Jamaica’s Oblique Seville will make his first Wanda Diamond League appearance of the season in a star-studded men’s 100m at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on July 4.
The world champion will appear in a non-Diamond League 100m against the likes of Kenny Bednarek, Christian Coleman, Trayvon Bromell, Gift Leotlela and compatriot Ackeem Blake.
Seville stormed to the stop of men’s sprinting last summer with two stunning victories over Olympic champion Noah Lyles at the Diamond League meetings in London and Lausanne.
He went on to win gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September, becoming the first Jamaican to do so since Usain Bolt.
Eugene will be his first appearance at a Diamond League meeting this season, and he faces a tough test against a formidable field.
Bednarek, who was originally slated to the run the 200m, is a two-time Diamond League champion and two-time Olympic silver medallist.
Coleman has three Diamond League titles to his name, while Blake and Bromell won the Diamond Trophy in the 100m in 2024 and 2022 respectively.
South Africa’s Leotlela has made a strong start to this season, winnning at the season opener in Keqiao before finishing second in Xiamen.
The field also includes Nigeria’s Kayinsola Ajayi and Australia’s Lachlan Kennedy.
Eugene is the ninth leg of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League, which began in Shanghai/Keqiao on May 16 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.
