Three of the best middle distance runners in the world will resume their top-level rivalry on the Wanda Diamond League stage when they go head to head in the Bowerman Mile at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on May 25th. <\/p>\n
Reigning Diamond League champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway will take on Great Britain’s Josh Kerr and the USA’s Yared Nuguse in a star-studded men’s mile at Hayward Field.<\/p>\n
Ingebrigtsen returns to Pre Classic for his seventh time to defend his 2023 Bowerman Mile title, which also earned him the Diamond League title at last year\u2019s event. His 3:43.73 mile set a national record, meet record, and was the third-fastest mile ever run. <\/p>\n
His victory in last year’s final came at the expense of Nuguse, who nonetheless ran a blistering 3:43.97 to break the 16-year-old American record in the mile and notch himself as the fourth-fastest man ever to run one mile. Nuguse is fresh off a national title and World Athletics Indoor Championships silver medal in the 3000 meter short track this season. <\/p>\n
Kerr will make his Prefontaine Classic debut in The Bowerman Mile. Recently crowned a World Athletics Indoor Champion in the 3000 meters, Kerr is also the reigning World Athletics Outdoor Championships 1500m champion, having snatched a stunning victory over Ingebrigtsen at Hayward Field in the summer of 2022. His personal best over the mile currently stands at 3:48.87 (2022).<\/p>\n
Named in honor of legendary coach Bill Bowerman, The Prefontaine Classic\u2019s signature event is the world\u2019s premier mile race. The Bowerman Mile has produced 389 sub-4:00 mile performances in its history.<\/p>\n
The Wanda Diamond League is the premier one-day meeting series in athletics. It comprises 15 of the most prestigious events in global track and field. Athletes compete for points at the 14 series meetings in a bid to qualify for the two-day Wanda Diamond League Final in Brussels on 13th-14th September.<\/p>\n