Two-time World and Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon will be the star attraction at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco in July.
She is bidding for a fourth career Diamond Trophy this year. The Kenyan legend claimed her third Wanda Diamond League title in 2023 and will be out to emulate the form which saw her take a stunning win over Dutch rival Sifan Hassan in Monaco last year.
Kipyegon observed she is happy with her form so far but knows tough tests await in the leadup to the Budapest. "I'm delighted with the win in Doha and the most important thing is to be in peak shape by the time we go to the World Championships
Fellow Diamond League champion and World 800m champion Emmanuel Korir will also be flying the country's flag in Monaco, as he too eyes a fourth title this summer in the men's 800m.
Korir, who is the Olympic champion, has not won in Monaco since his first-ever Diamond League victory back in 2017.
“It has been a long time since I won in Monaco and I want to win and build momentum for the World Championships in Budapest in August,” he noted.
Elsewhere, Uganda's Olympic bronze medallist Jacob Kiplimo will take on 2021 Diamond League champion Berihu Aregawi in the men's 5000m.
Ethiopia's Aregawi lost his title in 2022 but managed to set a meeting record of 12:50.05 in Eugene.
The Diamond league resumes this Sunday in Rabat, Morocco with the second event followed thereafter by the Florence event on June 2.
