All eyes on Amusan, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce as Diamond League final begins today

Oluwatobi Amusan

World women 100m hurdles record holder, Tobi Amusan, is among athletes expected to light the Diamond League final, which holds today and tomorrow in Zurich, Switzerland, writes nbcsports.com.

The Diamond League Final, the last top-level track and field meet of 2022, boasts the busiest single day of competition this year, world records and undefeated seasons on the line, as well as spots at next year’s world championships at stake.

Also lined up in the star-studded grand finale are world champions, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (100m), Faith Kipyegon (1500m) and Noah Lyles (200m). They are either the second- or third-fastest performers in history in their events, with each arguably having the best season of their careers and could inch closer to a world record.

Mondo Duplantis (pole vault), Ryan Crouser (shot put), Yulimar Rojas (triple jump) and Amusan (100m hurdles) could improve their own world records. Shericka Jackson, who won 100m silver and 200m gold at July’s World Championships, is entered to race both events over a 90-minute span tomorrow.

All of the aforementioned athletes have byes into next summer’s World Championships in Budapest as reigning world champions.

Diamond League Final winners also earn byes into worlds, provided they are not from the same country as the reigning world champions.

The five events to watch out for are:

Women’s 100m Hurdles This has arguably been the best year in the event’s history, though it has been overshadowed at times by the dominance of Sydney McLaughlin in the 400m hurdles and Fraser-Pryce and Jackson in the 100m and 200m.

Nigeria’s Amusan broke the world record at the world championships (12.12 seconds). Olympic gold medalist Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico then