Oslo Diamond League 2023 preview: Full schedule and stars to watch
The next stop on the Diamond League circuit at the Bislett Games in Oslo has assembled some of the world's biggest track and field stars. Here is everything you need to know about the meeting on Thursday (15 June).
Athletics
The fifth stop on the 2023 Diamond League at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday (15 June) will attract some of the world’s top athletics stars both on the track and in the field events.
Local heroes Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Karsten Warholm will lead the charge on the track with South African world record holder Wayde van Niekerk, and rising U.S. sprinting star Erriyon Knighton added more star quality. Dutch star Femke Bol will be looking to continue the stellar start to her season.
Pole vault world record holder Mondo Duplantis of Sweden will attract attention infield, along with Venezuelan triple jump queen Yulimar Rojas, and American throwing aces Valarie Allman (discus) and Chase Ealey (shot put).
When and where will the Oslo Diamond League take place?
Also known as the Bislett Games, the Oslo Diamond League meeting will take place on Thursday, 15 June. The famous stadium in Oslo, Norway has hosted the Bislett Games since 1965.
Stars to watch at the Oslo Diamond League
Norwegian superstar Jakob Ingebrigtsen is fresh off a spectacular record-breaking night at the Paris Diamond League meeting where he set a new two-mile world best with a time of 7:54.10. Ingebrigtsen shared the spotlight with track phenoms Faith Kipyegon and Lamecha Girma, who set world records in the women’s 5 000m and the men’s 3 000m steeplechase respectively.
The Olympic champion will run his first outdoor 1500m race of the season, where he will be looking to dominate a world-class field that includes Kenyans Abel Kipsang and Timothy Cheruiyot.
Fellow Norwegian and 400m hurdles world record holder Karsten Warholm will make his outdoor debut over the barriers looking to put an injury-riddled 2022 behind him. Warholm will be smarting after conceding his world title to Alison Dos Santos, finishing seventh, thereby breaking a winning streak of 22 races dating back to September 2018. He will line up against world bronze medallist Trevor Bassitt and fellow Americans CJ Allen and Khallifa Rosser.
Keeping with the Scandinavian theme, vaulting legend Armand Duplantis will no doubt be looking to raise the bar and, in the process, beat a quality field. Among the challengers is Norway’s Sondre Guttormsen, Christopher Nilsen, and Olympic champions Renaud Lavillenie and Thiago Braz.
South African 400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk has made a promising start to his 2023 season, posting his fastest time since 2017 at the national championships in April. He faces a strong field which includes four athletes that have dipped below 44 seconds, including London 2012 Olympic champion Kirani James, Anthony Zambrano and Zambian rising star Muzala Samukonga.
In the women’s field, three-time world champion Yulimar Rojas will open her season in the hop, skip and jump, while Olympic discus throw champion Valarie Allman will be looking to keep her winning streak for 2023 intact. Reigning world shot put champion Chase Ealey is in search of some consistency after a mixed bag of results so far this year.
Dutch sensation Femke Bol has made a promising start to her season in the 400m hurdles posting a world leading time of 52.43s in Italy at the beginning of June. She will line up in Oslo for more improvement as she looks to dethrone American world champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone later this year.
Oslo Diamond League: Full schedule
Men:
- 200m Men (2045)
- 400m Men (2015)
- 1500m Men (2150)
- 5000m Men (2105)
- 400m Hurdles Men (2140)
- Pole Vault Men (1845)
- Long Jump Men (2040)
- Hammer Men (1840)
Women:
- 100m Women (2130)
- Dream Mile Women (2050)
- 3000m Women (2025)
- 400m Hurdles Women (2000)
- Triple Jump Women (1900)
- Shot Put Women (1730)
- Discus Throw Women (2120)
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