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Eugene 2026: Press conference

Watch live coverage and highlights of the press conference ahead of the Prefontaine Classic Wanda Diamond League meeting in Eugene this weekend.

Several world record holders will hit the track at Hayward Field when the Wanda Diamond League continues at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene this Saturday.

Kenyan legend Faith Kipyegon, rising hurdles star Ja’Kobe Tharp and Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan will all be in action as athletics’ premier one-day series touches down in the USA.

The pre-meeting press conference in Paris begins at 12:00 local time (GMT/UTC-7) on Friday and the line-up is as follows:

12:00 local time (GMT/UTC-7)
Leonardo Fabbri (ITA, shot put)
Joe Kovacs (USA, shot put)
Mykolas Alekna (LTU, discus)

12:20 local time (GMT/UTC-7)
Tara Davis-Woodhall (USA, long jump)
Larissa Iapichino (ITA, long jump)
Chase Jackson (USA, shot put)
Jessica Schilder (NED, shot put)

12:40 local time (GMT/UTC-7)
Hunter Woodhall (USA, para mixed)
Noah Malone (USA, para mixed)
Brittni Mason (USA, para mixed)

13:00 local time (GMT/UTC-7)
Sha’Carri Richardson (USA, 100m)
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (USA, 100m)
Masai Russell (USA, 100m hurdles)
Tina Clayton (JAM, 100m hurdles)

13:20 local time (GMT/UTC-7)
Faith Kipyegon (KEN, mile)
Nikki Hiltz (USA, mile)
Jessica Hull (AUS, mile)

13:40 local time (GMT/UTC-7)
Ja’Kobe Tharp (USA, 110m hurdles)
Tate Taylor (USA, 200m)
Kenny Bednarek (USA, 100m)

14:00 local time (GMT/UTC-7)
Keely Hodgkinson (GBR, 800m)
Lilian Odira (KEN, 800m)
Tsige Duguma (ETH, 800m)

14:20 local time (GMT/UTC-7)
Cole Hocker (USA, mile)
Cameron Myers (AUS, mile)
Yared Nuguse (USA, mile)
Niels Laros (NED, mile)

Press conference line-up is subject to change.

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