{"id":1994,"date":"2019-06-21T10:34:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T10:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/lausanne-49-olympic-and-world-medallists-on-show-at-athletissima\/"},"modified":"2019-06-21T10:34:34","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T10:34:34","slug":"lausanne-49-olympic-and-world-medallists-on-show-at-athletissima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/lausanne-49-olympic-and-world-medallists-on-show-at-athletissima\/","title":{"rendered":"Lausanne: 49 Olympic and World Medallists on Show at Athletissima"},"content":{"rendered":"
There will be no less than 49 Olympic and World medallists, 28 European medallists, and a total of 46 athletes currently ranked in the top 3 of the world rankings.<\/div>\n
Leading the star-studded line-up, the Russian, Mariya Lasitskene<\/b>, who is the best specialist in the women’s high jump over the last few years. She has just jumped, in Ostrava, a spectacular jump of 2.06m. She will be looking to break the stadium record at Athletissima, which she holds and is currently … 2.06m. <\/p>\n

In the men, the evening is sure to showcase some intriguing showdowns in the sprint events. In the 100m, the dual between old and young, with the veterans Justin Gatlin<\/b> (USA, 37 years) and Michael Rodgers<\/b> (USA, 34 years), against the new generation represented by Filippo Tortu<\/b> (ITA, 21 years) who has already ran 9\u2019\u201997 this year.<\/p>\n

In the 200m, the line-up is as promising, with the presence of last year’s winner, the American, Noah Lyles<\/b>, nearly 22 years old and also representing this new generation of sprinters with a bright future. He will be racing against several others: the Canadian, Andre de Grasse<\/b>, who won last night in Ostrava; the current World and European Champion, the Turk, Ramil Guliyev<\/b>; the Frenchman, Christophe Lema\u00eetre<\/b>; and last but not least, the Swiss star, Alex Wilson<\/b>, who finished third in the European Championships. The latter will be lining up in both the 100m as well as the 200m.<\/p>\n

In the 800m, the world’s best will be present, notably the Canadian, Brandon McBride<\/b>, with a world season third best performance in 2019, and the Kenyans Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich<\/b> and Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir<\/b>. In a race that is shaping up to be fast, the current European Champion from Poland, Adam Kszczot<\/b>, will also be looking for success.<\/p>\n

———————–<\/p>\n

Athletissima <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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