The reigning Olympic, world and Diamond League champions in the men’s 400m will go head to head in a clash of the titans at the the third leg of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League on May 23.
Olympic champion Quincy Hall, world champion Busang Collen Kebinatshipi and Diamond League champion Jacory Patterson will all be eyeing an early-season victory when they line up alongside world number two Bayapo Ndori and Olympic bronze medallist Muzala Samukonga in a world-class 400m field.
The race will be a eagerly anticipated return to Diamond League action for US star Hall, who has struggled with injury since his Olympic gold medal in Paris in 2024.
His compatriot Patterson heads into the season as the defending champion in the Diamond League, after he swept to the series titles with some brilliant late-season form in 2025.
Motswana athletes Ndori and Kebinatshipi won gold and bronze respectively at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo last September, while both claimed gold in the men’s 4x400m relay.
Zambia’s Samukonga has also been a regular fixture on Diamond League podiums in recent years, claiming victory in Rome en route to his Olympic bronze in 2024.
Xiamen is the third leg of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League, which begins in Doha on May 8 and ends at the two-day series final in Brussels on September 4-5.
The series unites the biggest names in track and field in some of the world’s most iconic arenas, crossing four continents and 15 cities over the course of the season.
