{"id":15090,"date":"2025-06-26T16:34:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/?p=15090"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:34:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:34:40","slug":"thompson-takes-on-bromell-and-hughes-in-eugene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/thompson-takes-on-bromell-and-hughes-in-eugene\/","title":{"rendered":"Thompson takes on Bromell and Hughes in Eugene"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jamaica&#8217;s Kishane Thompson will continue his hunt for a first ever Wanda Diamond League win when he lines up in the men&#8217;s 100m at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olympic silver medallist Thompson goes up against 2022 Wanda Diamond League champion Trayvon Bromell and Paris 2024 bronze medallist Zharnel Hughes in a world-class battle at Hayward Field on July 5. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thompson, who missed out on Olympic gold by a fraction of a second in Paris last year, burst onto the international stage with a second-place finish at Xiamen Diamond League in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has since made four more appearances in athletics&#8217; premier one-day series, but is still yet to claim his first victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April, he came second to Akani Simbine in a thrilling photo finish in Keqiao, a result which puts him within touching distance of a place in the Wanda Diamond League Final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bromell is an experienced Diamond League campaigner, with six individual wins and one series title to his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He started his season in style with an impressive 9.84 to win in Rome earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hughes won bronze behind Thompson in the 100m Olympic final in Paris last year. He has been regular fixture in the Diamond League since 2015, notching up five victories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Wanda Diamond League<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wanda Diamond League is the elite one-day meeting series in global athletics. It comprises 15 of the most prestigious events in global track and field. 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