Diamond League 2026 meets draw elite sprinters and hurdlers to London and Brussels

Diamond League London Stadium Tobi Amusan Brussels Final athletics

The 2026 Wanda Diamond League circuit continues with the Novuna London Athletics Meet on July 18 at London Stadium. The meeting features a deep field of Olympic and world champions, including Kenya’s 800 m Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Canada’s Marco Arop, USA’s Bryce Hoppel, and British mile specialist Josh Kerr, who aims to break the mile world record in front of a home crowd. Other notable entrants span sprint, middle‑distance and field events, making London a focal point of the mid‑summer season.

Nigerian hurdler Tobi Amusan has secured a place in the Diamond League Final after amassing 28 points across five meetings, finishing second overall behind American Masai Russell. The season‑ending championship will take place on September 4‑5 at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, with Amusan targeting a fourth trophy and a showdown with Russell for the women’s 100 m hurdles crown.

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London Diamond League: Stacked fields set to ignite London Stadium as Kerr targets world record - Athletics Illustrated Magazine [athleticsillustrated.com]

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