Diamond League Rivals Reunite in Lausanne

Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith will seek redemption against Quincy Hall in the men’s 400m at the Lausanne Diamond League on Thursday.

Hall narrowly edged out Hudson-Smith for gold in the Paris Olympics, winning by just four-hundredths of a second.

In the men’s 200m, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo will look to continue his impressive form from Paris as he faces American rivals Erriyon Knighton and Fred Kerley.

Tebogo, the surprise winner of the 200m Olympic gold, set an African record of 19.46 seconds in Paris.

British sprinters Daryll Neita and Dina Asher-Smith will compete in the women’s 100m, while Georgia Bell will participate in the 800m.

Neita and Asher-Smith will also compete in the 100m at the Silesia Diamond League on Sunday.

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis, fresh from his pole vault gold in Paris, will aim to break his own world record of 6.25m at the Silesia Diamond League.

The Lausanne Diamond League will be broadcast live on BBC Two at 19:00 BST on Thursday, August 22, while the Silesia Diamond League will be shown on BBC Two at 15:00 on Sunday, August 25.

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