Star Diamond League Final fields chase track worlds spots, cap season; TV, live stream info

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.

Competition in Zurich, Switzerland airs live on Peacock on Wednesday (11:30 a.m. ET) and Thursday (1 p.m.). CNBC airs a five-hour broadcast of highlights Saturday at noon.

The headliners: world champions Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (100m), Faith Kipyegon (1500m) and Noah Lyles (200m) are either the second- or third-fastest performers in history in their events, are 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 Tobi 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 on Thursday.

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.

Here are the Zurich entry lists. Here’s the schedule of events (all times Eastern):

Wednesday 10:55 a.m. — Women’s, Men’s Shot Puts 11:30 — Women’s Pole Vault 11:35 — Women’s 5000m 12 p.m. — Men’s High Jump 1:10 — Men’s 5000m

Thursday 11:35 a.m. — Women’s, Men’s Triple Jumps 11:55 — Women’s High Jump 12:15 p.m. — Women’s, Men’s Discuses 1:04 — Women’s 400m 1:15 — Men’s 400m 1:25 — Women’s 100m Hurdles 1:33 — Women’s 3000m Steeplechase 1:40 — Men’s Pole Vault 1:52 — Men’s 110m Hurdles