U23 gold this year) will represent the host country.

Men's pole vault (9:33am ET): Karalis targets king Mondo once again

Save for one slip-up, Greece's Emmanouil Karalis has finished either 1st or 2nd in every single one of his 22 competitions this year. The man preventing him from one of the most impressive undefeated streaks in our sport is of course Mondo Duplantis (SWE), who despite the Karalis hype has managed to win all six of his Diamond League appearances this year and improved his world record to 6.28m. Karalis just won his Greek national champs in a PB 6.08 meters, making him now #3 all-time, so now would be as good a time as any for him to pull the upset.

The two will vault in Silesia against American Sam Kendricks, who could only manage tied for 2nd at USAs behind Austin Miller (who isn't entered in Silesia). It's been six years since hometown hero Piotr Lisek's last global medal but he'll be looking to improve upon his 5.73m SB for the home crowd.

Women's 400m (10:04am ET): Quarter-mile greats Eid Naser and Paulino will feature at Worlds

Despite Grand Slam Track's promise of having the best race each other, we've somehow managed to go this far in the season without their first signee and U.S. champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone facing her two biggest global 400m rivals in Marileidy Paulino (DOM) and Salwa Eid Naser (BRN). That matchup will have to wait another week as McLaughlin-Levrone won't be in Silesia, but she'll likely be tuned in to see how Paulino will perform in her first race in over a month. Paulino will be favored -- Naser has actually only bested Paulino once in her career, at the Kingston Slam earlier this year. 

Poland has a serious contender here in Natalia Bukowiecka, Olympic bronze medalist and six-time national champion who was just 4th in Monaco. The U.S. will send only Alexis Holmes, who was only 5th at USAs but will likely make the Worlds relay pool.

Women's 1500m (10:44am ET): Beatrice Chebet drops down to face Tsegay and U.S. champ Hiltz

It's been two years since 5000m and 10,000m world record-holder Beatrice Chebet has last run a 1500m, which makes her entry into this Silesia race all the more compelling. Her 4:06 PB actually comes from winning the '23 Kenyan championships (separate from their World team trials, so Faith Kipyegon didn't attend), and there's no doubt based on her Olympic kicks she can go significantly faster.

With Ethiopian record-holder Gudaf Tsegay the favorite and expected to front-run, conditions will be good for a fast time as her compatriots Diribe Welteji, Birke Haylom, and Freweyni Hailu will likely tag along and block the wind for Chebet. British Olympic bronze medalist Georgia Hunter-Bell has chosen to focus more on the 800m this year, so it'll be interesting to see whether that change has affected her 1500m endurance. 

U.S. champion Nikki Hiltz will no doubt want a piece of this race, and if they play their cards right Shelby Houlihan's 3:54 American record will be in play. They'll be joined by countrywoman Heather MacLean, who will be looking for vengeance after finishing a devastating 4th in the USATF finals. Poland's racers will be Weronika Lizakowska and Klaudia Kazimierska -- Lizakowska was this year's Polish indoor title-holder but American fans know Kazimierska as the 3rd-placer for Oregon at last year's NCAA outdoor champs.

Men's javelin throw (10:53am ET): Can anyone catch Julian Weber?

Way back at the Doha Diamond League in May, Julian Weber of Germany set a personal best and became the first in the world to go over 90 meters this year with a 91.06m throw. There have only been two DL men's javelin throw competitions this year so far, and Weber was beat by Neeraj Chopra at the next outing in Paris. But with no Chopra in Silesia, Weber looks set to take another win as his season's best is about 5 meters ahead of the rest of the field.

The Polish crowd will be watching Cyprian Mrzygłód, who is arguably the top challenger with a new personal best 85.92m mark set in June. Anderson Peters (GRN) and Julius Yego (KEN) are legends of the sport but haven't shown their world championship-winning forms this year yet.

Men's 100m (10:58am ET): The Lyles v. Bednarek rivaly reaches new heights as World favorites will be decided

It was the stare heard 'round the world as Noah Lyles' head-cock to Kenny Bednarek resulted in a push-back from Kung-Fu Kenny that made the USATF Championship 200m audience gasp. Two weeks later, the World and Olympic champ will re-match Bednarek over 100m, but this time Bednarek has a shiny new 9.79 PB that equals Lyles' best. 

Throwing a wrench in this situation is Jamaican Kishane Thompson, who nearly beat Lyles in Paris last year and is considered by some to be the Worlds favorite given his 9.75 PB this season. Add in Rome DL winner Trayvon Bromell (4th at USAs) and Xiamen, Shanghai, and Rabat DL winner Akani Simbine (RSA) and you've got a recipe for a great race that could decide the favorite for Worlds in Tokyo. 

Courtney Lindsey and Christian Coleman finished 2nd and 5th in a historically fast U.S. final this year and will no doubt also contend in Silesia -- an American sweep is possible. Poland sends their fastest in Oliwer Wdowik, who is coming off a bronze medal and 10.10 PB at the European Team Championships. 

Women's 400m hurdles (11:08am ET): Can Bol roll to a world title or will 35-year-old Muhummad spoil?

With world record-holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone opting for the flat 400m this year, the lane is clear for her Dutch rival Femke Bol to win her second world 400mH title. The only woman who can stop her is American Dalilah Muhummad, who held the WR before McLaughlin-Levrone broke it and stunned to win her last U.S. title, aged 35, in what she says will be her last season racing as a professional.

