Brussels hosts the Wanda Diamond League finals with five Italians competing
Quick Look
- Brussels is preparing to host the Wanda Diamond League finals on 4 and 5 September after 14 stages with four world and two European records.
- Five Italian athletes competing: Tamberi, Diaz, Fabbri, Iapichino and Dosso, while Sioli withdraws due to injury.
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Why It Matters
The Wanda Diamond League is the most prestigious world athletics circuit, made up of 14 stages leading to the finals. The Italian athletes won the European titles in Birmingham in their respective specialties.
Brussels is preparing to host the finals of the Wanda Diamond League on the classic two days, Friday 4 and Saturday 5 September, after fourteen stages which produced four world records, two European records, as many as twelve circuit records (six men's and six women's).
There will be five Italians competing: the four European champions in Birmingham Gianmarco Tamberi, Andy Diaz, Leonardo Fabbri and Larissa Iapichino, and the Italian 100 meters record holder Zaynab Dosso. Matteo Sioli, first in the Diamond League rankings, however, withdraws due to the injury sustained in the European final which forced the Lombard player to end the season prematurely.
On the first day, Friday, it's immediately Tamberi's turn, who will try to win his fourth Diamond and become the only high jumper to bring home four trophies, after Zurich (in 2021 and 2022) and Brussels 2024, curiously always at 2.34. The other four Italians will compete on Saturday.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Gianmarco Tamberi will win his fourth Diamond in the high jump
Likely · Within days
The other four Italians competing will obtain good placings on the second day
Possible · Within days
Open Questions
- What will the weather conditions be like in Brussels during the finals?
- What is the exact extent of Matteo Sioli's injury?
- Who are the main international opponents of the Azzurri in the race?
