All three Olympic medallists from Paris 2024 will go head to head in the women’s 3000m steeplechase at the Wanda Diamond League in Eugene next month.
Olympic champion Winfred Yavi will go up against silver medallist Peruth Chemutai and reigning Wanda Diamond League champion Faith Cherotich at the Prefontaine Classic, in one of six Olympic podium rematches now scheduled for the US leg of athletics’ premier one-day series.
Bahrain star Yavi is the reigning Olympic and world champion and the second-fastest female steeplechaser of all time.
Last season, she came within a whisker of breaking the world record when she clocked an Asian record of 8:44.39 at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Rome.
Uganda’s Chemutai came second behind her in that race and also took silver at the Olympic Games a few weeks later.
Yet it is Kenya’s Cherotich who goes into the race as reigning Diamond League champion, having beaten both Yavi and Chemutai with a stunning performance at last year’s series final in Brussels.
About the Wanda Diamond League
The Wanda Diamond League is the elite one-day meeting series in global athletics. It comprises 15 of the most prestigious events in global track and field. Athletes compete for points at the 14 series meetings in a bid to qualify for the two-day Wanda Diamond League Final, which will be held in Zurich on 27 and 28 August 2025.
