Several of the world's best female sprint hurdlers will go head to head at the second Wanda Diamond League meeting of the season later this month, as Chinese star Wu Yanni welcomes the likes of Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Danielle Williams and Devynne Charlton to her home meeting in Suzhou.
Four-time Chinese national champion Wu will be hoping to make an impression as she takes to the Diamond League stage for the first time this month, but she will face tough competition in the 100m hurdleson April 27th.
Bahamian star Charlton is also hoping to cliam her first ever Diamond League win this season, as she looks to translate her world-beating indoor form into the outdoor season. Charlton smashed the 60m hurdles world record with 7.65 at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow last month, and narrowly missed out on a medal at last year's outdoor World Championships in Budapest.
Camacho-Quinn is a seasoned Diamond League campaigner, with no fewer than nine victories in athletics premier one-day series since 2021. The reigning Olympic champion and World Championships silver medallist, she remains one of the undisputed stars of the sprint hurdles, and will be hoping to pick up a first career Diamond Trophy in 2024.
Jamaican star Williams was crowned Diamond League champion in Brussels in 2019, adding the Diamond Trophy to an already glistening array of global medals and titles. The 31-year-old returned to her scintillating best last season, claiming her second world title with an impressive 12.43 in Budapest.
Along with the season opener in Xiamen on April 20th, the Suzhou/Shanghai meeting will be the second of two Chinese events which kick off the 2024 Wanda Diamond League season. The Wanda Diamond League is the premier one-day meeting series in athletics. It comprises 15 of the most prestigious events in global track and field. Athletes compete for points at the 14 series meetings in a bid to qualify for the two-day Wanda Diamond League Final in Brussels on 13th-14th September.
