The Prefontaine Classic, the ninth stop in the Wanda Diamond League Series, will have a loaded women’s 100m field. The top three women from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be present, so too is American speeder Sha’Carri Richardson.
Elaine Thompson-Herah, who created history by becoming the first woman to win a back-to-back sprint double at the Olympic Games, headlines the women’s 100m field.
The Jamaican is in the form of her life. She ran personal best times of 10.61 and 21.53 at the Tokyo 2020 games.
Doha 2019 world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, second to Thompson-Herah in Tokyo, is also set to party. So too is Shericka Jackson, the Tokyo 2020 third-place finisher, who has a personal best of 10.76.
Briana Williams, who led off Jamaica to gold in the 4x100m title, also will be apart of the super Prefontaine Classic showdown.
Richardson, however, may draw more attention because of her comments on social media after missing the Olympic Games because of a one month ban.
Marie Josée TA LOU will also be at the start.
Canadian Andre De Grasse will headline the Prefontaine Classic men’s 100m. De Grasse won 200m gold and 100m bronze in Tokyo.
De Grasse will face six Americans – Justin Gatlin, Ronnie Baker, Trayvon Bromell, Tokyo 2020 silver medal winner Fred Kerley, Michael Norman, and Isiah Young.
South African Akani Simbine completed the line-up.
