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LONDON ATHLETICS MEET TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE FROM FRIDAY

WORLD’S BEST SHOW UP IN STYLE AT SOLD-OUT LONDON ATHLETICS MEET

ATHLETES ASSEMBLE AHEAD OF SOLD-OUT LONDON ATHLETICS MEET

BOL BUILDS FOR BUDAPEST WITH MUCH-ANTICIPATED LONDON DEBUT
Olympic and world medallist Femke Bol (NED) headlines a high quality women’s 400m hurdles field that includes home crowd favourite Jessie Knight (GBR) at the London Athletics Meet on Sunday 23 July.

“44.0 SHOWS THAT 43 SECONDS IS POSSIBLE,” SAYS WORLD RECORD HOLDER VAN NIEKERK AHEAD OF LONDON
World record holder Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) will return to the London Stadium for the first time since his global gold in 2017 to compete at the London Athletics Meet on Sunday 23 July.

EXCITING COMPETITION BECKONS AS FIELD OF MULTI-MEDALLISTS LINE UP FOR LONDON LONG JUMP
Multiple world and European medallist Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk (UKR) will be welcomed back to the London Stadium for the London Athletics Meet on Sunday 23 July. She was third in the long jump at the Müller Anniversary Games in 2019, the last time this showpiece event was held in the capital.

NEXT STOP LONDON FOR FABULOUS 1500M
The men’s 1500m is the event that keeps on giving in this year’s Wanda Diamond League with 19 of the 20 quickest times this year to date – including a host of area records, national records and lifetime bests - posted in Diamond League events since 15 June.

SPEED WORK PAYING OFF FOR HODGKINSON AS BUDAPEST BECKONS – BUT FIRST LONDON!
Olympic, world and European medallist Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) will compete at the London Stadium for the first time when she lines up in the 800m at the London Athletics Meet on Sunday 23 July.

DISCUS DELIGHT AS ČEH AND STÅHL RESUME RIVALRY IN LONDON
With just over one week to go until the London Athletics Meet on Sunday 23 July, there is very little to separate 2022 world champion Kristjan Čeh (SLO) and reigning Olympic champion Daniel Ståhl (SWE), the top two discus throwers in the world this year to date.

MAGNIFICENT MOON RAISES THE BAR AS VAULTERS BUILD TOWARDS LONDON
As the countdown continues to the London Athletics Meet on Sunday 23 July, Olympic and world champion Katie Moon (USA) reinforced her current dominance in the women’s pole vault with a world-leading jump of 4.90m to win the US National Championships in Eugene (9 July).