Olympic 1,500m silver medallist Timothy Cheruiyot will be seeking to win the Lausanne Diamond League scheduled on August 26.
Cheruiyot, who has a personal best of 3:28.28, emerged victorious during the same meeting in 2019 and will be all out for a repeat performance.
He will be in the company of Abel Kipsang, Kamar Etiang, and Charles Cheboi.
It will not be all smooth-sailing for the Kenyan quartet as the field has also attracted world 1,500m champion Jake Wightman and Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigstsen among other elite athletes.
The two have proven a force to reckon with in the recent past and will no doubt be a handful for Cheruiyot.
In an interview, Cheruiyot disclosed that he had a bout of injuries that slowed him down in both the World Championships in Oregon and the Commonwealth Games but he’s slowly returning to his usual form.
“I had a hamstring injury but the situation has improved and my training is going on well,” he said.
At the recently concluded World Championships, Wightman won the title in a personal best time of 3:29.23 edging out Ingebrigstsen to second place in 3:29.47. Cheruiyot placed sixth in 3:30.69.
The season has been a blessing to Wightman, who last week won his specialty in 2:13.88 at the Diamond League in Monaco.
Ingebrigstsen, who has a personal best time of 3:28.32, has equally been in good shape for the better part of the season. During last year’s Olympics in Tokyo, he obliterated a strong field to win the title 3:28.32 and he currently leads the world ranking.
During the recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Cheruiyot was second in 3:30.21 behind Oliver Hoare of Australia, who won in 3:30.12.
Wightman crossed the line third in 3:30.53. As the Lausanne meet fast approaches all eyes will be on Cheruiyot, Wightman and Ingebrigstsen.
