Diamond League Finals 2024-Brussels: Top global stars to watch out for ft. Sha'Carri Richardson, Letsile Tebogo

Sha'Carri Richardson and Letsile Tebogo (Both Images via Getty)

With the Diamond League finals set to start on Friday (September 13) in Brussels, several potent athletes from around the world will be seen competing in the Belgian capital.

Numerous Paris Olympic stars from the United States such as Sha'carri Richardson, Ryan Crouser, Kenny Bednarek, and Vernon Norwood wil also feature in the last Diamond League meet of the season.

The Brussels event will also witness many Paris Olympic final rematches such as between Richardson and Julien Alfred in the Women's 100m, and Letsile Tebogo and Kenny Bednarek in the Men's 200m.

Let's know more about the top athletes who are set to feature at the Diamond League finals in Brussels.

Diamond League Finals 2024: Top athletes to watch out for

#6. Sha'Carri Richardson

Richardson competing at the Paris Olympics (Image via: Getty)

2024 Paris Olympics silver medalist, Sha'Carri Richardson, will be one of the top names to feature in the Women's 100m and 200m of the Brussels meet on Friday and Saturday. The 24-year-old is coming off an impressive victory in the Women's 100m of the Zurich Diamond League meet and will look to win the Diamond League finals for the first time in her career.

#5. Julien Alfred

Julien Alfred after winning the Women's 100m gold (Image via: Getty)

Julien Alfred has been one of the most consistent performers ever since the 2024 Paris Olympics where she clinched two medals for her country. In the Brussels meet, Alfred will compete over the 100m distance where she will have a face-off with fellow Olympians Sha'Carri Richardson and Dina Asher-Smith.

#4. Letsile Tebogo

Ever since Letsile Tebogo's impressive 200m victory at the 2024 Paris Olympics, he has been in a league of his own. The Botswana sprinter has clinched four back-to-back Diamond League victories since then in Lausanne, Silesia, Rome, and Zurich. In Brussels, Tebogo will run the 200m event alongside the Paris Olympics 200m silver medalist, Kenny Bednarek.

#3. Kenny Bednarek

Bednarek at the Silesia Diamond League meet (Image via; Getty)

Following second and third-place finishes in Zurich and Silesia, Kenny Bednarek will look to get past Letsile Tebogo in Brussels. The 25-year-old will feature in the 200m event where he will also face numerous fellow American athletes such as Fred Kerley and Erriyon Knighton.

#2. Ryan Crouser

Crouser at Silesia Diamond League 2024 (Image via: Getty)

Three-time Olympic gold medalist, Ryan Crouser will feature in his signature shot put event at the 2024 Diamond League finals in Brussels. The 31-year-old athlete is coming after impressive victories at the Zurich Diamond League meet and the Gala de Castelli. He is expected to provide tough competition to other entries in the competition such as Leonardo Fabbri and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi.

#1. Fred Kerley

Paris Olympics bronze medalist Fred Kerley will also be one of the top athletes to watch out for in the Men's 100m and 200m events of the 2024 Diamond League finals in Brussels. The American athlete has built up a good momentum ahead of the finals and has also clinched podium finishes in Oslo, Silesia and Lausanne.

Edited by Luke Koshi