Two other American Olympians, silver medallist Anna Cockrell and Jasmine Jones, will also feature. The two will be joining Muhummad at Worlds as they finished 2-3 behind her at USAs. NCAA fans will be watching Canadian Savannah Sutherland, who just broke McLaughlin-Levrone's collegiate meet record to win NCAA outdoors for Michigan. Anna Gryc was a member of the Polish silver-medal-winning 4x400m team at World Indoors this year.

Men's 1500m (11:18am ET): Can Nuguse set himself up to win the DL finals for a Worlds bye? What can Hoey and El Bakkali do?

Yared Nuguse's brave front-running performance at the 2025 USATF Championships didn't pay off -- he finished 5th in 3:31, meaning the Olympic bronze medalist missed the top-3 cut for Worlds by less than a second. But there's a loophole of sorts that could change things -- because the DL finals are before Worlds this year, if Nuguse runs and wins in Zurich he'll unlock a 4th U.S. spot and auto-qualify for team USA in Tokyo.

That's a tough ask but certainly possible -- Nuguse has won DL meets before but he'll want to hone his tactics in Silesia for extra confidence (and the fact that Jakob Ingebrigtsen is of uncertain status is a plus). He'll first face veteran Timothy Cheruiyot and his Kenyan compatriots Festus Lagat and Abel Kipsang, all of whom have gone sub-3:30 on the year already. When the last lap rings look out for Niels Laros, who shocked to win the Bowerman Mile earlier this year over Nuguse, or Hobbs Kessler who blew by Nuguse in the homestretch at USAs to finish 4th. 

There are two unconventional athletes in this race -- American 800m world champion Josh Hoey and Moroccan Olympic steeplechase gold medalist Souffiane El Bakkali. Both have already shown flashes of brilliance in this event, with Hoey having run 3:29 this year and El Bakkali with a 3:31 PB from 2021. Hoey, like Nuguse, flew too close to the sun at USAs and didn't make the team but is theoretically eligible for the wildcard should he win the DL finals in the 800m or 1500m -- as Silesia will be his first DL 1500m he'll need to perform very well to even qualify for the finals should he take that route.

The Aussie teenager Cam Myers ran a 3:47 mile indoors and could improve upon his 3:29.80 best. Representing Poland will be Filip Rak, Maciej Wyderka, Filip Ostrowski -- Rak is coming off Euro U23 bronze while Ostrowski and Wyderka swept the first two spots at this year's World University Games.

Women's 200m (11:32am ET): Where is Shericka Jackson's fitness at?

Shericka Jackson's 21.41-second 200m from 2023 still makes her the Jamaican record-holder and second-fastest performer all-time, only behind FloJo's 21.34. Sadly, we didn't get to see her capitalize on that at the Olympics due to a late withdrawal, and a subsequent seven-month break from racing has made it difficult to judge her fitness in 2025. She was 2nd in the Xiamen 200m and did well to win the Rabat DL 100m, but we haven't seen her race an individual event since June so how she performs in Silesia will be important.

A host of Americans -- Jenna Prandini, Brittany Brown, and Maia McCoy -- will pose a challenge following nationals. Brown had the most impressive performance coming off a 4th in the 200m, while Prandini was 8th in the 100m and McCoy, who previously represented Liberia, did not run. Favour Ofili, herself in the process of transferring allegiance from Nigeria to Turkey, was 4rd in the Miami Slam 200m and has run 22.00 this year.

Men's 400m hurdles (11:42am ET): Warholm's first race in two months

Karsten Warholm of Norway may be most known for his 45-second 400mH world record in the 2021 Olympic finals, but his two world records in the lesser-run 300mH have highlighted his 2025 season so far. Over the standard 400mH distance, he hasn't raced since his loss to Rai Benjamin and Alison Dos Santos at the Stockholm DL in June. Those two won't be in Silesia but Qatar's resurgent Abderrahman Samba will be, complete with a 47.09 SB at Paris DL that trumps Warholm's season best by 0.2 seconds. 

On the American side of things, Caleb Dean, Trevor Bassitt, and Chris Robinson enter. Dean and Robinson finished 2-3 at nationals behind Benjamin to secure Team USA spots, while Bassitt didn't make the finals due to a hamstring tear that will have hopefully been mitigated by Saturday.

Women's 100m (11:53am ET): Has Sha'Carri improved or will Jefferson-Wooden dominate at Worlds?

Despite Sha'Carri Richardson being the defending World champion, the story of USAs last week was one solely dedicated to Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, the Grand Slam Track protagonist who dominated in both the 100m and 200m while Richardson put up subpar performances in her heats (exiting from the 100m with the bye while failing to make the 200m finals). Richardson has been moving in the right direction though, taking her times from 11.47 to 11.19 to 11.07 in three months. Gold for Richardson seems unlikely at this pace but a solid showing could put her back into medal contention.

Although international track fans may prefer the depth of the men's 100m, Polish attendees will be the staying to the end to watch their Ewa Swoboda. The 2024 World Indoor 60m runner-up who was 4th at World Indoors this year has a great start and could shave some time off her 10.94 PB should she hang on.

The other Americans in the field are Jacious Sears and Aleia Hobbs. Hobbs did the best when it mattered most by making the U.S. team with a 3rd-place 100m finish, but Sears has had the more impressive regular season by winning the Pre Classic 'B' 100m in 10.85 over Hobbs. It'll be up to Sears now to avenge her 6th-place nationals finish with a good performance.

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Diamond League 2025 Schedule

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• 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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