Zürich Diamond League 2024- Top head to head battles to watch out for ft. Sha'Carri Richardson, Julien Alfred

2024 Summer Olympics - Day 8 - Source: Getty
Sha'Carri Richardson and Julien Alfred in action at the women's 100m in Paris Olympics 2024 [Image Source: Getty]

Zurich Diamond League 2024 will begin on 5 September at Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich, Switzerland. The event will be the penultimate leg of the Wanda Diamond League before the finals, which will take place in Brussels on 13-14 September.

Zurich Diamond League 2024 will begin with a friendly 100m dash between the world record holder in men's pole vault, Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis of Sweden, and the world record holder in men's 400m hurdles, Karsten Warholm of Norway.

However, that is not the only clash for which people are excited. Several Olympic champions will be locking horns with each other, be it the women's 100m clash between Sha'Carri Richardson and Julien Alfred or the men's 200m clash between Letsile Tebogo and Kenny Bednarek. Here are some of the most anticipated clashes at the Zurich Diamond League 2024:


5 head to head battles to watch out for at Zurich Diamond League 2024 ft. Sha'Carri Richardson and Julien Alfred

#5) Men's 1500m [Jakob Ingebrigtsen vs Cole Hocker]:

Olympic champion Cole Hocker of USA and Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway in action at the Paris Olympics [Image Source: Getty]
Olympic champion Cole Hocker of USA and Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway in action at the Paris Olympics [Image Source: Getty]

All the top four finishers of the men's 1500m at the Paris Olympics will be competing at the Zurich Diamond League 2024. However, all eyes will be on the Olympic champion Cole Hocker, who broke the previous Olympic record set by Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway, who finished fourth overall.

Joining the two would be Olympic silver medalist Josh Kerr of Great Britain, and Yared Nuguse of the USA, who won the bronze medal with a timing of three minutes, 27.8 seconds, which was way ahead of Ingebrigtsen's previous Olympic record of 3 minutes, 28.32 seconds.


#4) Men's 110m hurdles [Grant Holloway vs Rasheed Broadbell]

Grant Holloway and Rasheed Broadbell in action during the men's 110m hurdles finals at the Paris Olympics 2024 [Image Source : Getty]
Grant Holloway and Rasheed Broadbell in action during the men's 110m hurdles finals at the Paris Olympics 2024 [Image Source : Getty]

Like the men's 1500m, all the three podium finishers of the men's 110m hurdles will be facing each other at the Zurich Diamond League 2024.

Olympic champion Grant Holloway will face competition from his compatriot Daniel Roberts, as well as the Jamaican runners Rasheed Broadbell and Hansle Parchment.

While Broadbell claimed the bronze medal in the 110m hurdles, Hansle Parchment finished last amongst the eight runners who competed in the finals.


#3) Men's Pole Vault [Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis vs Sam Kendricks]

Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis of Sweden and Sam Kendricks of USA to clash at the Zurich Diamond League 2024 [Image Source: Getty]
Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis of Sweden and Sam Kendricks of USA to clash at the Zurich Diamond League 2024 [Image Source: Getty]

Apart from the friendly dash with Karsten Warholm of Norway, the Swedish-American pole vaulter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis will be facing the silver medalist from the Paris Olympics, Sam Kendricks of the USA.

Duplantis will be aiming to break his own world record yet again, while Kendricks will aim to give the Swedish-American pole vaulter some tough competition.

#2) Men's 200m [Kenny Bednarek vs Letsile Tebogo]

Letsile Tebogo aiming for another gold at the Zurich Diamond League 2024 [Image Source: Getty]
Letsile Tebogo aiming for another gold at the Zurich Diamond League 2024 [Image Source: Getty]

Zurich Diamond League 2024 will also be the 'Clash of the Titans'. Olympic bronze medalist in 100m Fred Kerley, silver medalist in 200m Kenneth 'Kenny' Bednarek and Olympic champion in the 200m event Letsile Tebogo will lock horns with each other.

Since the Paris Olympics, Letsile Tebogo has consistently participated in almost all of the races held under the Wanda Diamond League.

Tebogo is all set to add the first ever Diamond League title to Botswana's credit. It would be interesting to see if Kenny Bednarek and Fred Kerley manage to stop him.

#1) Women's 100m [Sha'Carri Richardson vs Julien Alfred]

Julien Alfred and Sha'Carri Richardson, the top two contenders at the Zurich Diamond League 2024 [Image Source : Getty]
Julien Alfred and Sha'Carri Richardson, the top two contenders at the Zurich Diamond League 2024 [Image Source : Getty]

The most anticipated clash of the Zurich Diamond League 2024 is not the one between Kenny Bednarek and Letsile Tebogo but between Sha'Carri Richardson of USA and Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia in the women's 100m.

This would be the first time since the Paris Olympics, that the two will face each other. At the Paris Olympics, Richardson was all set to reclaim a historic gold medal for the USA in women's 100m.

However, after the halfway mark in the finals, Julien Alfred surged ahead to surprise everyone, as she won Saint Lucia's first ever Olympic medal in the form of a historic gold, with a new national record of 10.72 seconds.

Quick Links

Edited by Hitesh Nigam
Sportskeeda logo
Close menu
WWE
WWE
NBA
NBA
NFL
NFL
MMA
MMA
Tennis
Tennis
NHL
NHL
Golf
Golf
MLB
MLB
Soccer
Soccer
F1
F1
WNBA
WNBA
More
More
bell-icon Manage notifications