Fresh from her gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, US sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson will be out to cement her status as the queen of the 100m when she takes on the best of the rest at the Wanda Diamond League Zurich later this month.
Richardson, who claimed her first global title with a championship record 10.65 in Hungary on Monday, will face her fellow medallists Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson at Weltklasse Zurich as she bids to secure qualification to the series final with a second win of the season.
After her victory at the opening meeting of the season in Doha, Richardson has slipped down the standings to fifth, but will be firm favourite at the Letzigrund Stadium after her show-stopping victory in Budapest.
Reigning champions Fraser-Pryce and Jackson will be out for revenge, though it is the former who will be feeling the heat most as she too bids to climb up the rankings and secure a spot in the series final.
Britain's Dina Asher-Smith, who is currently a whisker away from qualification in third, will also be in the blocks in Switzerland.
There will also be plenty of World Championship pedigree in the men's 200m, with both the gold and silver medallists over 100m on the startlists. Noah Lyles, who won 100m gold on Sunday, is aiming for a second 200m win in a row in the Diamond League as he eyes a sixth career title in 2023.
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, who claimed silver behind Lyles in Zurich, as will bronze medallist Zharnel Hughes of Great Britain. They will line up in a field which includes 2021 Wanda Diamond League champion Kenny Bednarek and Olympic champion Andre De Grasse.
The Wanda Diamond League is the premier one-day meeting series in athletics. It comprises 14 of the most prestigious events in global track and field. Athletes compete for points at the 13 series meetings in a bid to qualify for the two-day Wanda Diamond League Final in Eugene on 16th-17th September.
